Invisible to My First Love (Harper and Maddox) novel Chapter 153

Chapter 153

Grayson

I had dinner at my parents house and it felt longer than it usually was, I preferred it that way.

It was just my parents and I as my sisters couldn’t make it, but it didn’t matter who was present, even if it had just been my mother and I, or my father and I, it would’ve still been a million times better than being back home and having dinner over there with Tiffany.

We were in the middle of the meal when my father lifted his glass and casually said, “So, won’t Tiffany be waiting for you?”

I forced a smile. “She can always wait a bit longer.”

My mother paused with her fork mid air. “That’s not fair.” She frowned. “My daughter–in–law needs you now more than ever. We appreciate you coming over to have dinner with us, but your place is with your wife.”

I clenched my jaw, but kept my expression neutral. If only they knew.

I nodded in agreement but inside, I was disgusted. The idea of going back home made my grip on the glass tighten.

Apart from meeting Kate, I had kept myself busy all day just so I could stay away. If it weren’t for the documents locked in the safe, I wouldn’t have gone back home at all. That was the truth I decided not to mention.

Snapping me out of it, my mother looked right at me and said, “I would’ve never thought that Harper and Maddox would last this long. They looked like they were having a lot of fun in Greece. Every post I’ve seen from the two of them makes me want to book a flight immediately. It’s so beautiful!”

I barely heard the rest of what she had to say as I hated the thought of Harper and Maddox together. I hadn’t even seen a single photo. She’d blocked me everywhere and I didn’t bother checking Maddox’s page either. I knew better. It would only remind me of everything I’d lost.

Then, against my will, my mind drifted back to that night, when I’d gone over to Harper’s place and she didn’t even look back when she locked up and walked away.

I’d stayed on the doorstep for hours after she left with Maddox. I sat there like an idiot, convincing myself that she’d change her mind and come back to keep me company, but she never did.

“Grayson!” my father said loudly like he’d been saying it for a while.

I looked over and smiled. “Did you say something?”

He looked at my mother while shaking his head. “I hope you’re not overworking yourself. You shouldn’t have work running through your mind at all times. We’ve talked about this over and over again. Anyway, as I was saying, I still can’t believe you managed to secure that contract with the Fairchilds. That was no small feat.”

I smiled again as I thanked him, saying the right words about dedication and persistence. But deep down, I knew the truth. I earned that contract, but not the way they thought.

After catching Tiffany in bed with Josh, I had thought about divorcing her and letting everything burn publicly and be done with it, but when she begged me not to do it, I realized that the benefits of staying were far greater. She didn’t want the affair exposed and the humiliation that would come with it. It was for this reason that she began to give me everything that I wanted, from shares to contracts. She couldn’t say no to me even if she wanted to. She was the one with so much to lose.

One thing had become perfectly clear. She was still my wife, but that was just on paper.

I got home after 9 PM and when I opened the bedroom door, Tiffany didn’t look back at me.

She was on the couch, wrapped in a silky robe while staring at the television.

The news was playing and once again, it was her parents‘ divorce.

She changed the channel a few times and each time, it was different anchors, different panels, but the same speculation.

I thought about how that could’ve been the two of us, had I chosen to walk away.

Despite all the shares she’d transferred to me so far and contracts I had secured, I still had those images burning in my head. When she was being fucked by Josh while carrying his baby.

She hadn’t yet told me what she planned to do long–term, but that wasn’t my business. As long as I got what I wanted out of it.

Our parents didn’t know and we planned to keep it that way for as long as possible.

The silence stretched on even as I began to take off my jacket, but that was until she decided to speak first without looking back at me.

“How was your day?” she asked quietly.

“Fine.” I loosened my tie.

“Did the meeting with the shareholders go well?”

“Mm.”

I felt like giving her short answers as I believed I didn’t owe her anything more than that.

“What about the meeting with Mr.-”

“Damn it! Why do you keep asking me? Why not ask Josh?”

I didn’t even bother looking at her.

“Just in case you forgot,” she said, her tone already firm. “We’re still fucking married.”

I scoffed. “That never stopped you from spreading your legs for Josh and letting him nut in you.”

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