His Real Wedded Bride novel Chapter 45

"Yvonne eloped with Joe, and after a while, the two came back. Yvonne has now asked to break up with Joe, but Joe wasn't in favor of same. After he blackmailed her for a large sum of money, he agreed to leave her alone." Mr. Zhang drank some water, and then proceeded further,"Joe told us that Wendy didn't stop her when Yvonne decided to elope from home in order to escape marrying you. After she left, Wendy threatened Autumn to marry you. She blackmailed Autumn with her grandmother. But as for her grandmother's whereabouts... Mr. Lu, I need some more time to investigate."

Mr. Zhang gave Charles a momentary glance, and then continued,"Mr. Lu, now Autumn's photo is in your hand. As for the real Yvonne... the Gu family must have destroyed all her photos, so I didn't get any photo of her."

Charles laughed coldly, and said,"You don't have to investigate about the real Yvonne." 'The real Yvonne... must be the one bearing Autumn's name.

Now, all my doubts have been erased. I finally understand why she always looked unhappy. She probably.. was worried about her grandma all this while.' Charles pondered.

Noticing Charles' concerned expression, Mr. Zhang continued,"What else do you want me to investigate?"

"Nothing more for now," Charles replied. Charles put these papers away, and said to Mr. Zhang seriously,"Get your pay from David and you can leave. By the way, I don't want others to know about this."

"I assure you that I will keep it to myself. It's my duty." Mr. Zhang stood up and said,"Mr. Lu, I have to leave now. Please give me a call if you need my help any further."

Charles nodded and said,"Okay, I will." After Mr. Zhang left, Charles called Autumn again and she answered the phone this time.

"Hello..." Hearing her voice on the phone, Charles felt relieved. He asked in a serious tone,"Where are you right now? I called you many times. Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"I..." Autumn had planned to lie to him that she was in the office. Although she was fired, she didn't want to bother him with it. Then she gave up on that thought. She guessed that Charles already knew about her leaving the job which is why he cancelled the cooperation with Cloud Advising Company. "I'm on the street," she continued.

She carried her baggage and walked aimlessly on the streets. She didn't know where to go.

"Tell me the exact place, and I'll come and pick you up." Charles said,"Send me the address right away and I'll come now."

Charles received Autumn's message immediately after he hung up the phone. Knowing where she was, he drove his car immediately. When he reached there, he found Autumn sitting on a bench by the roadside.

She sat there alone, and had a lot of baggage with her. She looked lonely and sad.

Charles pulled over, and then walked up to Autumn. As Autumn sat there with her head bowed down, she saw his shining leather shoes and slim long legs. Then she raised her head and caught the sight of Charles' angry face.

She managed a smile and greeted,"Charles."

Though he was angry, he didn't lose his temper at the sight of her. He knew she was sad but still smiled at him. "What are you doing here?" he asked. Noticing that her eyes were red, Charles knew that she must have cried a lot. He said in a soft tone,"Come, let's go home."

Charles held her hand and put her baggage in the car. Autumn didn't say a word. After they got in the car, Charles fastened her safety belt. She was silent all the way.

Charles took her to Dream Garden. Chris and Gary were surprised when they saw Autumn and Charles. Curious as they were, they didn't ask them questions when they cast a glimpse of Autumn's baggage. Charles took her upstairs.

Charles grabbed her hand and placed her on the swing in the balcony. He asked,"Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Autumn whispered,"You might already know everything."

Charles said calmly,"But I want to hear it from you."

Autumn lowered her head. After hesitating for a while, she said,"I quit my job."

"It's okay. I can afford you." Hearing this, Autumn couldn't resist her grievance and burst into tears. When Charles saw her crying, he knew she wanted to be comforted. Then, he sat beside her, and held her to his breast. He calmly said,"Why are you crying? It's not a big deal. I'm a CEO and I can afford you very well."

Upon hearing this, Autumn smiled through tears and said,"You're being over confident now."

"I'm telling you the truth." Charles said confidently,"Don't worry. I could afford you even if you didn't work a day in the future."