The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 267

**Chasing Light, Finding Peace by Rohan Verma**
**The Lengths Nina Will Go to**

**The Tea**

“Hailey and Marcus Henderson are a thing now.”

Autumn stared at Nina, disbelief etched on her face. “How do you know that?”

It was bewildering. They hadn’t even been together before—how on earth had they managed to get entangled so quickly?

Talk about moving at lightning speed!

Nina shrugged with a knowing smile. “I guess it was just a perfect match. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hailey had her sights set on him from the very beginning. This is practically her fairy tale come true.”

With a flourish, Nina pulled out her phone and displayed a screenshot that had been sent to her. “You won’t believe the lengths I had to go to just to find a mutual friend. I had to bribe people! Can you imagine? Thank goodness it worked out—otherwise, I’d be completely broke right now.”

Autumn’s mouth dropped open in shock. “Wait, are you telling me you actually bribed someone for a friend request just to get the scoop? All so you could stalk Hailey’s Facebook page?”

Nina nodded, a mischievous glint in her eye. “Yep, that’s exactly it.”

Autumn was rendered speechless.

Times had truly changed.

She felt as if she were struggling to keep pace with the whirlwind of thoughts and actions of these young women.

“So, how were you so certain she’d post about it?” Autumn inquired, genuinely curious.

Nina replied, her tone dripping with confidence, “A girl like Hailey, who’s basically a social climber? There’s no way she’d snag a sugar daddy and *not* flaunt it online.”

“Look at what she wrote: ‘You are the light of my life, and I hope to shine only for you from now on.’ Tsk, tsk. So poetic!”

“What guy wouldn’t be enchanted by a woman like that? I can already see Marcus wrapped so tightly around her finger that he won’t know which way is up.”

Autumn found herself caught between laughter and despair.

“Not necessarily.”

“They could just be using each other. It’s probably one of those ‘you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours’ situations. They’re adults; they understand the game.”

Wasn’t that precisely the kind of arrangement Mars Wright and Hannah King had?

They both understood that, after all these years, any deep feelings had long since faded, yet they still shared a bed without a second thought.

Recently, Autumn had caught wind of some gossip from a business partner, but she had no intention of sharing it with Mars. She preferred to sit back and watch the drama unfold.

“Man, these people really know how to play the game,” she mused.

“I can’t even begin to imagine engaging in such antics.”

“Not at all. My family isn’t lacking in funds. If he’s short on cash, my parents can always lend a hand.”

“Honestly, it would be fantastic to find a guy who’d simply focus on taking care of me.”

“I could even pay him a salary.”

Autumn chuckled, shaking her head in disbelief. “So you’re looking to hire a personal boy toy to cater to your whims?”

“I’m not opposed to the idea,” Nina replied with a playful smile.

“There are so many male entertainers out there now; finding a good-looking one wouldn’t be a challenge.”

“The only downside is that those guys have probably been with too many people. I’m a bit of a germaphobe, so that’s a dealbreaker for me.”

“Autumn, I heard a new club just opened, featuring a bunch of new male entertainers. Apparently, many guys from the entertainment industry like to hang out there. Want to check it out?”

Autumn’s eyes widened in surprise. “Huh? Me?”

A place like that, teeming with young people… Could she, a divorced, pregnant woman, really consider going?

And—

“Aren’t you worried about your brother?”