The flight back home was lonely again.
There was no news from Jasper . And Liam had to stay there for shooting .
Deerheart did promise me a role in the movie but I doubted that I could start shooting for next day .
Beside , there was a message from Summer that came at three in the morning -
' When will you be coming back ?'
It was not unusual for my friends texting me about my schedule these days , especially since I had already got abducted twice - once by my father and another time by Liam's.
Both had pushed me to my Doomsday.
But there was this uneasy feeling in my chest that I could not let go of .
Something felt terribly wrong .
In the morning when Liam kissed me goodbye, I could not even smile at him .
" I will get back tomorrow," he could not understand why I was upset , I could see how worried he was ," Don't worry , I will send some guards so Palmer doesn't approach you ."
Actually it was not about Palmer .
Through my whole plane ride ,I was just getting more and more anxious. It was frustrating that I could not even call my friends .
As soon as the plane reached Gengen , I was calling Summer .
" Did something happen?," call it my intuition or superstition, but I was suddenly scared to hear what she had to say .
" It's Seymore," she answered in a broken voice ," He broke into our dorm last night . I don't know what to do now ."
I did not go to Liam's Penthouse , obviously. My friends needed me . By the time I had arrived at the Ceo's office, both of them were in a heated argument with our agency's lawyer.
I could feel the fear in their voices.
I reached for their shoulders . I knew that if not for me, they would be horribly bullied by the agency.
The idols were not that respected even after debut , unless you have a massive background like Sunshine corporation.
Rain came from a middle aged family and Summer was the only breadwinner in the house now .
It was upsetting to see them being degraded by these people again and again.
" Autumn," Rain turned at me with teary eyes ," Last night -"
She broke down crying.
" Seymore ...did he come when you guys were sleeping?," I asked , furious.
They noded .
" I am calling the police ," I decided . It was bad enough that we did not report him at the first time .
" I am afraid that would lead to a breach of contract," the lawyer smirked at me ," There has already been bond signs to not disclose matters of agency to outside."
" My lawyers from Sunshine will see to it," I said confidently . There is no way Sunshine will let me sign a paper with loopholes like this.
" I am afraid that the situation of yours is quiet different from your friends here ," the CEO also chipped in ," They signed a more modified version of documents that may directly effect their careers."
" What if it is just me who will go to the police?," I was trying my best to not start breaking things in the office .
" Ofcourse you can ," the lawyer noded ," However I would like to remind you that your friends are still in contract with our agency for next two years . Trouble may come from anywhere ."
I stormed off the office . There was no use of talking to them . They would just keep threading me with my friends .
The agency had broken it's promise. The security they hired could not even stop an ex- manager from entering our dorm at night .
" What should we do ?," Rain was trying to not burst into tears as she followed after me.
" You guys are moving ," I told her ," And I will see to it that we can end our contract here ."
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The first person I called was obviously Liam . I did not know how to explain the whole situation to him.
He knew about Seymore but did he know why my ex-manager was fired ?
I doubted that our agency dared to tell him about the humaliation Seymore had put me through .
I wanted to take my friends to Gengen's penthouse, since nowhere would be as secure as that place .
But even that would need a lot of processing .
" Has something happened?," Liam had asked me .
" Um , I was thinking if my friends could stay at somewhere else other than the dorm ," I said .
" Julia , did something happen at the dorm ?," he asked .
" I will tell you about it when you are back ."
Infact I did not want to talk about it at all .
He had a lot of things in his hands .
If I could , I would love to solve it myself.
" Yeah ....yeah , let me talk to our chief guard , they can move in their things tomorrow."
We spent the whole night packing up .
It was a bittersweet feeling that we were finally leaving the dorm .
There used to be time when we had our happiest moments , also most hear breaking sobs in here .
When we won 'Global Sensation,' we had a party here . When Winter left us , we drank till late at night here .
But not anymore. The dorm was no longer safe . As long as Sunshine lawyers could not get my friends a safe outlet from the agency ,I could not bear to stay there .
It was four at the morning when my friends fell asleep .
I was too tired to even move an inch but then my phone rang. I picked it up and saw the message Liam had sent me-
' I am here .'
He probably did not want to wake me up with a call . I knew that he was planning to leave for now if I was unconscious on my bed .
I hurriedly put on my hoodie and my mask , and hopped out of the door .
It was still dark outside. But I could hear birds chirping as they were waking up for the day .
I could not wait to surprise my husband with morning kisses .
" Autumn."
Maybe it was because my eyes were too tired to notice the tall figure that was waiting for me in the middle of the way to the gate ..
I recognised the black jacket and the grey hair with that awful haircut .
I was pretty sure that Liam was probably waiting for me just outside the gate .
If I screamed , maybe he would come running .
" Seymore ," I greeted the devil.
" Yes ! It's me ," he said , approaching me ," I was so worried about you . I saw the news about your father . Are you okay now ?"
" Stay back ," I warned ," My husband is there . Liam would not be very happy if he finds you here ."
" Oh , please," he said ," If he was that worried about you , he would not try to ruin your career by sleeping with you ."
I felt blood pulling out from my limbs . It was as if I was standing in a cold river ," How did you know ?"
" Oh please , your search history in internet still comes to my phone since I had your mail and internet account logged into my device ," he waved away my question as if it was nothing ," But think about it , Autumn , please . If you get pregnant, you will ruin yourself like Winter did ."
" Wh- how do your know my password," it was getting difficult for me to form a sentence," How long had you been looking through my things?"
" It's for your own good ," he urged ," I saw you searched about how often people can get pregnant from intercourses ! The point is , it doesn't matter for others , but for your career it's life or death !"
I wanted to throw up on his face.
" Get lost ," I hissed at him ," I don't want to see you ever again ."
Like a snake , his hand striked me .
I was astonished.
I wanted to shout but my voice would not come out .
He gripped my wrist like a python catching it's prey," Don't act like a dog in heat . You can have sex later ."
I was repulsed fron his breath , from his voice .
" That's none of your business," my voice was barely a whispher now ," Fucking let go of me ."
I did not wait for him to answer . Instead I pulled my knee up and hit him on the gronin.
I knew that I had not hit him as hard as I wanted it to be , as I lost my balance , almost tripping over him .
But it was good enough for his grip to come loose .
I ran ....
I ran like there was a bullet chasing me .
In half a minute , I had taken the turn that let me outside the gate .
I could see Liam standing there . I wanted to shout out his name , but my voice was still not working .
I started waving my hand .
There was a blow on my back .
I did not know what hit me but I fell on the ground .
In despair I looked at my husband. Thankfully, the sound had drawn his attention.
I could hear Seymore's voice behind me.
Fear pushed me up to my feet .
Liam was running towards me .
I was in his arms , when the second blow hit me .
The force was enough to throw up both down on the street. Stars danced in my eyes .
I looked down and saw that it was a piece of brick that had hit us
Trembling I looked at my husband , trying to form a word .
But I was so relieved that I bursted into tears .
Seymore's footsteps had stopped.
I was not scared anymore.
Liam , he was now here with me .