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Kristen watched his expression shift and panic started creeping up inside her. She forced out a few fake tears. \u201cZachary, I\u2019m so sorry. I had no idea Autumn would give me something as important as divorce papers as a wedding gift. This is all my fault. If only I\u2019d seen them\u00a0<\/p>\n
sooner\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s fingers traced over the divorce papers without him really thinking about it, and for the first time, he didn\u2019t try to comfort Kristen as she cried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elowen knew her son better than anyone, and she could tell he was having regrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But there was no going back now. She shook her head with a sigh. \u201cZachary, you and Kristen already had your wedding, so just leave Autumn alone now. What\u2019s done is done, and you need to settle down and focus on your future. You two should go get your marriage license soon.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the mention of making it official, Kristen couldn\u2019t hide her smile. She reached for Zachary\u2019s hand. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Mom. Zachary and I are gonna have a great life together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s whole body went rigid, and he gently pulled his hand away. \u201cKristen, I\u2019m sorry. I just need some time alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could respond, he turned and walked out without looking back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His car tore down the road with the engine roaring loud enough to wake the whole neighborhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary blew through several red lights on his way home, desperate to get there as fast as he could. His hands shook as he pushed open the door, half hoping he\u2019d find Autumn inside and discover that everything that happened was just some nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But reality hit him hard. The house was completely empty, and every trace of Autumn was\u00a0<\/p>\n
gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their wedding photos, the gifts they\u2019d given each other, all the couple\u2019s items Autumn had picked out for the house, everything had vanished. Even her favorite cartoon bedsheets had been replaced with cold black silk ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he spotted the divorce license lying on the table, and his chest tightened so hard he could barely breathe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pain spread through him like wildfire. He checked the date on the license over and over. It was from this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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So that was why Elowen left so early. She went to finalize the divorce. And he\u2019d had no clue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary fumbled for his phone and called Autumn\u2019s number, but all he got was her voicemail after it rang and rang with no answer. He tried texting her next, his hands still shaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAutumn, where are you? Can we please talk about this divorce in person?\u00a0<\/p>\n
177171\u00a0<\/p>\n
His phone chimed, and for a split second he thought she\u2019d replied right away. Hope flared in his chest as he looked down at the screen, but instead he saw an error message from WhatsApp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can no longer send messages to this contact.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u2019d blocked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The light that had sparked in Zachary\u2019s eyes died instantly, and a wave of bitterness crashed over him. It finally sank in that Autumn had walked away from everything and completely erased herself from his life. The last thing she\u2019d left him was a divorce license.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He kept tracing her name on the paper with his fingertip, his eyes full of longing for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right now, at this moment, he finally understood his own heart. The person he truly loved, the one he wanted to spend his life with, was Autumn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His story with Kristen had ended three years ago when they each married other people. He never should\u2019ve held onto those old feelings or told himself they could still be friends. He never should\u2019ve kept finding excuses to get close to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long while, he pulled out his phone and called his assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook into where Autumn is, but don\u2019t let my mom find out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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