The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn Chapter 60
~AUTUMN~
There is complete silence as Atticus’s words shock us all. They’d all heard him. I hadn’t been delusional. He’d just asked me why I wasn’t wearing my ring. How could he know about that if his memory was lost?
Was it possible that Atticus had regained his memory yesterday and chose to keep it a secret from the rest of us?
Why would he do something like that? It was very unlike him. His memory still had to be missing. My Atticus would have ran to me with hugs and kisses if he’d remembered me. I wouldn’t have been able to get his hands off me.
“How do you know that Autumn usually wears a ring?” His mother asks as she waits for an answer from him.
I could feel the anticipation as everyone waited for him to explain.
This night just kept getting stranger and stranger. He knew that he had everyone on edge, and I think this is exactly what he wanted from us. He wanted us to be confused and scared until someone slipped up and gave in.
“I don’t.” He says. “But you just confirmed it for me, mother. Why does she wear a ring on that finger? Is Autumn married to someone?”
It felt like Atticus was playing with all of us. Was he giving us a chance to come clean with everything?
His entire family stood up from their seats and looked at him. Damon and Dante gave each other an alarmed look while his parents were practically gazing at him with fear.
“What do you know, Atticus?” His father asks. “Tell us what you want to find out. Why are you playing these ridiculous games with your family? If there’s something that you wish to ask, just do it.”
“Because my family, who I love and respect dearly, are the ones who chose to play ridiculous games with me first.” He Snaps. “What’s wrong if I also join your game? I don’t have only one question to ask you. I have multiple questions, so I asked each of you to be here tonight.”
His father glares at him. “No one is playing any games with you. You’re reading too much into nothing.”
“Autumn.” He says, returning his attention to me. “You never answered my question. Why aren’t you wearing your wedding ring? Aren’t you married?”
My lips part. Either he knew I was married to him and testing me, or he thought that I was married to someone else. Maybe Anya made up another lie and told him. That was expected from someone like her.
But Atticus didn’t look at me like he thought I was married to someone else. He almost looked as though he knew I was married to him.
“Yes, I am married.” I finally say. I spoke softly, and I wasn’t sure if he’d heard me. His family surely had, however.
His parents looked at me, and I could tell that they wanted me to keep my mouth shut. They’d wanted me to stay quiet since the beginning.
I wanted him to know the truth, that
me. “I don’t think that you
demands. “I would like to hear the words straight from her mouth. No one else
breath. If he wanted to know the truth this much, I would tell him. There’s no use hiding it
me of my husband,” I confess. “And thinking about
tilts his head to the side and studies me. I knew he would not stop until I told him everything he
does it bring you great pain? Is your husband no longer
his question. I wasn’t sure if he was playing with me, but I didn’t like it. He had no idea
“My husband got into an
rise at my words. Anya glared at me, warning me with her eyes to keep my mouth shut. Didn’t they realize by now that Atticus already
everyone would continue with their lies. I didn’t want him not
accident?” He repeats. “Like the one I’d gotten
bit down on my lip hard. It was difficult for me to even speak about it.
answer him. “Just like the
lifted my face so that I was staring directly into his eyes. “Tell me, Autumn,” he whispers. “What is the name of your
my throat, and even though I want
of this?
up his hand to
is not the time or place for that. Let Autumn have
“Anyone who has a problem with that can just
silent after
“Don’t listen to anyone else.
and everyone else disappears
“That’s the name of
it almost seemed like he was
go of me and
Anya shouts. “You’re not her husband. Don’t
the one, Anya. You are the one that lied to me. You are the one that made me believe we were still in a relationship. You are the one
gapes at him, “I can’t believe you’re choosing to believe her over
longer are you going to keep up the
“do you have your memories
He says. “Unfortunately,
sure that Autumn is telling the truth? Why do you believe her
She was only making
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