Chapter 632: Jittery
Autumn was a mess. Nothing seemed to be going her way today since she’d seen that video. First, she’d spilled hot coffee all over herself, scalding her arm and ruining her favorite shirt. Then, as she hurried to clean up the mess, she’d slipped on the wet floor, landing with a painful thud that left her a** bruised and sore.
"Of course, why not," she mumbled to herself, fighting back tears. "What else can go wrong today? If a dead person can return from the dead then this is nothing..."
Wiping her tears, she changed her clothes and returned to the kitchen, wanting to eat something. She was hungry. But there was no prepared food in the kitchen the way Gabe usually left for her.
Her eyes teared up again. She’s gotten so used to having Gabe in the kitchen, always leaving some food for her that she had no idea what she wanted to eat. But now, with his not so dead wife back in the picture, Gabe would divorce her and go to the woman he loved...
Autumn leaned against the counter, her thoughts swirling in a chaotic mess. She glanced at the USB drive on the table, wondering why this was happening. She picked it up, her fingers trembling. She needed to return this. She could pretend that she’d never seen the contents of the thing.
She felt a lump in her throat as she considered her options. Gabe deserved to know, but how could she be the one to deliver such devastating news? Yes that had to be it. She would not be the one to do it and she’d simply pretend that she had never known if Elena indeed chose to expose it.
That was another thing that worried her. The woman’s motive in keeping her daughter hidden all this while and then revealing it now was malicious. She wanted to hurt Gabe and any relationship he might have.
As her head continued to be spin with these thoughts, she heard the main door opening. A glance at the watch told her that she’d been sitting here for hours on end. Pushing the USB stick into her pocket, she quickly hurried to the stove. She hadn’t yet reached a decision so she could not tell Gabe...
Autumn took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. Her heart pounded in her chest as his footsteps grew closer. She quickly wiped her face, trying to erase any evidence of her tears.