Chapter 130

Allen sat down across from her. Autumn could tell he had something to say, so she waited for him to speak first. Instead, Allen just studied her, as if he were seeing her for the first time. "If you've got something to say, just say it," Autumn said. "You did it on purpose, didn't you?" Allen's first words were far from kind. He chuckled coldly and continued, "This time you really managed to put on quite a show." Then, his voice dropped lower. "Why didn't you tell me beforehand?" "...If I had told you, you wouldn't have believed me. You were even ready to pay Emilia to help. I just didn't expect you to be this stupid." "Why you!" "What? You don't want to admit the truth?" Autumn's expression suddenly turned stern. "Emilia said we're on a downward spiral and going to hit rock bottom soon. Did you react the way you did back then because you actually thought she was right?" Allen had been about to argue back, but no words came out. The truth was, it was just as Autumn said—he had