Chapter 28

Autumn responded to Jamie, "Alright." After lunch, Dawson gave her a task—pick up a set of cups from a dinnerware store and deliver them to his home. He sent the smart lock code to her WhatsApp. During the meal, the three of them had exchanged personal WhatsApp contacts, though it was Jamie who had pushed for it. Autumn herself wouldn't have dared ask Dawson for his. The dinnerware store was a well-known international brand. The two cups together cost nearly 100 thousand dollars on the official site. Even though the sales associate had wrapped them in layers of foam, Autumn still held the bag with great care. Just as she turned around, Britney appeared with a few friends, walking straight toward her. Autumn thought, what a small world. "Britney, isn't that the one you said the Caldwell family keeps like a pet? She's so pretty, and they still kept her like that?" whispered Serena, one of Britney's friends, leaning in close. She had been at the hospital that day too. Britney noti