The Invisible Girl's Revenge (Harper) novel Chapter 198

There were a few moments that day when I almost put my phone down, pulled Harper into my arms and told her everything.

First, it was at the suite when I’d returned after being away for so many hours. Then, it was in the limousine when I made myself so busy on the phone and finally, it was at the dealership when I saw the spark in her eyes the moment she thought I was about to tell her to pick any car she wanted. And then I watched that spark dim when I said I was there for spare parts. That was the one moment that nearly broke me because I hated seeing her so disappointed.

But I had to keep going and as I stood there beside her when the lights went on and the room erupted as everyone surprised her, I was finally relieved.

She gasped loudly, then looked around with wide eyes that were filled with emotion as she slowly looked around with a hand covering her mouth. I had never seen anything that was more worth it.

She first took note of the familiar faces in the front. There was Ella, Zoey, the Barclay Twins and her two cousins Tracy and Penelope. Her Aunt Patricia had decided not to be part of it as she believed it was going to get a little wild.

Then, in the back were her college friends, people she hadn’t seen since graduation but had kept in touch with them.

She looked overwhelmed and in the best way possible.

“This is–what–I- OMG! I look like a mess. Had I suspected even a little that something like this was coming, I would’ve looked more-”

“Hey,” I interrupted her. “Don’t even think that way. You’re beautiful.”

The room erupted with a chorus of exaggerated “Awww.”

She groaned softly and hid her face in my chest, gripping my shirt tightly.

“Stop,” she mumbled.

I held her tightly with a chuckle of amusement, glad to see her so happy again.

For so many hours that day, I had watched her believe that it was the worst birthday ever, but at that moment, she looked like she had just been handed the world.

Finally, looking up at me, she said, “When did you even have time to do all this?”

I couldn’t stop smiling. “I didn’t do it alone. Ella and Zoey helped a lot. How do you think your friends from college showed up here?”

She looked across the room and at her friends, both of them bowing like they had done a great job at keeping it a secret.

“I don’t know if I should be mad or grateful.” She tried to glare at them, but her smile kept breaking through.

“I really thought…” she trailed off, shaking her head as she laughed at herself.

“I know,” I said.

We were still holding hands when she started making her rounds, greeting everyone. She squealed a few times, especially when she saw her friends from college.

I just let her be when I let her go, watching her from a few steps away with so much pride.

I ended up making eye contact with Ella and Zoey while they were with her. I was about to signal to them how grateful I was when I was joined by the Barclay Twins, who stood on both sides.

“Now this is what I call a surprise,” Adrian said. “I can’t wait to do this for Ella.”

“Same goes for Zoey,” Aiden added.

They both went on and on about their girlfriends but I barely heard anything they said as I was stuck on Harper. I wish I could surprise her like that every day just to see the way that smile reached her eyes.

After she had gone around to greet everybody, Zoey clapped her hands loudly and said, “Okay, everyone! The real party is in the backyard!”

Harper furrowed her eyebrows with confusion as she looked around at the decorated foyer. She looked at the balloons, the banner with her name and the lighting. To her, she had already assumed that was the party itself.

People immediately started moving towards the back doors with so much chatter and excitement.

She just stood there as she watched me approach and when I was close enough, I held her hand and said, “Prepare to be blown away.”

She took a deep breath to brace herself, then took her first step to follow the crowd but I pulled her back.

“Wait,” I said, standing behind her. “You’re not supposed to see this just yet. Let them go first.”

She looked back at me suspiciously before facing forward again.

After everyone was gone and we were alone, I stepped closer and gently placed my hands over her eyes.

“Whoa, what are you up to?” she giggled.

“You’ll find out when we get there.”

I slowly guided her toward the backyard, one careful step at a time.

When we stepped outside, I led her past everyone waiting and right in front of the stage that was covered by a large black banner with her name on it.

Even the rest of the crowd wondered what was behind it as they looked on.

“Ready?” I asked her.

She nodded with a grin.

The moment I removed my hand and she stared at the black banner, if ripped apart in the middle and all the way down, revealing a stage that had been set up with large speakers and spotlights that beamed down dramatically. Standing right at the center of that stage, adjusting their instruments, was her favorite band, The Midnight Echo.

The girls immediately began to scream, but it took her a while as she didn’t even move,

Then, she screamed as well and not in a polite way, but a full unfiltered fangirl scream.

“Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! What the- what the hell?”

Because they were one of the most popular bands in the world, who had sold millions of records, I had to pay $500,000 for them to perform at Harper’s birthday for a few hours. Just by watching her reaction, it was already worth it.

She grabbed my arm so tightly that I burst into laughter.

The lead singer stepped forward with a grin and said, “Happy birthday, Harper!”

She instantly covered her mouth.

“He just said my name! No way!” she whispered.

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