Loving Your Rival After Rebirth (Layla and Logan) novel Chapter 6

Harper’s voice reverberated loudly, hushing the place for a second.

When she clocked all the eyes on her, she noticed the stares from everyone, even Logan and Layla.

People were totally sizing her up like she was some sharp-tongued troublemaker.

Meanwhile, the old gardener bent over to pick up some fallen roses and apologized .

Feeling the stares, Harper quickly flipped her vibe and apologized, “Sorry for the rush. You good?”

Layla saw it all. Even though Harper tried to smooth things over, it just made her seem even more fake.

Simultaneously, Harper Layla Logan.

“Why’s she here?” Logan wondered out loud, scrunching up his face.

Seeing his reaction, Layla figured he had no clue about Harper appearing out of the blue.

She stayed quiet, mulling over everything going on.

He seems clueless about her showing up. Is Harper dead set on being here?

This situation was way different from before. remember when Logan brought Harper to this event, and she totally wowed Mr. Thomson,

thought she wouldn’t show . Surprisingly, she .

Upon hearing the fuss, Leo rushed into the hall. “Mr. Robinson!”

Logan’s tone got serious as he asked, “Who let her in?”

Leo , “It was me… I Miss Hamilton could help you.”

Logan rubbed his temples, feeling the stress build. He used to cut Harper some slack, but with Layla in the picture, Harper’s sudden appearance wasn’t exactly what he had in mind.

Sipping her champagne, Layla chimed in casually, “Looks like Miss Hamilton’s a bit . Perhaps you should check on her.”

Logan glanced at Harper, who looked distressed. He sighed and decided, “I’ll go check on her for a second and then be back.”

Layla didn’t say anything. She expected Logan to step in, considering his history with Harper.

Going up to Harper, Logan asked, “What’s going on? Why are you here?”

“I’m sorry. I… I just wanted to see,” Harper muttered, her gaze dropping as she began to sob.

Feeling a pang of sympathy for her, Logan decided not to give her a hard time. He knew how much effort she’d put in over the years.

“Leo will take you back,” he .

As Logan turned to leave, Harper grabbed his arm and pleaded, “Mr. Robinson, can I stay?”

Logan’s expression grew serious as he contemplated the situation, Harper has always respected boundaries before, but this seems out of character.

Seeing Logan’s serious look, Harper quickly responded, “Sorry, Mr. Robinson… I…”

Not wanting to be too hard on her, Logan gave in, “Alright, you can stick around. This event might help with your trip overseas.”

Upon hearing his words, Harper’s face instantly lit up with a genuine smile. She then asked eagerly, “Can I stay with you then?”