Chapter 176

Dawson asked again, "You planned this together?" "No!" Autumn insisted. "No? You had breakfast together. Autumn, are you sure about that?" She could tell Dawson didn't believe her. "I'm meeting him at the courthouse on Monday to get the divorce certificate. I'll even have to take the day off." Dawson's expression softened a little, but his gaze stayed dark and unyielding. Pinned under that intense look, Autumn felt her breath hitch. "I promise you! I will never go back to him." She'd already sworn her loyalty once, yet here she was, being forced to say it again, and she couldn't even understand why she offered it up so readily. Maybe it was simply the weight of Dawson's presence pressing it out of her. Remembering how he had looked after her in Merova, Autumn was certain she could never turn her back on him. She could tell Dawson's anger had something to do with Damien, and now it was her turn to calm him. "Mr. Faulkner, are you upset because you saw Damien? He's never mention