Husband With Benefits
Chapter 647: Anti- climatic

Chapter 647: Anti- climatic

Olivia looked up as Autumn stepped out from the hospital room, her hand bandaged and a grin spreading across her face. "Here comes our knight in shining armor."

Isabelle smirked and shook her head, "Why are you changing her gender? She is our knightess." She then turned to Autumn and grinned, "I can’t believe you took down Savoy with a trash can."

Nora patted Isabella’s back, " I mean... that was anti climatic but superb.. The guys and us, we raced there to save you. Our hearts were almost in our throats when we saw Elena’s car parked at the curb. We were almost expecting you missing, you know.. Like how I was kidnapped or how Olivia was captured..." Nora giggled then as she paused, recalling the scene they had instead come to, before continuing, " But it was fitting... That image is going to live with me forever..."

Autumn shrugged at the praise. Honestly, she too had not expected that things would come under control so quickly and easily... She’d been living in fear for months...but something had just snapped inside her when she’d hears Savoy calling her and Arabelle’s name...

Hidden from a corner, Autumn watched as Pierce threw the lid of the trash can to make a loud crashing noise before turning around the corner, letting Savoy catch a glimpse of him as he raced away...

As expected, Gregory Savoy had taken the bait. He’d stormed after the noise, his voice dripping with venom as he shouted, "Come out, Autumn! You really think you can hide forever and keep Arabelle safe? Come here quickly. If you come to daddy, I promise I’ll even spare Arabelle for a few more years."

Autumn’s fists clenched at her sides as she listened and felt like throwing up. This is what he’d been saying... asking her to call him that when he’d tries to... It was something that she’d forgotten, in the burning past. And yet, the words seemed to trigger something within her as she felt memories of that night almost pressing down on her.

And yet that man’s slimy voice continued to echo echoed through the backyard. "You are a fool if you think you can escape me. Look what hapened to Mrs Jekins? Did she escape? No. Your mother was such a fool too and you are no different.. You should have known better than to cross me!"

"That woman played smart with me and recorded my confession! She had the gall to blackmail me into agreeing to a divorce! She thought she’d won after I conceded to her conditions. Pathetic woman! She actually thought that she’d succeeded. But look at her now! She is six feet under the ground and I am standing strong as ever! On the verge of having you... Come come , Autumn. Aren’t you angry? You should come out... I’ll even tell you about how I saw your mother before she died. Don’t you want to know how she begged me to leave you alone?"

Autumn’s blood boiled with each word. Everything seemed to be crashing down on her. That night. Her mother’s lifeles body... Arabelle crying each night askign for her mother, the numerous rumours and stares she’d had to face...all because of this man! This man had been responsible for taking away her only family!

She stepped out from her hiding spot, moving quietly behind him. He was so focused on where he believed she had run off that he didn’t notice her approaching from behind him. She didn;t know what came over her, but in that moment, she did not feel fear. Only a need to hear him scream in pain.

She grabbed the metal trash can, her knuckles white with anger. It was heavy, she knew and yet the anger and adrenaline racing through her blood, had her picking it up..

With a swift, decisive motion, she swung it, aiming for his head. And yet, she was unable to lift it that high. The metal connected with a satisfying clang at his shoulders causing Savoy to yelp as he turned around. He moved towards her then, his beady eyes making her even angrier! This was the rat that had caused so many plagues in her life!

Lifting the trash can again, she watched his eyes widened and he moved to push her back. She changed the direction of the can mid attack and it hit him on the foot! It was barely a blow but she couldn’t help be pleased as he hopped on one knee, trying to hold his crushed toes...

And then, somehow, he lost his balance and tumbled backward, falling to the ground with a heavy thud as his head hit the concrete... Autumn stood there stunned, the trash can still clutched in her hands as she screamed at him," Get up now! Get up and try to speak the shi* you’ve been spouting!

As Autumn finished recounting the entire story, Olivia shook her head," So, you hit him with the trash can and then he fell and hurt his head..."

"And that is when we reached her the backside after listening to her scream at the unconscious Savoy on the ground with all the trash on him and bleeding..." Nora finished off, still finding it unbelievable and yet hilarious.

"I think it is not a bad exchange..you gave him a head fracture while only earning a sprained arm... It is worth the exchange, I’d say. And now, he is going to rot in prison!" Olivia muttered as she hugged Autumn carefully.

Autumn sat down tiredly on the bench, her eyes downcast... Suddenly it didn’t matter to her what happened to Savoy. All she wanted to know was about Gabe...

"Where’s Gabe?" she asked, her voice tinged with worry.

Isabella and Nora exchanged a glance before Nora spoke up, "He’s been admitted to the hospital, here. Upstairs. There was a complication when he was being brought here."

Autumn felt her heart clench as she stood up hurriedly," Where is he? I need to go there..."

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