Chapter 200

Autumn had even gone to Rico for help, though his advice had been anything but reliable. Still, nothing spoke of commitment more than a divorce certificate. If Dawson was willing to help her, that meant he was pulling her into his camp. She couldn't afford to be caught hanging on to Damien and risk messing things up. Words were one thing, but the divorce certificate was the real proof. Once she had it, Dawson would have no more doubts. Divorce really was a blessing in disguise. What struck Autumn as strange, though, was that after cutting ties with Damien and wanting nothing to do with the Caldwell family, she had latched on to Dawson instead. Maybe it was because, aside from Hank, Dawson didn't take anyone in the Caldwell family seriously. That made it possible for her to get along with him. If he had been aligned with them, she would have instinctively kept her distance and quit early. But he wasn't, which was why she'd dared to ask for his help in the first place. Life had a wa