The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 248

Autumn frowned. She stared at the man for a solid ten seconds before it clicked: he was one of Mars Wright’s childhood friends.

Back when she and Mars were dating in college, his friend Greg went to the same school, so they’d seen a lot of him.

After graduation, Greg’s family had forced him to move back home and get a government job, so he left the city.

Every year since, Mars would make time to go visit Greg and their other friends for

a reunion.

Rumor had it that Greg and Mars had once been into the same girl and nearly

came to blows over it.

Greg’s departure was supposedly tied to that incident.

Some said their lifelong friendship was shattered. Others claimed graduation was

just a natural parting of ways, and even the strongest bonds fade over time.

At first, Autumn had assumed she was the “homewrecker” everyone whispered about. To avoid giving Mars the wrong idea, she never even mentioned Greg’s

name in front of him again.

Later, when Mars started going to those annual reunions, Autumn never asked a

single question.

After Cloudbreak went public, she was completely swamped. Between running the company and starting to try for a baby, she was spinning like a top every single day.

Mars, busy with his affair with Lydia, barely spoke to her anymore, so her memory

of Greg had faded to almost nothing.

“Mr. Gong. It’s been a long time.”

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She knew him, after all. Even without Mars connecting them, they were still

alumni.

Autumn was a classy person. She wouldn’t just pretend not to recognize someone

she hadn’t seen in years.

But while she wanted to be civil, Greg clearly had other plans.

“Oh, wow. I’m so honored you’d even greet me.”

“Who doesn’t know you’re the great CEO Autumn Lopez now? So, how does it feel? Clawing your way to the top over your ex–husband’s dead body?”

“I always said a simple guy like Mars was no match for you. Back in college, you were already a master networker, a classic social climber who’d do anything to get

ahead.”

“It was just his bad luck that he fell for you so hard, giving you the chance to destroy him.”

“If it had been me, you wouldn’t have gotten a damn thing in the divorce!”

“You wasted years of his life, and in the end, you had to ruin his reputation too.

‘The cruelest heart belongs to a woman‘–that’s you, Autumn Lopez!”

The accusations came out one after another, as if Autumn were some

unforgivable monster.

Autumn’s expression was strange as she listened.

“Did Mars tell you all this?”

Greg hadn’t been back in this city for years. Autumn didn’t believe for a second these were just rumors he’d picked up.

After all, while their social circles weren’t identical, at least half the people Mars

knew trusted her more than him.

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There was no way they would have twisted the truth like this for Greg.

The only reason he’d be saying this was because Mars, trying to save face, had spun a story for his old friends, painting himself as the victim.

Autumn had seen how shameless Mars could be, but she never thought he’d sink

this low.

Her, waste his life?

That bastard had planned to use her as a baby–making machine for his and Lydia’s

child–a debt she hadn’t even begun to settle with him!

“Well, you can try that out when you get a divorce,” Autumn said coolly, not bothering to get into it with him.

Greg snapped. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

He strode toward her.

The commotion alerted the staff, and someone immediately stepped between

Greg and Autumn.

“Sir, can I help you with something?”

Autumn was in maternity clothes. Although her belly wasn’t huge and she didn’t look bloated, Greg looked dangerous, so the employee quickly shielded her.

“Ma’am, are you okay?”

Autumn gave the employee a gentle smile. “I’m fine, thank you.”

Greg hadn’t expected to be stopped. His face flushed a deep, angry red. “Why are you holding me back? I know her!”

“We’re just talking!”

The staff member raised an eyebrow, their gaze skeptical. “Sir, if you have something to say, you can say it from there.”

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Seeing them form a tight circle around Autumn, Greg looked ready to explode.

“You’ve got some nerve, Autumn Lopez! You played with my friend’s heart, divorced him when he wasn’t looking, and immediately hooked up with another guy. How can any woman be so shameless!”

Hearing this, the onlookers frowned.

Gossip was always fun, but Greg had an aggressive look, and Autumn’s composure was so perfect that no one immediately jumped to the conclusion that she was some kind of slut.

Autumn didn’t even get angry at his slander.

In fact, she smiled with amusement. “Is that what Mars told you?”

Seeing her like this, Greg seethed. “You still have the nerve to smile?”

Autumn shrugged. She’d been the chief secretary at Cloudbreak for years; she had at least this much composure.

Besides, after dealing with Mars, she felt a huge weight off her shoulders and had learned a thing or two about handling people from Owen.

Losing her temper over a clown like Greg just wasn’t worth it.

With people like him, the more you get triggered, the more they enjoy it.

“Whether I smile or not is none of your business. Mr. Gong, everyone else knows what Mars did better than you do. You’re in no position to lecture me.”

“Before you go playing attack dog for your childhood friend, I suggest you get the full story. If you’re going to be someone’s weapon, you should at least find out if they’re worth fighting for.”

“Bullshit!”

Hearing Autumn’s defense, Greg blew a fuse. “I know what kind of person Mars

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is better than you do! How dare you talk about him in front of me! You vicious woman, you ruined my friend and you still have the nerve to slander him!”

His eyes darted around, and then he suddenly spun, grabbed a decorative vase from a nearby display, and smashed it at Autumn’s feet.

No one expected him to suddenly go crazy. The whole shop gasped, and people scrambled to get out of the way.

The staff rushed forward to restrain him, but Greg seemed drunk. A drunk, raging man is harder to wrangle than a wild animal, and even a few security guards could barely hold him down.

Protected by the staff, Autumn retreated to a safe distance. A flying shard had still managed to tear the hem of her dress. Luckily, the fabric was thick, otherwise she

would’ve been cut.

A cut wouldn’t have been serious, but it still wouldn’t have felt good.

“Let me go! Why does a bitch like Autumn Lopez get to live so well! I’m getting revenge for my friend!”

Listening to Greg’s hysterical screams, Autumn looked calmly at an employee and said, “Please, call the police for me.”