Invisible to My First Love by Lypstical Novel

Harper I was woken up by a gentle tap on my shoulder and when I opened my eyes , I flinched a little . My vision adjusted quickly and I was looking up at Maddox's gorgeous face . I'd fallen asleep on his shoulder . " We're here , " he said with so much energy as he fixed my hair . I groaned as I sat up more , looking out my window and realizing it was already dark . " What time is it ? " I asked , still staring outside like I could guess the time just by looking at it . " It's 8 PM ." My head shot back towards him as soon as he said it . " Now that's what I call a long flight , " I said .

" How is it that I'm the only one who looks and feels exhausted ? You don't look like you closed your eyes even for a second ." " I've travelled this way so many times that I've gotten used to it . I had so much work to do that I was awake the entire time . A lot is expected of me on Monday now that the corporate world knows which other companies now belong to me thanks to my father . " " You already had so much to do after you took over the main company and now you'll have even more to do . Will you be okay ? Can you handle it all ? " He chuckled , then kissed my forehead .

" It's not forever . You already know that . " " Yes , but until then , will you be okay ? " In a playful and dramatic tone , he said , " With someone like you by my side , I can do all things in this world . " I rolled my eyes as I chuckled . " I was being serious . " " So was I. Don't worry about me . It's not like I have to do all this lone . Get ready . Touchdown will be any He changed the subject and I was glad he did because I was actually coming to that . " Remember what you promised me ? " I asked him . " I promised you something ? " His head thoughtfully tilted .

" Now that we're about to meet Dean , don't act like you have no idea what I'm talking about . " He pretended like he had finally figured it out , then nodded in agreement . " Oh , you mean that ? " " Yup ." I played along . He stared at me blankly for a few seconds , then chuckled and I ddn't help but do it as well He reached for my hand , kissing the back while looking into my eyes . second now . " " How could I forget what I promised you ? I'll give Dean the apology he deserves . I know it'll make you finppy .

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" I asked , still staring outside like I could guess the time just by looking at it . " It's 8 PM ." My head shot back towards him as soon as he said it . " Now that's what I call a long flight , " I said . " How is it that I'm the only one who looks and feels exhausted ? You don't look like you closed your eyes even for a second . " " I've travelled this way so many times that I've gotten used to it . I had so much work to do that I was awake the entire time . A lot is expected of me on Monday now that the corporate world knows which other companies now belong to me thanks to my father .

" " You already had so much to do after okay ? Can you handle it all ? " over the main company and now you'll have even more to do . Will you be He chuckled , then kissed my forehead . " It's not forever . You already know that ." " Yes , but until then , will you be okay ? " In a playful and dramatic tone , he said , " With someone like you by my sid I rolled my eyes as I chuckled . " I was being serious . " can do all things in this world . " " So was I. Don't worry about me . It's not like I have to do all this lone . Get ready .

Touchdown will be any second now , " He changed the subject and I was glad he did because I was actually coming to that . " Remember what you promised me ? " I asked him . " I promised you something ? " His head thoughtfully tilted . " Now that we're about to meet Dean , don't act like you have no idea what I'm talking about ." He pretended like he had finally figured it out , then nodded in agreement . " Oh , you mean that ? s " Yup .

" I played along He stared at me blankly for a few seconds , then chuckled and Couldn't help but do it as well He reached for any hand kissing the bar while looking to my X " How could I forget what I promised you I'll give Dean the apex bu deserves , Eknow it'll make you happy . I was the first get off the jet and while the entus 1/3 My Dean Sufi stood out in his wine want , bus secuary 11:33 Wed , Feb 4 © Ga . Chapter 172 dressed in black suits . I counted at least twenty of them .

Zoey had mentioned the possibility of meeting my father , but there was no sign of him and I told myself not to even think about it . Dean led the way towards us while we kept moving and I was so curious about something that I turned towards Maddox . He was already on his phone , but that still didn't stop me from asking . " Why don't you do that as well ? " " Do what ? " he asked without looking up . " How about finding out by looking up ? " I suggested . He finally looked up from the screen and spotted Dean , immediately shaking his head like he was doing too much .

" Wow , all that for one person ? I don't move like that most of the time because I don't need all that . That's for pussies . " My jaw dropped . I shouldn't have been surprised as he was one to say things like that , but I was . " Have you thought about the fact that we're here and maybe he doesn't usually have a lot of security with him ? What if this is for us ? " " Hmm , good point . " He said nothing after that as he immediately got back to whatever he was doing on his phone .

It was for this reason that I walked ahead of him by a few steps , trying not to stare at everyone coming with Dean . When we met halfway , I stopped right in front of him , not knowing my next move . It must have been the same for him as his smile wasn't as bright as usual . I caught it under the lights surrounding us . Our last encounter in person hadn't ended so well . " Welcome to Sydney . It's good to see you again ," he finally said , keeping that smile .

I'd spent so much time with him that I could tell at that moment he was a little nervous and to put him at ease , I opened my arms for a hug as I responded . " Thanks . It's really good to see you again ! " It took him a moment to hug me back , like he was processing that I had just hugged him first . When he finally hugged me back , his laugh was cheerful and I knew I had succeeded . Even after we broke the hug , he had a bright smile that reached His eyes .

" You smell so good , " he gave me the compliment while looking past my shoulder and I caught his smile fade just slightly , I knew he was looking at Maddox . " Maddox ," be casually called out his name like they were friends I was surprised when Harper told me you'd come with . her . " Stopping right beside me with his phone in his hand , Maddox said , " How could I not come with my girl when she begged I gasped as 1 looked over at him . " What ? " I looked back at Dean That's not what happened . " Yes i it is Maddox threw his arm over my shoulder while staring at me .

But the moment his eyes landed on Maddox , most of his ight at Dean , who chuckled with amusement while looking musement faded . 2/3 11:33 Wed , Feb 4 GG Chapter 172 " Nice Jet , " he said . Maddox looked back at it with so much pride . " There's a reason it's one of my favorites . You should see the interior . " " Maybe some other time . " Dean dismissively said as he turned to lead the way . We were soon surrounded by his security as we were led to a limousine .

92 % The silence went on for a bit too long that it began to feel awkward for me , so I gestured towards Maddox to break the ice since he still owed Dean an apology . But he mouthed two words to me . " Fuck that ." I sighed with disbelief , telling myself that maybe he decided not to say much just because he was upset that Dean didn't want to check out the interior of the jet . He must've taken that as a sign that he had no interest in having a casual conversation with him . I only hoped that he was going to try again . Maybe all he needed was somewhere more private .

" So , Harper , " Dean said , glancing back at me . " Have you ever been to Sydney ? " I was just about to respond when Maddox took out his phone and began typing . It took me a few seconds to speak as that caught my attention . Looking away and focusing on Dean , I said , " This is my first time . " " You're going to love it here .

It's beautiful ." He went on to tell me about what he personally found beautiful about Sydney , but I barely paid attention because when Maddox noticed me constantly glancing over , he tilted his phone at an angle that wouldn't leave the screen exposed to me as he typed something . I should've been content since he'd told me he was working on a surprise for me , but his body language looked so suspicious . Was I wrong to think there was something else going on ?

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