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The Neglected wife

Five hours.Autumn had been waiting for five hours at the same table that had been booked to celebrate her fifth marriage anniversary to Ethan.Ironic, wasn’t it?“Mrs Grant, do you need me to refill your glass?” A waiter approached with a sympathetic smile and a jug in his hand.Autumn’s hands clenched around her dress. It was the only thing Ethan had ever bought her. He had tossed the dress at her one night and said the ones she had were embarrassing.Autumn shook her head, diverting her gaze so she didn’t see the pity in his eyes. “Thank you. My husband will be here soon."The waiter didn’t believe her, but it wasn’t his place to argue, so he nodded and walked back to the corner where his coworkers was waiting.“Do you think Ethan Grant stood her up?” A waitress whispered as soon as the boy got back. Her voice was laced with subtle jealousy because they all thought Autumn had everything.After all, she was married into one of Weston’s most powerful families, so she must have everyt

The woman he would have chosen

Autumn woke up to the sound of footsteps in the hallways. It took a full minute for her to process why the ceilings were lower, and the lavender smell she loved was absent from the sheets. Her design notebook was still opened on the bed, and she was still wearing the red dress from last night. With a soft groan, she forced herself up and tucked the book at the bottom of the bedside. Autumn was about to make her way to the bathroom when she heard a knock. “Mrs Grant, Madam would like to see you downstairs." Autumn clenched her fists. “I’ll be down in a moment." Autumn didn’t want to see Alisa after yesterday’s incident. She knew Alisa would only have spiteful words to say, but she remembered she had decided to confront Alisa before she fell asleep yesterday. She wanted answers. She wanted to know why Alisa thought it was best to remove her from her matrimonial bedroom. She knew there would be insults, but she didn’t care. She was done taking their mistreatment. She had taken enou

The lady of the house

Autumn’s stomach rumbled loudly, and she rolled onto her back with a groan. She had been sketching for three days now with little to no breaks.Naomi had been in the Grant’s mansion for three days, which meant Lydia and Alisa were spending all their time catering to her instead of bullying Autumn. That had given her enough time to do what she loved. Designing and sketching structures.Autumn didn’t know how many ideas were sitting in her head waiting to be laid down until she opened her old sketchbook. She had so many project ideas that she hoped to do in the future.Her stomach grumbled again in protest. Because she had been so lost in sketching, she had missed dinner last night and breakfast this morning.“Fine. I guess I’ll have to take a break to eat something,” she mumbled and stood up from the bed. She grabbed the book and tucked it nicely in a hidden corner inside the bedside table before making her way downstairs.It was already noon.She paused when she got to the kitchen. Na

Crossing the line

The door closed with a soft click behind Autumn, and she had to fight the urge to slide to the floor. Her body trembled with a mix of rage and hurt. Ethan’s words echoed painfully in her head. He didn’t think it mattered that Alisa had moved her out of their room. “Why are you acting like us living in the same room meant anything?” He had said it so casually, like it didn’t matter. As though it was a minor inconvenience that Alisa had helped solve. As though sharing a room with her husband for five years meant nothing. Autumn closed her eyes and exhaled shakily.Why did it matter?Because when she stared at his back in the middle of the night, it was the only reminder and proof she had that they were married. That she wasn’t alone. That she had family. A husband. A bitter laugh escaped her lips and a mocking expression appeared on her face. Every time she convinced herself that Ethan had already found a new way to hurt her, he somehow managed to prove there were still deeper p

Reverse situation

Ethan’s eyes moved from Autumn’s hand around Lydia’s top to the bruise starting to form on her cheeks.His jaw tightened as he turned to Autumn. “Let her go” he ordered coldly. Behind him, Naomi peeked around his shoulders and gasped dramatically when she saw Lydia. “Lydia, what happened to you?” She exclaimed. Lydia took that opportunity to begin wailing hysterically. “This mad woman slapped me just because I lectured her on behaving properly” Ethan’s eyes narrowed, looking at an unbothered Autumn. “Since when did you begin getting physical?” “She has always been like this” Lydia exclaimed loudly before Autumn could reply. She struggled against Autumn’s grip but she didn’t let go. “Look at her, she doesn’t even care that you are here and still dares to bully me. Have you seen what we have been telling you? She is a vile person” Ethan’s brows ticked with annoyance. Autumn had refused to let Lydia go and she was staring at him head on as though she was challenging him. It irked hi

Gala outfits

Autumn and Zara talked for a while before Zara had to get back to work. Autumn picked herself from the bed and went to the bathroom.The sight of the wound on her shoulder ignited the anger she felt earlier and she felt the strong need to go back and deliver a hard slap across Lydia’s face.“They must have thought I was joking when I said I was done” She mumbled, reaching above the sink for the first aid box.Autumn winced softly when she cleaned the wound. Luckily, it wasn’t a big wound but she would need to wear a dress that covered the injury for the gala.She wasn’t hiding it, she just wanted to avoid any attention that would come from the high society wives who would have no doubt seen the articles and would want inside gossip from her.She had never been welcomed in the elite wives’ circles despite being married to Ethan because she was from a more different world from them. The wives of women who married men in Ethan’s circle were of the same standing. Women from families who

Pretentious

Ethan stormed out of the house with a lot on his mind. He thought that Autumn had changed so much in the last few days.Was she so upset about the dinner? It wasn’t like they were in love or something for her to get hurt that he didn’t show up. He didn’t want to judge her based on her upbringing, but he couldn’t help but compare her to Naomi.Naomi was always put together even when she was upset. She didn’t lash out when things didn’t go away.His mood turned sour when he thought of the slap she had given Lydia earlier today. He brought out his phone and sent a text message to his friend group chat, asking his friends to meet up.The car stopped in front of the house and Ethan got in. James was sitting at the front seat with the driver. “Where to, Mr Grant?” James asked, turning to the back as Ethan settled in. “The Meridian Club” he answered, rubbing two fingers against his forehead. Ethan closed his eyes briefly before he remembered something. “James, didn’t you give Autumn the

A house of her own

Autumn stood in front of the mirror. Her eyes scanned the length of her body and she couldn’t help the satisfied smile that played on her lips.None of the Grant’s staff had assisted her in getting ready but she didn’t mind. She knew how to do her own makeup and her hair so she was fine.The deep blue velvet dress was just as she imagined it. It fit her body like a second skin, showing off all her curves before pooling at her legs. The dress had a halter neck which covered the scar from earlier.For her hair, she did a messy, textured bun with wispy curtain style bangs. She had slightly tousled the hair so it framed her face loosely giving it a soft, voluminous effortless finish. And her makeup was soft, but glamorous.Autumn had Zara to thank for her makeup and hair skills. Growing up, Zara would never let Autumn leave the house without doing them, even when she was just wearing jeans and a tee.It was the first time Autumn didn’t consider Ethan when wearing a dress since she married

Why is it different?

The ride to Weston Central where the gala would be held took about an hour. To Ethan, the silence was stifling so he spent the entire ride on his phone while to Autumn, it was normal. Just as the car pulled up to the venue, Ethan turned off his phone and looked at her. “Can you not make a scene here?”Autumn arched a brow. “I’m not the one you should be telling that to” Ethan couldn’t say anything else as the car came to a stop. Cameras flashed wildly and reporters called out to them to step out. Ethan stepped out first and held out his hand. Something he always did at events like this when they attended together to keep up appearances. For a brief second, Autumn hesitated to take the hand. She knew they would have to pretend to be a happy couple for the cameras and for the first time, it made her stomach churn. She was suddenly tired of it all. Of pretending that she was okay with the life she was living. Ethan saw the hesitation. “Come on,” he gritted out impatiently and she d

The man on the balcony

Why was it different?Ethan had no answer either. But despite it all, he didn’t understand why she was being difficult. Rory just wanted to protect his daughter, she didn’t have to say all those things out there where everyone could hear. “Are you that angry about the dinner?” he finally asked. It was a question that had budged him since she started causing trouble. A corner of Autumn’s mouth lifted as though she was fighting back laughter. “I don’t know, Ethan. I’m not angry. After all, you made sure to send me a plain birthday card so I understood” The moment those words left her mouth, Ethan regretted asking her that question. He already suspected that she would bring up the card and she didn’t disappoint. “You don’t have to be so sarcastic. I made a mistake” he gritted out. The amusement didn’t disappear from her eyes. “But I’m not. I genuinely appreciate the birthday card” “We both know it was our…” the words faded out, he couldn’t bring himself to say it and she noticed.

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