Chapter 199

Autumn couldn't help laughing. "Mr. Faulkner, you're too kind. You don't need to give me a gift." "I'm the first one to know for sure you're divorced. That deserves something." In that moment, she understood why a man as aloof as Dawson still had so many friends. He might be cold, but he noticed things. Then she remembered their earlier agreement. "Mr. Faulkner, before, I asked for your help because I was afraid I couldn't handle Damien alone, and I worried he wouldn't agree to the divorce. Now that it's done, that pressure's gone. So about that verbal agreement we made…" His eyes cut straight through her intentions. "Using me and tossing me aside?" "No, I wouldn't dare," she said. He gave her a sidelong glance. "Damien won't let you go so easily." Her face tightened. Damien had lost his temper earlier, and it hadn't looked like the kind of anger that faded quickly. He and Britney both had volatile tempers—she had no idea when one of them might lash out again. And yet, maybe Dam