Chapter 569: Evidence
Outside the court, everything seemed to fade into the background as Gregory Savoy stepped out, a smug smirk plastered across his face. He adjusted his tie with an air of confidence, relishing in his moment of victory. This was a many of first as far as he was concerned.
He glanced at Autumn who stood a few feet away, her fists clenched at her sides, her eyes blazing with fury and frustration. This is what he liked about her. She gave such honest reactions. He was always mesmerized by them.
Unable to stop himself and not even wanting to stop, he walked to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Or at least tried to. She seemed to have developed some radar against him, and jumped away just before he could feel her. And then she glanced at him with hostility. He felt a thrill of excitement at her expression. So adorable.
"You still think you will win, don’t you, Autumn. But you are wrong. You will lose this war just like you lost today’s battle." He mocked her.
Autumn stared at the man’s evil face and clenched her hands. She was trembling from his closeness as well as the fact that she had lost today. But she was not going to let him gloat over this. She would trust Gabe, when he promised that he would make sure that Arabelle was protected.
"You won today, Savoy," she spat out his name like a curse, "but this isn’t over. I won’t let you take Arabelle away from me."
Gregory chuckled condescendingly, his gaze sweeping over her with disdain. "Oh, but you can’t stop me, can you? You’re just a scared little girl playing at being a guardian. Face it, Autumn, you’ve already lost."
Autumn’s hands trembled with anger, but she stood her ground, refusing to back down. "You don’t know the first thing about being a parent, Savoy. You’re nothing but an abuser!"
Gregory’s smirk widened, his confidence growing with each passing moment. "Is that so? Well, we’ll see about that, won’t we? In two weeks’ time, I’ll have custody of Arabelle, and there’s nothing you can do to stop me. And then, I will do to her what I couldn’t do to you... As for abuser... you have no way to prove it."