The Invisible Girl's Revenge (Harper) novel Chapter 242

Chapter 242

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Anna didn’t even argue. I even thought she’d want to come with me, but she looked like the had dready decided that would be the one to handle st

And with that. I left the living room and made my way into the hallway

Even though the estate was huge, I already had a good idea where Harper had gone. There was this balcony ite had looking at earlier and couldn’t stop talking about it. I hoped I’d find her there.

Sure enough, when I got to that balcony, I found her standing there. Her hands rested on the rating while

of the beautiful garden on the other side. She was so focused on it that she didn’t notice me right aw

It was only when I cleared my throat that she did

She looked over her shoulder and our eyes met for a second before she looked away again.

“Hey,” she said.

“I knew I’d find you here,” I said, as I approached her.

She chuckled. “I just needed some air?

“Of course you did

I stopped behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist. She immediately relaxed in my arms and I kissed her cheek

She closed her eyes for as long as my lips were against her skin and I felt just how much she needed that comfor

After pulling my lips away, I stared at the garden as well as I spoke right neat her ear.

“I know this isn’t easy for you.”

She laughed softly, but there was no humor in it. “You have no idea. I can’t just be thrust into this world like this.

I rested my chin lightly against her shoulder while still staring at the garden. “So what do you want to do?”

She sighed. “First of all, I need to talk to my father. But that’s going to be right after Veronica lets him go

I raised my eyebrows. “What do you mean?”

She turned her head slightly to look at me. “I heard them not too long after I left the living room. I’m not sure if they’re still arguing, but Veronica isn’t happy”

“I’m not surprised, but the thing is the’ll just have to accept it

She looked back towards the garden. “That’s too many shares and a million dollar company. I just.. I don’t know?

I held her tighter, but not enough to trap her just enough to remind her that she wasn’t carrying this alone “That’s why you need time to think about everything. You don’t have to decide anything today”

She didn’t respond right away, so I gave her another option. It was one that I knew she would never ask for herself

“We can leave right now if you want.”

That got her attention and she turned her head fast. She looked at me like I was crazy, but I meant every word. I didn’t care about the Beauregards family gathering as much as I cared about her. If she wanted to go home, I’d rather have her on my jet before sunset.

Just for a second, she looked tempted, then she shook her head.

“No. We’re staying.”

My lips curved into a small smile because I had expected that answer. I didn’t see her running away from that problem and I was glad I was right.

“I don’t want to leave yet.” Her voice was firmer now. “I need to deal with this situation.”

I kissed her forehead because I was so proud of her, then rested my forehead against hers.

When she looked up at me and our eyes met, some of the worry disappeared from her eyes and that was enough.

“Thanks,” she said with a genuine smile.

“For what?”

She hugged me before responding, while being careful not to rest her face on my white shirt. She may have gone for a simple makeup look, but it was still makeup and she wanted to make sure my shirt wasn’t stained.

“Thanks for coming to find me,” she said. “I thought being alone was going to be enough.”

“And then you realized the power of the Maddox effect,” I bragged.

She giggled. “Shut up.”

Harper

I followed Anna into the bedroom we would be sharing for the night and the moment I closed the door behind me. I stopped walking just to look around.

I could see a section of the estate because of the floor-to-ceiling windows and Anna rushed over there just to see outside “Wow,” she said as she slowly turned to look around. “All this plus two king-sized beds?” Then her lips curved into a mischievous smile. “Poor Maddox.”

We kept walking until the mansion was left far behind. It was only when we were on an open field while next to each other that he finally broke the silence.

“I’m sorry,” he said while staring at the horizon with his hands in his pocket.

“For what?”

He sighed. “For dropping softething like that on you. I just thought it would be the best surprise possible?

I chuckled. “I was definitely surprised,”

That made him chuckle as well. The truth is despite what I’ve done for you, I don’t expect you to immediately be with everything. Sure, everything has already been transferred to your name, but you can still think about

I looked away from him and back at the horizon “I’ve never even used the last name Beauregard before.”

He nodded. “That can change, but only if you want to.”

I thought about that last name and everything it represented. “I’ll definitely have to think about it.”

“I know.” There was no pressure or expectations behind his voice. “I’m also sorry about Veronica. I didn’t think she’d react that way in the presence of everyone.”

“I heard what she said when you two were alone. I was just passing by at the time. She’s definitely not happy about this.”

“No, she’s not, but with time, she’ll learn to accept it because I’m going to do my best to give you everything I can. That includes the shares, the companies and of course my time.”

Of everything he had just mentioned, the time was what made me smile the most. It mattered more than anything else to

“I can’t wait to tell Aunt Patricia,” I said.

That made him laugh a little as his expression turned nostalgic. “I’d actually like to see Patricia again. It’s been a very long time.”

I was staring at the horizon with him when I sensed quick movement from him, so I looked over and he was taking out his phone. When he had it in his hand, he scrolled for a bit as he said something to me.

“Come closer.”

I didn’t question it because he actually looked like he was looking forward to whatever was about to happen. I only got to find out when I was close enough that he was about to take a picture afterl looked at the screen. The mansion was behind us in the distance and the beauty of it, along with the two of us, was captured in that single frame.

After we took a few pictures, I was still standing beside him when he started scrolling through his phone. I should’ve looked away, but it was too late because he was now in the middle of sending them to somebody.

“You must be wondering who the recipient is,” he said, clearly not minding that I was looking at the freen.

I nodded quickly.

He slid his phone back in his pocket as he said, “That’s my publicist. He’ll know what to do. Right now, I can gladly say that your life is about to change.”