Invisible to My First Love by Lypstical Novel

Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Harper > ] 56 Vouchers Maddox and I left the Aldridge Estate far behind , already halfway to my place but I kept replaying one of the most significant moments according to me . It wasn't the one where he took me to his old bedroom . Sure , that was special , but it wasn't what was running through my mind . It was the warning he'd given Tiffany and her mother in the living room right before we left . Even though it was meant to be the final step in making sure that they both stayed away from me , the way he said it while possessively holding me made me believe him .

It was for this reason that I glanced at his body profile a few times during the ride back while pressing my thighs together . I saw him as the guy he'd always been during the times I found myself doing whatever the fuck he wanted me to do . " So , how long do you want to keep doing this ? " he asked , putting down his glass . Clearing my throat , I said , " I don't know . " " We won't be doing this forever , but Tiffany and her mom got me loud and clear . That's why for as long as you want to keep going , I'm all in . " I glanced at his side profile again .

" Imagine you find someone you actually like , won't this get in the way ? " He scoffed . " That night you came to London , I told you that- " " Right , but still ... " " Scared that once this is over , they'll come after you ? " he teased me . I rolled my eyes . " Please , I'm not scared of them . " " I know . " He looked over at me . " You just don't want to get hurt like last time , because you don't know what might happen next , even though nothing might be worse than what happened in London . " I chuckled painfully at how he was spot on . " How do you do it ? " " Do what ?

" " Manage to live with the fact that you have such people in your family . " He chuckled , looking away . " I like to think of Tiffany and her mom as non - existent . Yes , I do see them and talk to them , but if I treat them like they don't matter , and they definitely don't , they have very little significance in my life ." " Knowing you , I can picture you saying that to their faces ." " I've said it a lot to Margot's face ." " Because you don't give a shit about her ? Oh , hey ...

" POD 86 Chapter 86 55 vouchers I trailed off while wiggling my eyebrows and he chuckled softly as he shook his head . He did say he'd tell me why he didn't give a shit about Margot during the ride home ... and that was the ride home . He leaned back , eyes fixed on the city lights flashing past the window . " Around the time I was born , Margot was pregnant with Tiffany . My dad cheated on my mom when she was heavily pregnant and Margot made sure to use it to her full advantage ." His tone was calm , but he restlessly drummed his fingers against his knee .

" After me , my mom had three miscarriages , so he eventually told her about Tiffany and his desire to bring her closer . I was seven at the time . " He clenched his jaw , just as he clenched his fist with the hand resting on his knee . " Margot was so shameless that she didn't just want recognition for her daughter , she wanted it all . When I turned nine , my mom got pregnant again , suddenly got sick , had another miscarriage and died shortly after that .

Within a few weeks , Margot started coming to the house more and more and before I knew it , she was living with us like it had always been her home ... and they got married ." He forced a laugh. " It turns out that all along , he'd been going behind my mom's back . I wasn't the same after that and having to live with Margot and her daughter only made it worse . " My heart ached for him . " And that's when you lost that smile I saw in those pictures . " He nodded lightly . " I didn't want to be in that house anymore , so Uncle Sebastian took me with him .

While I was glad to go with him , a small part of me hoped my dad would ask me to stay , but he didn't . Margot made sure of that . She was always in his ear . My uncle raised me for so many years and during that time , my father and I barely spoke or spent time together . And we were in the same town . He paid more attention to Tiffany and Margot . I longed for more back then . " I raised my eyebrows as I realized something . " Was that the main reason you created that painting of the little boy ? " He gave a light nod , his expression still unreadable but tone a bit softer . " One day ...

" he trailed off with a genuine smile . " My dad called and asked me to come back home because I needed to learn about the family business if I was going to take over . I was fifteen at the time . I didn't want to go ." " Looking at you now , something definitely changed your mind . " I said . " Yup , it was my uncle . He made me see what would happen if I didn't go back to my dad's house . Margot would keep getting in his ear and making sure I got nothing in the end .

It must've taken a lot for my dad to tell me he wanted me to be part of the business , especially with Margot in the picture since she must've wanted everything for herself and Tiffany . " " I can guess that the welcome wasn't the warmest . " I said . " That's what I expected , but from the moment I arrived , Margot greeted me like I was her long - lost son . She was too nice and even encouraged me to get along with my sister and I tried ." " I remember seeing you and Tiffany hanging out when we were in high school and you'd call me Clingy Harper ." He scoffed , glancing at me .

" That's exactly who you were back then . " " Not anymore . " I firmly shook my head . 11:40 Sun , Oct 5 Chapter 86 50 vouchers " For a while , everything seemed to be going well , but I learned the actual truth . Margot was putting on a show . My dad must've made it clear he had big plans for me and she wanted to be part of them . There was a time when I actually thought the four of us could be a family , but I was wrong . That's why one of the best moments of that period was when I left to go to college . I was away from everything and everyone . When I graduated last year .

I took over my dad's largest company ." I nodded . " Yup , I heard about it that night when I came back to San Francisco ." The side of his mouth curved . " Margot and Tiffany weren't thrilled . They tried to sway the board members . Margot thought she had them wrapped around her finger and tried to influence their vote so Tiffany would be the one to take over . My sister even threw money around but when voting started , every hand went up for me . You should've seen the way those two had their faces turn red like their blood was actually boiling .

" I chuckled , trying to imagine Margot and Tiffany's faces . " It must mean a lot to you that despite everything , your dad believes in you to run a business that past generations worked so hard for . " He smiled softly , the corner of his eye crinkling . " Yeah , it does ." Then , his expression shifted , his voice low and thoughtful . " After my mom's death , my dad used to take flowers to her grave , but he stopped after six months and since then , it's never happened again . Now , that's about to change . " " It is ? " My eyes widened .

As he told me about the incident in the study when Margot came in , he finally turned to face me and leaned forward with a smirk of satisfaction that she was left out . Then , his eyes beamed as he spoke about going to his mom's grave with his father . " You're so lucky you get to spend time with him . That's a feeling I'll never get to experience . " I tried to smile , but couldn't bring myself to do it this time .

He picked up on it , throwing his arm over the backrest to brush his thumb on my shoulder as he leaned back , " Margot really shouldn't have brought that up , especially the way she did . You know what ? Enough about her . There's something we need to do before the end of this ride . " He smirked , making me interested in whatever was coming before I even heard it . Taking out his phone , he opened his phone camera and moved a few inches back to film me . Right . We needed pictures . I quickly puckered my lips and arched my back a little as my first pose .

That was when I heard him laugh at me . " What's up ? " I asked , confused . " I'm not taking pictures . It's a video . " My jaw dropped and I gently smacked his shoulder . " Hey ! You should've told me ." " And miss out on seeing you like this ? Nope . " He looked at the screen , biting his bottom lip . " I have an idea ." His voice was now low and suggestive .