Chapter 184
Chapter 184
No matter how Autumn had managed it, one thing was certain-she’d caught Julian’s attention.
And that was what baffled Ryan the most.
If Julian had stopped liking Autumn long ago, why refuse to divorce her?
Autumn had always been a troublemaker, constantly stirring something up one way or another, the kind of woman people found endlessly exhausting.
Grant lowered his voice too. “We don’t know what trick Autumn used, but it looks like it worked. From the moment she walked in, Julian’s been watching her.
“She’s doing whatever it takes to get his attention, and honestly, it’s disgusting p>
In their eyes, Autumn was nothing more than a shameless hanger-on.
She had pulled stunts before-checking his calls, monitoring his whereabouts-but ever since she started using tracking to keep tabs on him, it was like she’d gotten addicted.
Now she was even bringing other men to provoke him.
The manipulation was shameless.
What she didn’t realize was that the more a woman played these games, the further she pushed her man away.
Autumn glanced around the table, her smile dazzling.
“What’s wrong, everyone? Am I so good-looking you’re all too stunned to speak p>
Everyone was speechless.
They’d seen people shamelessly sing their own praises before, but this was on another level.
Absolutely brazen.
Still, with Keith present, they could only force awkward smiles, even as they silently cursed her up and down in their heads.
Autumn: My family isn’t yours-badmouthing your own relatives, aren’t you afraid they’ll show up in your nightmares and knock some sense into you?
Simon and Hector: Fine, we’ll admit it-we cursed the wrong ones. Our bad.
Sitting beside Luna, Jasmine bit her lip, glaring daggers at Autumn.
Originally, this dinner had been arranged so Luna could introduce her to the Sinclair heir, giving her a chance to see if she could get close to him.
After all, yesterday’s trending scandal had been the talk of the city, and the White family had already clarified there was no business alliance through with the Sinclair family.
After that trending headline, countless society heiresses had been eager to get close to Keith, but none had managed it.
So today, Jasmine had dressed carefully, hoping to leave a perfect first impression in front of him.
But Autumn had swooped in out of nowhere, cutting her dream short before it even began.
How could she not be furious? Seeing Autumn’s smug, self-satisfied look made her want to tear her apart on the spot.
Compared to Jasmine, Luna appeared far calmer.
She openly and boldly studied Autumn across the table.
She hadn’t expected her to have such tactics-showing up at one dinner with Ethan, then at another with the Keith right after.
A woman who could only stand her ground by relying on men was someone she naturally looked down on.
She was just curious how long Autumn’s little streak of triumph would last.
So, what if she’d endured years of hardship by Julian’s side?
In the end, she still couldn’t escape being cast aside.
Clearly, Autumn hadn’t learned her lesson.
Instead of improving her own professional skills, she dared to place her hopes on another man again.
Utterly hopeless.
When Simon saw Autumn walk in, he was momentarily distracted, but quickly acted as if he hadn’t noticed her.
He stood and greeted Keith instead.
“Mr. Sinclair, having you here is such an unexpected honor. Please, have a seat p>
He couldn’t care less what trick Autumn had used to follow them here.
No matter where they went, she seemed able to turn up.
All he cared about was whether they could close this deal.
Rumor had it that the Sinclair Group’s tech company had a new project in the works, and they wanted a piece of it.
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