Chapter 300

"Did you need something from me?" Dawson's deep voice came through the receiver. Autumn said evenly, "Mr. Faulkner, if a girlfriend gets bullied outside, her boyfriend is supposed to step in for her, isn't he?" Dawson had been at a dinner banquet when the call came. The moment he saw her name, he rose and stepped out of the private room. Once in the hallway, he answered, "Of course. Our relationship may be fake, but the standard of what a girlfriend deserves is real. Otherwise, Dahlia would never believe it." To Dawson, the very idea of his girlfriend being humiliated in public was unacceptable. It was illogical. Even if their relationship wasn't officially announced, he would never allow anyone to mistreat her. At the very least, people needed to know that Autumn was under his protection. As for what exactly their relationship was, and why, it didn't need explanation; everyone else could speculate. "Alright," Autumn replied, then glanced back at Olivia. Olivia's face was a pictu