Chapter 46
Chapter 46
Did Luna ask Julian to visit Ginny?
Julian responded, “My mom’s in the hospital. I came to check on her p>
Simon nodded. “Perfect timing then. Let’s head up together p>
Julian followed them to the elevator.
As they waited, he casually asked, “Mr. Lewis, what’s your relationship with Autumn p>
Julian’d noticed how they warned her earlier–it seemed like they knew her well, but they clearly didn’t like her.
Hector let out a cold snort. “Just someone irrelevant. You don’t need to bother with her p>
So, she was irrelevant?
That made things easier.
Autumn was just a nobody, an orphan with no real connection to the Lewis family.
He’d assumed she shared the same last name and might be related, but apparently not.
After they left, Autumn could no longer hold her expression.
Her face turned pale as a sheet.
Clutching her stomach, she leaned over the bench, panting in pain.
Her brows furrowed tightly, and cold sweat soaked through her layers.
She was so furious with those idiots that she triggered another attack.
If she wanted to live longer, she’d better avoid them from now on.
Her trembling hand rummaged through her bag and pulled out a bottle of pills.
She tipped one into her palm and swallowed it dry.
The bitterness spread instantly, just like her fate–bitter to the core.
What a failure she was.
Whether it was family or love, she couldn’t hold onto any of it.
And forcing it only hurt more.
Since she couldn’t keep it, she might as well let it go.
In that moment, Autumn felt completely hollow.
Suddenly, a surprised male voice came from behind.
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“Autumn? Weren’t you supposed to be upstairs with Julian’s mom? What are you doing here p>
Autumn turned her head slightly despite the pain.
Two men stood behind her,
They were Julian’s friends, Grant Mitchell and Ryan Stone.
It was Ryan who spoke, his tone polite but distant.
The last time they met in that private booth, they’d both taken part in trash–talking her.
Julian had moved on, and even his friends no longer respected her.
They might act civil on the surface, but behind her back, they spared no ridicule.
She’d heard them talk behind her back plenty of times, but she kept quiet for Julian’s sake.
In their eyes, she was the one who came between him and Luna, like she was the third party.
Seeing Autumn clutching her stomach, Grant frowned.
Was she trying to play sick again to gain sympathy?
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He chose to ignore her condition and said gently, “We heard Julian’s mom is in the hospital. Do you want to come up with us to visit p>
Autumn bit her pale lip and replied weakly, “You go ahead. I’m not feeling well, so I’ll stay here p>
The two men glanced at her, then exchanged a look.
In their minds, she was clearly faking it again.
But what they didn’t understand was–Julian had already left.
Who was she pretending for now? Them?
After they left, Autumn managed to pull herself together a little and slowly walked away.
Ryan and Grant weren’t far yet.
Watching her from behind, Ryan sneered, “See? We just turned around and she got up to leave. What else could that be but an act p>
“It’s been years, and Autumn’s tricks still haven’t changed. She always plays the same game to get sympathy from Julian p>
“Too bad for her, Julian saw through her long ago. He’s already done with her p>
They could always tell what she was about to do.
Watching her flail and spiral out of control was like watching a clown show.
She looked so pathetic, flailing like that even when she knew nothing would change.
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It was downright stupid.