Chapter 26

Dawson's original plan for the afternoon was to return to the office, but he changed it last minute and went to a restaurant instead. Autumn found it strange, but then she remembered that although the lunch earlier had been filled with delicacies, almost everyone was drinking, and barely anyone had touched their food. Dawson hadn't picked up his food at all. Of course, she herself had been so tense she hadn't eaten a single bite either. The driver was behind the wheel. Autumn sat in the front passenger seat, while Dawson and Jamie were in the back. Once things quieted down, Autumn began to feel a stinging pain in her hand. She opened her left palm. The skin below her thumb had been scraped badly. Some areas had already scabbed over, but a few wounds had cracked open again, and blood was seeping out. She had thought she was only delivering a document and would head straight back to the office, so she hadn't brought her bag. She had no tissues or alcohol wipes on her. She considered