Chapter 167
Truthfully, she had no idea if Sienna would actually end up with a criminal record.
She was only trying to rattle her.
But Sienna had a knack for seizing every opportunity to prance around in front of her, and it was maddening.
‘Autumn, you…!” Sienna’s chest rose and fell in fury.
From ahead, Luna called out, “Sienna, what are you doing back there? We’re leaving–come on p>
At the sound of her voice, Sienna gave a sharp, haughty sniff, lifted her chin, and strutted off, hips swaying. (1)
Autumn didn’t give it another thought.
It was nothing more than a clown’s last bit of posturing–no real threat to her at all.
She turned the wheel, pulling away and heading home.
When she reached her front door, she caught sight of Keith and Vivian standing together on the doorstep.
From where she was, they looked close enough to be in each other’s arms.
Instinctively, she turned on her heel to leave, but after two steps, she stopped short.
What was she doing? It wasn’t as if she’d done anything wrong–why should she run?
Keith spotted her almost instantly.
Seeing her turn away, he walked toward her. “Why are you running p>
The sound of his voice made her scalp prickle, a rush of embarrassment hitting like she’d just been caught spying.
She turned back with an awkward smile. “No, I just remembered I left something in the car. I was going to grab it p>
She didn’t know why, but every time she crossed paths with Keith, she felt as if he could see straight through her.
That was exactly why she disliked dealing with hi -because in front of him, there was no hiding her thoughts.
And that feeling was deeply unsettling.
“Is that so?” Keith stepped closer, his sharp, assessing gaze cutting straight through her.
There was an edge to his tone, and it made her scalp tingle all over again.
She couldn’t guess what he was thinking, and the uncertainty made her pulse skip.
Still, she bobbed her head in a quick nod, then turned to leave.
Just then, Vivian stepped forward and casually looped her hand through Keith’s arm.
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“Keith, who’s this p>
Keith gave
her a single, cool glance, sharp enough to make her feel as if a blade had grazed her skin.
It rattled her, but she wasn’t about to back down.
Autumn’s steps faltered.
Vivian had sought her out before, and she’d already explained the nature of her relationship with Keith.
So how could Vivian possibly not recognize her?
The only explanation was that Vivian didn’t want Keith to know she’d met with Autumn in private.
After a brief pause, Keith’s lips parted, and two clipped words fell out. “My neighbor p>
His gaze stayed locked on Autumn, as if testing for a reaction but her expression didn’t shift in the slightest.
It was as if they really were nothing more than neighbors.
For some reason, that sparked an inexplicable irritation in him.
Vivian suddenly released Keith’s arm and stepped up to Autumn, smiling sweetly.
“Keith and I are getting engaged soon. Since you’re his neighbor, would you like to come to our engagement party p>
She’d already looked into Autumn’s background–an orphan with no family, her mother passing away right after she graduated college.
Someone like that shouldn’t have been a threat.
But then she discovered Keith had been quietly helping Autumn, dropping millions on couture gowns for her without hesitation, even sending Ace to assist her.
Vivian didn’t believe for a second that it was all just to repay some supposed debt of gratitude.