Autumn had long known that because of Luna and her mother’s instigation, both of her brothers disliked her.They even hated her.Back then, she still tried to please them, but the result was always the same: the more she said, the more mistakes they found; the more she did, the more faults they picked out.It seemed that no matter what she said or did, in their eyes, it was always wrong.Once she understood this, she stopped being polite with them, and their sibling relationship only grew more strained.Simon dragged her into a corner and shouted angrily, “Autumn, what on earth are you trying to do? Why do you always jump in to sabotage our negotiations?“Do you feel proud only when you see us embarrassed? Don’t forget, you’re a Lewis too.“If we lose our reputation, you won’t look any better. When the family’s projects fail, what benefit do you get out of it?”In the private room, Autumn had stolen all the attention, but at the expense of their dignity—how could he not be furious?His
Through the door Autumn heard Jasmine’s choked voice. “Mom, I just started working in Northhaven, I really don’t have money right now. Let me send something back after I get paid, okay?”“What? You want to buy my brother a car? Mom, he’s still a kid—what does he need a car for? And where am I supposed to get that kind of money?”“I’m your daughter too. You can’t favor him so much, draining me dry just to feed him. It’s not fair!”Listening to Jasmine’s hysterical sobs, Autumn felt a wave of gratitude for having had a good mother, growing up under her love and protection.She didn’t find Jasmine pitiful. After all, the pitiful often had something hateful about them. Being pitied was no excuse for her to stab others whenever she pleased.It was Jasmine’s parents who owed her, not Autumn. Autumn had no intention of indulging her bad habits.When Jasmine finally composed herself and stepped out, she froze at the sight of Autumn by the door.She stared for several seconds. Why was Autumn s
Julian found Autumn harder and harder to understand. She hadn’t even secured her footing in the company, yet she was busy making enemies everywhere. Wasn’t she afraid of crashing and burning?Keith swirled the wine in his glass. “So, Mr. Carter, are you saying I’m letting emotions get the better of me?”Autumn had no interest in listening to them talk business any longer. She stood and said to Keith, “I’m going to the restroom.”She thought he wouldn’t bother responding, but to her surprise, he replied cooperatively, “Alright.”Autumn paused for half a second, then quickly left the room. Just before the door shut behind her, she heard Luna’s voice.“Mr. Sinclair, business is business. Personal grudges shouldn’t interfere with work. Surely you understand that better than we do.”High-level players, indeed. One careless step and you’d fall right into their game.But everyone seated inside was an old fox in their own right—no fools among them. No one was about to be outplayed so easily.
He jumped up with a scream, fumbling for some napkins and frantically wiping the juice off his clothes.“Autumn, are you insane? How dare you embarrass me in front of everyone! Believe it or not, I’ll tell Mr. Sharp tomorrow and have you thrown out!”He never expected Autumn to lash out physically in front of so many people. It was utterly uncivilized.At first, he hadn’t dared to be too arrogant in front of Keith, but after they’d said so much and Keith hadn’t stepped in to defend Autumn, his courage grew.It made people wonder if Autumn had already fallen out of favor. Moments ago, Keith had stood up for her, giving everyone a warning. Yet now he just sat there like a block of wood, motionless, not even saying a word for her.That only made Hector bolder.With a cold snort, he went on mocking, “Autumn, I thought you just had a bad temper, but it turns out you’re downright uncouth. “Instead of improving yourself, all you do is rely on men. Just look at the mess you’ve become.”“If
Jasmine had always been arrogant, thinking that with the Lewis family backing her, she could look down on everyone.Before, Autumn had been too young to know how to handle things, but now it was different.Seeing Jasmine still acting so brazen just because she had support, it was time to teach her a lesson.Luna froze for a moment at Autumn’s words but quickly regained her composure.Jasmine, on the other hand, couldn’t sit still. She jabbed a finger at Autumn, her chest heaving with anger. “Autumn! You’re actually calling the police over something this small? Do you have no common sense at all?“Reporting such a trivial matter—this is wasting public resources. False reporting can get you detained, don’t you know that?”Autumn slowly took a bite of the fruit Keith handed her, then said evenly, “So Miss Far does know the law. But tell me, ten years ago, which one of the things you did wasn’t punishable by law?“Yet here you are, sitting comfortably at the table. I’m simply protecting m
If she was going to do it, she might as well go all out—otherwise, what was the thrill?Sure enough, Hector’s chest rose and fell violently as he almost blurted out, “Autumn, how dare you speak to me like this, I’m your…”The word “brother” hadn’t yet left his mouth before Luna quickly cut him off, “Miss Lewis, I know you’re angry because of your misunderstanding toward us. I won’t blame you.”She added, “But please don’t make this bigger than it already is. It won’t do you any good. After all, Vanguard and the Lewis Group are partners.“If you offend the company’s business partner, have you thought about how Mr. Sharp might deal with you? Have you considered the consequences?”What a joke—she would never let Hector admit in front of Julian that Autumn was his sister.She had to maintain the image of being the Lewis family’s one and only heiress.Otherwise, everything she’d worked for would be wasted.Luckily, Autumn was useless and had nothing the Lewis family could boast about, or it