Husband With Benefits-Chapter 569: Evidence

Outside the court, everything seemed to fade into the background as Gregory Savoy stepped out, a smug smirk plastered across his face. He adjusted his tie with an air of confidence, relishing in his moment of victory. This was a many of first as far as he was concerned.

He glanced at Autumn who stood a few feet away, her fists clenched at her sides, her eyes blazing with fury and frustration. This is what he liked about her. She gave such honest reactions. He was always mesmerized by them.

Unable to stop himself and not even wanting to stop, he walked to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. Or at least tried to. She seemed to have developed some radar against him, and jumped away just before he could feel her. And then she glanced at him with hostility. He felt a thrill of excitement at her expression. So adorable.

"You still think you will win, don’t you, Autumn. But you are wrong. You will lose this war just like you lost today’s battle." He mocked her. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Autumn stared at the man’s evil face and clenched her hands. She was trembling from his closeness as well as the fact that she had lost today. But she was not going to let him gloat over this. She would trust Gabe, when he promised that he would make sure that Arabelle was protected.

"You won today, Savoy," she spat out his name like a curse, "but this isn’t over. I won’t let you take Arabelle away from me."

Gregory chuckled condescendingly, his gaze sweeping over her with disdain. "Oh, but you can’t stop me, can you? You’re just a scared little girl playing at being a guardian. Face it, Autumn, you’ve already lost."

Autumn’s hands trembled with anger, but she stood her ground, refusing to back down. "You don’t know the first thing about being a parent, Savoy. You’re nothing but an abuser!"

Gregory’s smirk widened, his confidence growing with each passing moment. "Is that so? Well, we’ll see about that, won’t we? In two weeks’ time, I’ll have custody of Arabelle, and there’s nothing you can do to stop me. And then, I will do to her what I couldn’t do to you... As for abuser... you have no way to prove it."

"We’ll see about that, Savoy. I won’t let you ruin Arabelle’s life like you ruined mine. As for evidence... do you really think I don’t have it?"

Gregory paused for a moment, a flicker of uncertainty crossing his face before he quickly masked it with arrogance. "You’re delusional, Autumn. But go ahead, keep fighting. It’ll be all the more satisfying when I finally win."

As she watched him walk away, she closed her eyes and slumped. It was then she felt him, behind her back. Uncaring, she leaned against him and lay her head against his shoulder. She felt him rub her arm soothingly, as he whispered," You did well, Autumn."

She nodded before opening her eyes and glancing at him," What do you think?"

"There is evidence, Autumn. It was clear from his expression when you mentioned it. And like us, he doesn’t know where it is."

"We’ll find it.. Autumn. Let’s go."

Unknown to them, someone was watching them from afar and not very happy with what she was seeing.

***

Gregory Savoy paced his house as he waited for his man to let him know the details. Finally, he received the call," Mrs Jenkins seems to not know, Sir. She has been suffering from dementia for the past few months. So, she won’t be able to step up as a witness as well."

"Does she have bouts of sober moments?" Gregory asked carefully. If the USB was with Jenkins and she would have moments when she was not delusional then it woul dbe dangerous if she revealed the wherabouts of the USB. He needed to get rid of any thing that might endanger his plan. The fact that Autumn knew about the existence of this evidence was enough to make him worry.

"She does have sober moments, Sir. Do you want me to take care of that? She is living in a care home. Accidents happen..."

He was tempted. That was the truth. Getting rid of that woman would be so easy. Easier than it had been killing Kat... He paused. No. One accident was enough. A second one would push suspicion on him. He didn’t need that. Especially with that Gabe Frost standing beside Autumn.

He was dangerous. Gregory had been a polica officer all his life. He recognized danger when it was around. Gabriel Frost was not as simple as the background checks told him. There was more to him. That man was like a haunting ghost to him somehow.

"No, don’t do anything to Mrs. Jenkins," Gregory instructed firmly. "We can’t risk any more complications. Just keep an eye on her for now. If she starts to become a problem, we’ll deal with it then."

"Understood, Sir," his man replied before disconnecting the call.

He had thought he had everything under control, but now, with Autumn and Gabe closing in on the evidence, he felt the walls closing in around him.

He needed to stay one step ahead of them, no matter the cost. And if that meant playing dirty, he was more than willing to do so. But he had to be careful. One wrong move and everything he had worked for would come crashing down around him. He couldn’t let that happen.

Picking up his phone, he made another call. "Did you find something on him?"

"Yes and no," the other man replied, continuing," There is something or someone who has been willing to reach out and provide dirt on Gabriel Frost. But we are being extra careful. The Frosts are too pwoerful. We lost our previous informer to such a lead. We can’t afford any missteps."

"Just hurry up. I don’t have long! I need the evidence against him within this week!"