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Chapter 241

"What is Mr Kingston insinuating?” Sebastian asked, suspicion clear in his voice.“I am not insinuating anything,” Eric replied calmly. “I am simply asking why Mr Thorne is so vocal about her arrest. He could have simply let the people in charge handle everything.”“I am vocal about it because I do not want this matter to die out,” Sebastian said stubbornly. “We are all aware of how things would be handled if the matter is not pursued here. Mr Kingston, with all his connections, would have this thrown out.”“Is it because she is your ex-wife? You want to use the power you have to support her and help her escape this?”He spoke brazenly, not bothering to hide his meaning. If Eric could accuse him so openly, he would do the same.“You can think whatever you want,” Eric replied.Sebastian smiled to himself. If Eric backed down, his plan could continue without any hitch. Once Autumn was arrested, he could also press charges for the espionage case. Even if the current accusation did not st

Chapter 242

Eric and Autumn stood together outside, both giving their own statements about the night.Eric never strayed far from her. His hand remained either on her waist or her shoulder, a steady presence meant to comfort her. His jacket had long since been placed around her shoulders as the night grew colder. Being near her like this felt almost second nature to him now.The party had significantly died down. Most of the attendees had left awkwardly, already carrying new stories to tell for the next couple of weeks.Eric and Autumn still stood outside as the last few people filtered out.“Are you okay?” Eric asked, his eyes shifting from the road ahead to her figure.“Yes,” Autumn answered automatically.He opened his mouth to speak again, but Ezra beat him to it.“Autumn,” he called.Her eyes flicked toward him. Eric’s scowl returned immediately.“Go away,” he ordered.Ezra stood his ground, his gaze remaining fixed on Autumn.Autumn pushed herself up from the car they had been leaning again

Chapter 243

It was the day after the disastrous banquet, and all of London’s business district was talking about it.It was the news on everyone’s lips how the CEO and co-founder of Nexus Corp had tried to frame a former employee they had already disgraced.With this information out in the open, other news leaked as well. Footage of Autumn being assaulted by Rosaline surfaced, along with videos of Rosaline’s arrest, details of the compensation for Autumn’s illegal dismissal, and the pending lawsuit for workplace harassment.Combined, it painted a clear pattern of Nexus Corp higher-ups targeting an innocent woman for unknown reasons.The story trended across social media.“Giving medieval vibes 😭 I feel so bad for the other employees. Framed then fired.”“I wonder if there are more? This doesn’t seem like a one-time thing.”“Is it me or does she look familiar?”“No way. She does look like Eric Kingston’s wife. They even share a first name.”Nexus Corp’s stock had taken a tremendous hit, sinking t

Chapter 244

Autumn busied herself sorting through her belongings, deciding what to keep and what to throw away.There wasn’t much she would be taking aside from her clothes, toiletries, and devices. Everything else belonged to the apartment, and the place she was moving to already had the rest.She wasn’t aware of the events currently unfolding at Nexus Corp.It was already midday by the time she finally woke up. The packing task occupied her thoughts.The sound of the doorbell pulled her out of her work.She reached for it expecting Ezra, since he had mentioned stopping by, but was mildly surprised to see Gus instead.“Hey Gus. Haven’t seen you in a minute,” she said, stepping aside so he could enter.He rubbed his hands on his jeans. “Yeah, I’ve been busy with work,” he said smoothly.Autumn didn’t dwell on it. She knew part of it was probably a lie and the other part was the truth. He was still stewing in guilt over her almost getting killed. That was why he had been acting so shifty around he

Chapter 245

Gus arrived home tired. His joints ached from hauling boxes around. He had thought it would be easy since she was doing it alone. How foolish of him to think that. *She must be superhuman or something,* he thought, rubbing his aching muscles. He had lugged boxes down from the apartment into the moving truck she hired, then back up into her new place. He was sure she would have done everything by herself if he hadn’t shown up and offered to help. He sulked as he walked inside. “Where was Ezra when you needed the most, he disappears,” he muttered, grabbing a bottle of water. “All those muscles being wasted.” He headed toward his computer, the one place where he could actually show off his skills. “I’m much better off working with my brains than my brawn,” he said to himself as he powered on the computer and began typing. Even after Autumn’s emotional speech, he still couldn’t fully shake the ring of guilt. That was why, even though his muscles protested for rest, he wanted to do

Chapter 246

Just like the previous visit, Eric had scheduled something with her unannounced and last minute. Gabriel only informed her a few hours beforehand.She had to drop everything she was doing, which was organising the room for Fin to stay in during his visits, if Eric ever permitted it. She hurriedly made an excuse to the interior designer and tried to cover her rushed behaviour.She cursed him as she changed. She cursed him as she climbed into the taxi heading to the Kingston estate. She cursed him as she stepped out in front of the gates. She was still cursing him as she entered the house and waited for her son.She knew this was important. Seeing her child mattered.But she couldn’t help feeling that he was being ridiculous. He could have scheduled a proper date with her instead of choosing whatever time suited his mood and then ordering her to appear.She couldn’t protest. He would just turn her words against her with that sharp tongue of his, labelling her a workaholic who care

Chapter 247

She made it back to Fin’s room, where she finally broke down sobbing.She wasn’t crying because of Eric. She was mourning how powerless she felt. How she couldn’t stand her ground enough to see her daughter, even just once.She wanted a single moment with her. To hold her, even if it was only the urn. She had never gotten to hold that tiny body or see what her daughter looked like. She had only imagined it over and over.Would Mirabella have looked like Fin? Would she have taken after Eric, or after her?Even that small request had been refused, just like every other time.She laughed bitterly through the tears. She had promised herself she would avoid his sharp tongue, but it hadn’t gone as planned. He had cut her down the same way he always did.*Pathetic, Autumn. You’re pathetic for crying over a man who has shown you time and time again that he doesn’t care what you want.*She wiped her face roughly.*He’s already made it clear. No matter what you do, you can’t change his mind.*“

Chapter 248

Autumn returned to her lonely penthouse suite, broken and defeated. Her last conversation with Fin still rang clearly in her head as she fought back tears.The thought that he was paying the price for the foolish mistakes of the adults around him made her chest ache. She wanted nothing more than to run away with him again, even if it meant risking years behind bars.“I shouldn’t have returned to this city. I should have stayed away,” she whispered bitterly, cursing the past decisions that had brought her here.If she hadn’t come back to London, she and Fin would still be together. Struggling in a one-bedroom apartment with a broken heater, earning minimum wage at a diner run by an older couple who sometimes helped look after him because they enjoyed his company and treated him like their own.Even though they had no money and had to curl up together for warmth, she would trade everything she had now just to sleep with her child in her arms again.With those heavy thoughts of regret, s

Chapter 249

Sophia gritted her teeth as she stepped into the rundown part of the city once again. This time, instead of the smelly basement, Sebastian had given her the address of a bar.The place was filled with shady-looking people who looked ready to pull a knife on her for her belongings. She felt both terrified and disgusted as she made her way toward the booth he had mentioned.For the past few days, the only thing on her mind had been how to dig herself out of the hole she was in.Eric had sent her to supervise a collapsing business he had bought simply because he could. He had no real interest in it — just like he seemed to have no interest in her.She saw the transfer as a punishment, a way to keep her away from him because of the recent rumours. Part of her was relieved he hadn’t discovered her involvement. If he had, this would have been a lighter sentence.So she managed the company. She wanted to quit and return to America, but another part of her kept insisting this was a test. A te

Chapter 250

It was a bright early morning. Thanks to Ezra, she had spent the previous day slowly getting used to feeling better.She pulled herself together to face the outside world. She couldn’t afford to keep being a Debbie Downer over Eric’s unfairness.Letting it control her mood would only do more harm than good.So she got up, got dressed, and headed to the ministry.The moment she stepped through the double doors, she felt every pair of eyes on her. Soft whispers followed her across the lobby.Most of it was probably because of the disastrous gala a few days ago. Only a handful of people had been present, but she knew that had been more than enough.She could already imagine the scandalous things being said about her. Was she the greedy ex-wife who married only for money, or the victim of the Nexus Corp CEO’s schemes?She would never know, and she preferred it that way. She had never liked involving herself in workplace goss

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