Husband With Benefits
Chapter 646: Friend Or Foe

Chapter 646: Friend Or Foe

"Pierce. I don’t know why you are here. But get out now or I swear I will kill you."

Pierce took a step back, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender. "Autumn, I swear, I’m not here to harm you. Please, just hear me out."

Autumn’s grip on the knife tightened, her eyes darting to the door and then back to Pierce. "Why should I believe you? Why else would you be here?"

"I know I’ve given you plenty of reasons not to trust me, but this isn’t about me. It’s about you. About your safety. Bianca is dead, you know that."

"I know. But that has nothing to do with me."

"It has everything to do with you. You are going to be that person’s next target. There’s something you need to know. Something that could change everything."

Pierce took a cautious step closer, but Autumn quickly raised the knife higher, her hand trembling. "Stay where you are, Pierce. If you have anything to say then say it later."

Pierce froze, his hands still raised. "Okay, okay, I’m staying right here. Just please, listen to me. You know that Bianca’s death is related to Savoy. But there is more. See, the thing is that officer who was investigating Gregroy’s death? He was also looking for Gregory. When he questioned me about Bianca, I felt something did not add up. So, I followed him and..."

"I know Officer Humphrey is involved. He is the one who discovered everything and even warned us about Gregory being declared dead falsely." Autumn told him, interrupting the man as she continued," Now please leave."

What she didn’t tell him was that the officer had now kidnapped Gabe and was even threatenting them to kill Savoy...

Before Pierce could finish, the sound of a car pulling up outside interrupted him. Autumn’s heart skipped a beat as she heard the engine cut off. Pierce’s eyes widened with urgency.

"Let me check who it is," Pierce whispered, his voice tense. "It could be him."

Autumn hesitated but nodded, keeping the knife close as Pierce moved cautiously to the curtain. He lifted it just enough to peek outside and immediately cursed under his breath.

"It’s Savoy," he hissed. "How did he get here?"

Cursing, Autumn raced to the window and pulled the curtain back to its place, spying the man who was now alighting the car, covered in blood. Feeling fear race through her, she tried to think of a way to escape. But before she could do anything, Pierce moved to the door to open it...

Autumn raced to the door, grabbing Pierce’s arm just as his hand touched the lock. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get me and yoourself killed?" she hissed, her eyes wide with fear and disbelief.

Pierce frowned, his determination evident. "I’m going to confront Savoy and capture him. This might be our only chance."

Autumn’s grip tightened on his arm. "Are you insane? How do you plan to fight a ruthless man like Savoy? You don’t even know how to throw a punc whereas he has years of training!"

Pierce’s face hardened. "I have to try. For Bianca. For you."

Autumn shook her head vehemently. "No, Pierce. We can’t take that risk. He’ll kill you, and then he’ll come after me. We need to hide. Now."

Pierce hesitated, torn between his desire to act and the logic in Autumn’s words. The sound of Savoy’s footsteps approaching the front door made the decision for him. He nodded reluctantly.

"Alright. Let’s go," he whispered.

Autumn dragged him to the back door, trying to think of a way to escape this place and get information about Gregory being here to the others. Dar* it! Why did she not grab her phone?

From outside the house, she heard Gregory knocking on the door and then call outa mocking tone in his words. "Autumn, oh Autumn, where are you? Come out, come out, wherever you are! Look who is here."

Even as she did not make a sound, Gabe seemed to know that she was here and continued to call out... And then she heart the worst sound... The sound of the door handle being rattled. She gulped and looked at Pierce, her mind racing. She needed to find a way to make Savoy think...

An idea came to her then.... Quickly, she handed a few things to Pierce and said," Wear this and race out of the back door. When you are a bit further away, make a little bit of sound to attract his attention... So that he will follow you.. Remember he should not see you."

Pierce looked down at the clothes and shoes in his hand and then at Autumn, "What are you trying to do? And what do you mean I should race away? How can I leave you here to Gregory’s mercy?"

"You said you’ve come to protect me, Pierce. Then do it. I need Gregory distracted to tackle him. So, the best thing would be that he believes that I am escaping from the back door and makes to follow. And while he is busy chasing you, I will tackle him from behind..."

"But that is too risky. What if something goes wrong? Why don’t we escape together? We can do that quietly. If we’re together, then we can handle things better..."

"No. This is our best shot. Just do what I tell you."

Pierce took a deep breath, slipping on the clothes and shoes. "Alright. Be careful."

Autumn watched as he quietly opened the back door and slipped out, her heart pounding in her chest. As she heard Pierce escape, she closed her eyes and prayed that Gregory would take the bait and follow Pierce.

After a few moments, Autumn heard a loud crash outside as Pierce intentionally knocked over the metal trash can. The sound echoed through the yard, and she heard Gregory’s footsteps pause and turn outside to go back... This was her chance. She peered outside, her hand raised to attack, waiting for Gregory to appear...

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