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“You lied to me?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because I knew you. I knew how you were, and it was only a matter of time before you pushed me away again. It was the only way I could ensure you wouldn’t anymore. You always wanted a family, so I gave you one.”
He immediately closed his eyes, the hurt evident all around him. It burned deep into my core. I hated knowing I was hurting him, but I needed to tell him the truth. He had to know.
As much as it killed me inside.
“How the fuck could you do this to me, Autumn?”
“I didn’t do it to you, I did it for you.”
“You did it for me? Are you fucking kidding me? What exactly did you do for me, kid? Get knocked up on purpose and then not tell me about it? What the hell kind of plan was that?”
“I didn’t know you were going to tell me you were leaving. I had no clue you were going to take it that far.”
“That’s your fucking excuse? How could you do this to me?”
“I thought we were going to be a family.”
“We still could have been! All you had to do was open your mouth and tell me you were pregnant!”
“I know. I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry? For fuck’s sake! I can’t even look at you right now!”
“I swear the last thing I want is for us to leave and for you to hate me.” Fresh tears streamed down my face, the ones I had been trying to keep at bay. “We’ve both hurt one another so much, Julian! How could we possibly come back from this? I don’t trust you with my heart, and you resent me for not telling you the truth! That’s our reality, not this made up happily ever after you’ve created in your head!”
In three strides he was in my face, backing me into the wall. “You fucking betrayed me, and still—I want you!”
I couldn’t fucking breathe.
I hated myself for destroying him.
“We have to let each other go. It’s what’s best for our family.”
“You leaving is not what’s best for our family, and you know it!”
“Stop screaming at me! I’m hurting too! You broke me! Can’t you see that?”
“So this last month was what, Autumn? Fucking payback?”
“Of course not.”
“Bullshit!”
“You left me! After you fucked me over!”
—Julian—
My resolve broke like a chain that had been stretched to the max. I heard it snap, loud and clear. With wide eyes, I ran my hands through my hair, wanting to tear it out. Trying to remain calm but becoming defeated with each passing second.
I couldn’t keep up with the torment—it clasped onto me like a vice as I stormed around my office, my feet stomping everywhere I stepped, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Throwing anything and everything I could find, I unleashed my fury on my office instead of her.
“Julian, stop!”
