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Meanwhile, Zachary got the address from his assistant and immediately rushed to Southcrest. He\u2019d bought Autumn\u2019s favorite lychee roses and even won the bid on a pink diamond necklace called Eternal Heart that symbolized true love. He was ready to apologize properly and make things right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he never imagined he\u2019d find another man with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he finally arrived at the address, he walked right into a scene that made his blood boil.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn was holding hands with some stranger, gazing into his eyes, and she wasn\u2019t pulling away or resisting at all. She just looked shy and flustered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The jealousy hit Zachary so hard that what little rationality he had left completely shattered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He forced down his anger, but his voice came out ice cold. \u201cAutumn, who is he? Why are you with him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn whipped her head around at the familiar voice. Surprise flashed across her face for a split second before it turned cold and distant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew Zachary had the wrong idea, but she wasn\u2019t planning to explain anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cZachary, we\u2019re divorced. You don\u2019t get to control what I do!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never agreed to the divorce!\u201d Zachary blurted out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDoesn\u2019t matter. You still signed the papers yourself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm. \u201cAutumn, I didn\u2019t understand my own feelings before. I know I hurt you, but that\u2019s over now. Come home with me and we can start fresh,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStart fresh?\u201d Autumn laughed. \u201cZachary, we\u2019re done. There\u2019s nothing left between us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I wasn\u2019t clear enough before, so let me say it again. I don\u2019t love you anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary refused to accept it. \u201cI don\u2019t believe you. There\u2019s no way you just stopped loving me. You obviously\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn cut him off before he could finish. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t sudden. I thought about it for a long time. You want to know something? We had a baby once, and I got rid of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The news hit Zachary like a punch to the gut, and he froze. For once, his face, usually so calm and composed, showed genuine confusion and helplessness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long silence, he finally managed to speak, his voice shaking. \u201cWhy would you abort our baby?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRemember the day you picked up Kristen from the airport and promised to help her get her memory back? I fell down that day and almost lost the pregnancy. When the doctor told me the baby was okay, I was so happy. I couldn\u2019t wait to call you and tell you that you were going to be a father, but you didn\u2019t pick up. Not once.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn smiled, her tone flat like she was talking about someone else\u2019s life, but her clenched fists gave away how much it still hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary tried to explain, but the words wouldn\u2019t come. His throat felt completely blocked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, he managed to whisper, \u201cSo you killed our baby to punish me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn\u2019s eyes went cold. \u201cPunish you? My baby wasn\u2019t some revenge plot. I just didn\u2019t want that child to grow up like me, unwanted and unloved, born with some kind of curse hanging over them, desperate for any scrap of affection and willing to give up everything for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn shook her head with a sharp laugh. \u201cZachary, Kristen was pregnant back then too. You dropped everything to take care of her because you felt guilty. Eventually, you would\u2019ve done the same thing to our child for hers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd honestly, I couldn\u2019t promise I\u2019d always love that baby either. I was scared that someday, I\u2019d take all my anger at you out on an innocent kid. If that was going to happen, then I\u2019d rather that baby never existed at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn knew what it felt like to be the unwanted child. Her mother had been pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they were born, Autumn survived but her brother died from malnutrition. To make it worse, her mother hemorrhaged during delivery and could never have more children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her parents blamed Autumn for stealing her brother\u2019s nutrients and causing his death. They never hit her or anything, but they ignored her like she wasn\u2019t even there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Growing up, she\u2019d watched her parents favor Kristen over her countless times, and every single time, it broke her heart. Living like that was exhausting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every word hit Zachary like a physical blow, and a sharp, spreading pain filled his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long silence, his eyes reddened and his voice came out hurt and defensive. \u201cBut\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Autumn, you never even asked me. How do you know I wouldn\u2019t have wanted that baby? Why didn\u2019t you give me a single chance before you just wrote me off completely?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Autumn shot back, \u201cDid I really not give you a chance?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t some professional actress. During those days waiting for the divorce to finalize, if Zachary had actually paid attention, he would\u2019ve noticed something was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry. This is all my fault.\u201d Zachary looked utterly defeated as he pleaded with her. \u201cAutumn, please give me one more chance. Please?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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