The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 195

**Chasing Light, Finding Peace by Rohan Verma**

Mars Wright felt as though his world had crumbled beneath him, the weight of despair pressing heavily on his chest. Just when he thought he could no longer bear it, Lydia Lopez approached him with an audacity that ignited a firestorm of fury within him.

“You have the audacity to ask me to take responsibility for you?” he spat, his voice dripping with contempt. “Lydia, if you hadn’t shamelessly seduced me in the first place, I would never have found myself entangled with you!”

In a fit of rage, Mars surged forward, his hands finding their way to Lydia’s throat, squeezing with a ferocity that shocked even him. “This is all your fault!” he growled, the words escaping his lips like venom.

Lydia, caught off guard, struggled to find her voice as she retorted, “If it weren’t for you, Autumn would never have divorced me!”

Mars’s anger flared hotter at her words. “What right did you, the other woman, have to flaunt yourself in front of her? What else have you done behind my back?” The accusation hung heavy in the air, a bitter reminder of the betrayal he felt.

At that moment, Mrs. Lopez entered the fray, her shriek piercing through the chaos. “Mars, let go of my daughter!” she cried, her maternal instincts kicking in as she lunged towards them.

She threw herself at him, fists flying, but Mars was consumed by a blind rage, his focus solely on Lydia. He barely registered Mrs. Lopez’s desperate attempts to pry him away.

Initially, Lydia thought Mars was merely playing around, but as the grip around her throat tightened and the world around her began to blur, the reality of his seriousness struck her like a cold wave. Panic surged through her; the air in her lungs was growing scarce, her vision dimming, and she felt herself teetering on the edge of consciousness. “Stop it! Stop it right now!” she gasped, her voice barely a whisper.

Oliver Lopez, sensing the imminent danger to his daughter, rushed forward, fear gripping his heart at the thought of losing her. With a swift motion, he yanked Mars away from Lydia, his strength breaking the tension that had filled the room like a suffocating fog.

Exhausted from the struggle, Mars finally released Lydia, his body slumping in defeat. She fell to the ground, gasping for air, tears streaming down her face as she tried to regain her composure.

Hugo and his wife stood by, their expressions grave as they observed the tumultuous scene unfold before them.

“Enough!” Hugo finally declared, his voice cutting through the chaos with a firm authority. “The only person who has been wronged here is Autumn. None of you have the right to demand anything from each other. These choices were your own, weren’t they?”

He continued, his tone unwavering. “Since we’re all gathered here today, let’s lay everything bare.”

“I will never accept you marrying Lydia. Whether you two choose to tear each other apart or part ways, Lydia will not become part of our family,” he stated emphatically, his words like a hammer striking down on the fragile hopes that had been clinging to Mars.

“If you insist on pursuing this, your mother and I will take the necessary steps to have you legally removed from our household,” he warned, the gravity of his words sinking in.

“We never sought to benefit from your success when your company was thriving, so don’t expect us to clean up this mess for you now,” he added, his disappointment palpable.

Mars’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Dad? Mom? What do you mean?” Panic surged through him as he scrambled to his feet. “You’re not really leaving, are you?”

Hugo looked at his son, the frustration evident in his expression. “Things have spiraled out of control. What reason would your mother and I have to stay? To witness you make an even bigger fool of yourself?”

“You created this mess, Mars. It’s time for you to clean it up,” he said, taking his wife’s hand and leading their other son toward the elevator.

“No, Mom, Dad, you can’t just walk away… You’ve ignored me ever since my brother was born, and now that I’m in this deep, you’re just going to stand by and do nothing?” Mars’s voice trembled with desperation.

Hugo and his wife remained silent, their steps deliberate and unwavering, leaving Mars engulfed in a shadow of abandonment that threatened to consume him whole.

Chapter 195

Just moments ago, he had been unceremoniously dumped by Autumn, and now he was left to witness his own parents turn their backs on him, the brother he had always resented standing defiantly by their side. Mars felt as though he were on the brink of complete collapse.

“Why! Why does nobody want me?” he cried out, his voice cracking under the weight of his anguish.

“No, no, you can’t leave!” he shouted, limping after them in a futile attempt to block the elevator doors.

The coldness etched on his parents’ faces pierced through him, and his heart bled with sorrow. He couldn’t bear the thought of them leaving and never returning. “If you leave, I swear I’ll jump from here!” he threatened, his teeth clenched in a mix of fear and determination.

His mother gasped, her eyes wide with horror. “Are you out of your mind? We’re on the 26th floor!”

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