Invisible to My First Love (Harper and Maddox) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165

Maddox

The limousine wasn’t going to leave the airport until I said so. I just sat there in the backseat, my window rolled down as I kept watching my father’s private jet on the runway. I smiled as it took off, that being symbolic of his new freedom.

I finally gave the instruction for my chauffeur to begin the ride straight to my office. I could’ve easily gone home, but I didn’t want to do that just yet as I planned not to work on Friday. It was going to be all about my girl.

Just a few minutes into the ride, I dialed my uncle’s number. It didn’t even take long for him to pick up as he had been waiting to talk to me.

“It felt like it was taking you forever to call me. I was just dying to know all the details,” he said from the other end of the line “I wanted to wait until my dad left. He just did.”

“He really deserves this vacation. It’s funny how he planned it before the divorce was even finalized. He was confident and for good reason. I really hated that I wasn’t in the courtroom to see Margot’s defeat with my own eyes. It’s too bad there won’t be a next time to see her like that.” He sighed thoughtfully. “I remember when I got divorced, I took a vacation as well and it served as a great reset. I hope your father finds love again.”

I tilted my head like he could see me. “The same goes for you.”

“Nope!” He chuckled dismissively. “I’m not looking for that.”

I smirked. “You can say that all you want, but it looks like love is looking for you.”

He scoffed. “You call that love? Stop talking about things which aren’t there.”

“Oh, uncle, I thought you liked your new catch.”

“Ugh, she’s not my new catch and you know it.”

His voice turned a little sharp, like my words were actually getting on his nerves, but I didn’t stop.

“She’s definitely your new catch,” I said. “I get that she talks a lot, but you seem to love that. The last time you were with her, I saw the way you looked at her.”

“That’s where you’re wrong.” His voice softened. “I was only looking at her like that because I’ve never met anyone like her before. She’s so different.”

I nodded with satisfaction. “I can’t wait for the day when you’ll actually tell me that you’ve fallen for her. I’ll remind you of this exact moment.”

“Then you’ll keep waiting forever.”

“Maybe you just don’t see it, but I do. Just give it time and you’ll find yourself openly telling me that you’ve found love again. It could be with her. Love will do that to you sometimes. Five years ago, I would’ve never thought that I’d fall in love with Harper.”

That seemed to be the perfect opportunity to change the subject and make it about me. It was the only way to make me stop talking about his love life, so he made good use of it.

“You love that girl so much that you want to always be there for her. Look at you, canceling all your meetings for tomorrow and pushing them to next week.”

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He was still talking about her when I received another call. It was from her and my lig met was a silent re pick up because I was talking to my uncle. Instead, 1 sent her a text that I’d call her as soon as possible,

Her reply was instant, asking where I was. She needed to see me right away if I wasn’t too bossy. It wonder

sat up some more, wondering what had happened.

I was so curious that I asked her right away, but she just wanted to meet me in person and talk

There was a small shopping complex along the road leading to one of my offices and I asked her to meet me there. I saw myself sparing a few minutes for her before heading to the office. It was in the same direction apny

I was so worried that I wanted to find out what was going on immediately.

As the limousine entered the parking lot, I found her standing right by the entrance and she began following as it drove further inside. She looked a bit restless and now that I’d seen her face, it was clear that something was wrDDE

She rushed over to my side, not even giving me a small smile as I stepped out. Still, I wrapped my arm around her waist and kissed her on the lips, but she didn’t even kiss me back. It was like she didn’t even want to do it

“Did I miss something?” I asked while still holding her that close. “And I thought you’d still be with your friends.”

She took a step back with a sigh. “Ella accompanied Zoey. I couldn’t go because I really had to talk to you.”

She began pacing right in front of me with one hand on her hip and the other one on her forehead.

“What’s going on?” I asked, watching her get more restless by the second.

“Something happened and I… just..it was…”

She took a deep breath, but didn’t say anything more than that. I stepped forward and held onto her shoulders to make her stop pacing.

“Hey, you can talk to me. What is it?” My voice was gentle.

She exhaled deeply. “Please don’t be mad at me.”

My eyes playfully narrowed. “That all depends on what you’re about to tell me.”

“Hey!” She pouted in protest.

I chuckled with satisfaction. “I’m just kidding. I won’t get mad at you. I promise.”

After taking another deep breath, she said, “I was at the mall with Ella and Zoey when I ran into Grayson.”

My anticipation turned to disappointment, but I decided to wait and listen while still holding onto her shoulders.

“Go on,” I said with a blank expression.

“I only found out that he owns it when I ran into him. I didn’t know he’d be there. I tried to get away from him and for a while, I did, but he followed me into one of the stores. Ella and Zoey weren’t with me. They had their own thing going on with the Barclay Twins. He trapped me and I couldn’t get out…”

She trailed off and my jaw clenched hard. That only made my blood boil more and more with each passing second.

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“And then what happened?” I asked as calmly as possible.

“He… tried to kiss me.”

I instantly let go of her shoulders as I processed what she had just said.

She stepped forward, looking at me like she still had more to say. I was already so furious, but that wasn’t until I heard her next words.

“When he tried that, he thought I was going to give in. He wanted to test just how much I hated him, but I didn’t let him kiss me. I kicked him right in the balls so hard that he couldn’t keep me there. I pushed past him and walked aw-”

I cut her off when I kiss her forehead.

It was so sudden that she froze, then blinked rapidly a few times to process it while still looking up at me.

She parted her lips to speak, but couldn’t seem to find her words, so I kissed her on the forehead again, my expression softening by the second.

It was so amusing to see her confusion that my kisses moved from her forehead to her lips. I kept them short and didn’t even care that she wasn’t kissing me back. She was too shocked to do so.

When I finally gave it a rest, I placed my hands on the sides of her face and said, “As someone who has a pair of balls…”

“What?” she finally said.

“I know what it’s like to be kicked in the balls. I have an idea of what he felt when you did that to him and you know what? I’m glad you did.”

“Wait,” she began, placing her hands on the labels of my jacket with a look of surprise. “You’re not mad at me?”

“Why would I be?” I smirked. “Not only did you put him in his place, but you also decided to tell me. You could’ve kept it to yourself if you wanted.”

She chuckled with relief as her face lit up and then, she wrapped her arms around me tightly while resting her head on my chest. I felt the warmth in my heart at that moment, making me flash a smile as I looked down at her hair.

Her head shot up again, making eye contact with me with those gorgeous eyes that were still filled with so much relief.

“I just don’t want to hide anything from you.” She smiled brightly.

As soon as she said that, I finally hugged her back and kissed her forehead again. Man, her honesty had just made me love

her even more.

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