The Day I Quit Him (Autumn and Mars) novel Chapter 312

He Got Arrested

Owen carefully studied Autumn Lopez’s expression.

He relaxed only when he saw she was just indignant, not genuinely scared.

They always say pregnant women shouldn’t be frightened, and after she had fainted from the shock of that scene in the hospital room, he was genuinely worried she might be traumatized.

Fortunately, Autumn was every bit the strong, brave girl he knew her to be. Even after everything she had been through, she still hated evil with a passion.

That was what he found most captivating about her, and it made him truly happy for her.

“By the way, what happened with Mars Wright?”

Although Autumn didn’t particularly want to relive that moment, she had witnessed it firsthand and was curious to know how it all ended for Mars.

“He got arrested.”

“He was probably in shock at the time. He didn’t even try to run. When the police arrived, he was just sitting in the hospital room, dazed. They said he kept muttering a few words as they took him away, but the scene was so gruesome that no one dared get close, so nobody knows what he was yelling.”

Autumn nodded, a hint of melancholy in her voice.

“I honestly never thought he would do something like that.”

Owen’s tone was meaningful. “It’s pretty normal for a man to lose control after experiencing such major ups and downs.”

“When people lose their emotional grip, they often do things they’ll regret for the rest of their lives. That’s why people have always preached the importance of emotional stability.”

“There’s no point in getting angry. It only makes you sick, and you’re the one

who pays the price.

Autumn shrugged. “Actually, I don’t think Mars was angry at that moment.”

Owen shot her a look, his tone starting to shift.

“Oh? Then what was it?”

Autumn stroked her chin, analyzing the situation based on her understanding of Mars.

“Mars is a selfish and incredibly arrogant person. Even though he was devastated by what happened to him, I think a guy like him would always believe it’s better to live a

robably become more and more twisted–serable life than to die. And after discovering

hlp but he would never choose to throw his own

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life away like this.”

“That’s why I think him rushing into Hannah’s room like that was just too out of character.”

Owen’s eyes were full of a deep, unreadable emotion. He let out a soft “Oh,” his voice laced with acid. “Is that so? You seem to know him pretty well, then.”

It took Autumn a second to realize what he meant. She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Hey, I lived with

him for a long time. Isn’t it normal for me to know him? Are you really going to be jealous about *that*?”

Owen’s tone grew even more sour. “Is that right? So how long did you two live together, exactly?”

Autumn was speechless.

*Is he ever going to let this go?*

“So, you have a problem with the fact that I lived with Mars for a long time?”

That comeback shut him down completely.

Owen rubbed his temples, a headache forming. He was torn between exasperation and amusement. “Autumn, is it really that hard to get a single nice word out of you?”

He had just been pretending to be jealous, hoping she would say something sweet to coax him.

Who knew she would hit back with that?

Owen suddenly felt a little hurt.

“But were you really just pretending to be jealous?”

Autumn gave him a look that screamed, *You think I don’t know you?*/

Owen couldn’t help but laugh.

“Okay, okay, I was a little jealous. Are you happy now?”

Autumn turned her head away with a playful huff. “You should have just said that from the start.”

Owen wrapped his arms around her and pressed his cheek against hers.

“Autumn, you really scared me earlier.”

“I could tell,” Autumn said softly.

His nickname for her had changed. The incident must have shaken him badly, which meant he’d probably made some kind of decision in his heart.

“What were you thinking about just now?”

Owen took her hand in his.

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“I was thinking about how I’d get revenge on those people if anything happened to you.”

“Then I smacked myself and told myself I shouldn’t think that way. Of course you’d be fine. But that didn’t mean I was going to let them off the hook.”

Autumn didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“How did I never realize you were such a vindictive person?”

“You really didn’t know?” Owen asked.

Autumn paused, unable to bring herself to lie.

“Well, I might have noticed a little.”

But Owen had always done a great job of hiding that side of himself from her.

It was only much later that Autumn had figured it out.

And by that point, she had already realized she was in love with him.

“Of course I wasn’t going to let you find out right away,” Owen murmured.

“What if I’d gotten scared and run off?”

Autumn pointed at him. “Aha! So you planned this all along?”

“I wouldn’t say I planned it. It was more like perfect timing.”

“I’ve always believed you have to make your own opportunities. Since you appeared right in front of me, and

the universe was so generous to give us this little treasure, I’d probably be struck by lightning if I didn’t seize

the chance.”

Autumn was amused.

“Owen, have I ever told you that I really like you, too?”

“Nope.”

Owen replied without a second’s thought. “Why don’t you say it a few more times for me?”

“Wait.”

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