Chapter 22
Collin.
“Can I speak to her?!” I asked Damon surprising even myself, Harper actually sent me here to get her car, however it is and
send it to her own mechanic.
“Sure” Damon replied, I slowly turned around and went through the route Daphne took, she happened to be seated on a bench
behind the company, I could hear her whimpering and I approached her with caution, with my hands behind me I gently walked up to her and took my seat beside her. 1
I couldn’t tell if she was unaware of my presence, or she was aware and just decided to ignore me, I cleared my throat softly
to make my presence known but she still did not turn to face me.
“You were not the one getting yelled at but you’re the one crying,” I said, she finally raised her head and turned to look at me, her eyes was red and swollen with tears but I still didn’t miss the irritated glance she passed me.
“And who the hell are you,” she asked, I was a little bit taken aback by her question, we have seen more than once and although we never had a conversation I thought we actually connected, but I guess it’s a one sided feeling.
“You don’t have to know who I am what you have to know is that you should stop pitying yourself!” I said, I had already put it
out there before realizing that I should have found a better way to say it than that, she abruptly got up from the bench and I
got up also, she turned to look at me and stepped closer to me folding her hands across her chest.
“You don’t even know me!” She snorted, I could tell she was already getting irritated by my interference.
“Don’t seat here sobbing you didn’t mean to do it when you’ve already done it, rather make conscious efforts to change!” Her
nose flared in anger and she stepped closer to me.
“You don’t know me! You really don’t know what I’ve been through, you really have no right to interfere in my business like this!” she said and with that began to storm away, I slowly turned around to face her,
“Because you have been through a lot does not mean others should go through a lot because of you!” I said to her my voice calm like I wasn’t shattering her ego right now.
She paused in her tracks and slowly turned to look at me, a line of tears slowly streaked down her face and my heart broke at that, I immediately began to regret my approach, maybe I should have been a little more considerate.
But at the same time it seems like she has been so enveloped in her own world and she really needed to snap out of it. My ex had always said I was a little insensitive and should learn to understand women, I think I just made a huge mistake here, I reached out immediately to apologize but before I could say a word, she turned around and walked away.
Shit.
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I slowly opened the door to Harper’s office and walked in slowly, I had gotten caught up in the whole Daphne issue and I actually left DSD’s without fulfilling the reason of why I was there.
“Hi Collin, were you able to get my car?” Harper asked without raising her head immediately she sensed my presence.
“Erm Actually the thing is …” She slowly raised her head from the table to look at me with raised brows, I momentarily stopped talking, for a moment a considered lying to her but knowing how thorough Harper can be I decided to not lie.
“The thing is…”
“The thing is, the thing is, can you just go ahead and speak Collin, I’m quite busy” She said cutting my off softly as she slowly reclined in her chair, well I guess she’s not angry, I gently stepped forward, and placed my hands on one of the chairs opposite her. 1
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“I actually got carried away with something else, I didn’t remember to ask about your car,” I said whispering the last part with my eyes slightly close, I knew she wasn’t going to burst out, she wasn’t someone to yell when she was angry but I was expecting her to lash out on my incompetence, she exhaled deeply and reclined in her seat.
“Have a seat. Do you want to talk about what happened?” She said, my eyes flung open in excitement immediately, I was caught unaware by her reaction but I still needed to get her perspective on what happened today.
I pulled the chair I was holding out gently and took my seat, pulling it back closer into the table.
“Yes, yes ofcourse!” I rushed and without wasting time I went ahead to tell her about everything that transpired at D&D’s today, I told her about every single word I said to Daphne without leaving any single one out, I could see the look of disapproval on her face but I kept talking, by the time I was done talking, she gently sat up straight in her chair and leaned closer into the table.
“So basically, you told her she’s an attention seeker,” she said immediately I was done talking, and it was then I even realized the gravity of what I had done. I should have known that women are wired differently and the way they tend to interprete things are quite different.
“Do you have the slightest idea what she has been through?” She asked me and I shook my head slowly, we both know that their parent died at a very young age but we really did not know what exactly caused their death, the only thing we know is that it had to be related to DMW.
“If you wanted to help her, you could have atleast started by sympathetizing with her, not trying to invalidate her pain, let people hurt over their pain however way they want to,”
“It was your first real conversation with her and everything you did was try to make her feel that you don’t understand her, is
this how you want to court her ?” She asked I exhaled deeply and dropped backwards in my seat, I still have a lot to learn. 1
“I think you should try to right your wrong, but you have to be sensitive to timing, when the time is right you’ll know deep
down in your heart” she said to me and I nodded slowly considering her words.
Later that evening
Novan.
With my hands firmly gripping the steering wheel, I stared fixedly at D&D’s across the road. This was where he worked, the
stupid guy that wasn’t making Harper think correctly.
My blood simmered as I thought about him dropping Harper and picking her up and the stupid relationship they had forged. I imagined storming into his office, demanding he stay away from her but obviously I knew better than to do that. As if on
cue, the building’s doors swung open, and there he was. Without hesitation, I flung open my car door and marched towards
him.
I reached him in a few strides, planting myself squarely in his path, arms folded across my chest, I stared at him defiantly in
the eye.
“And you’re supposed to be?” He asked his voice cool although not devoid of authority, he didn’t even seem to be fazed by my
stance, he just stared at me with a calm demeanor.
“Harper’s husband!” I retorted, he slowly raised a brow at me as if thinking about what I just said, I scoffed and stepped closer
to him.
“Ohh she didn’t tell you she was engaged to be married? What a fool! You’ve been played by that slithering thing!” I spat angrily, I watched as his facial expression flashed from confused to annoyed and then amused, his feature slowly broke out in a small smile, I gritted my teeth, trying to contain my building rage and his smile turned into a mocking chuckle.
“Is that so? Well, I suggest you take a step back before you regret it.” He replied, his voice still very steady and cool, and his look of disgust not leaving his face, making me feel really small beneath his gaze.
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I clenched my fists, the urge to yell out almost overwhelming. Instead, I leaned in closer, lowering my voice.
“Stay away from her,” I warned,
His expression hardened slightly, but his voice remained calm.
“Harper makes her own choices.”
“Not when you’re manipulating her,” I shot back, unable to hide my annoyance anymore, his face relaxed again and he bursted out smile, he seemed eccentric and it was starting to irritate the hell out of me. He chuckled softly, a mocking edge to
his tone.
“You don’t know anything about me, Damon.” I snorted, my nose flared in anger.
“I know enough,” He countered sharply.
“She deserves better than you.”
Before I could even reply, he turned on his heel and walked away. Seething with frustration I stared at him as he walked away and I couldn’t even do anything, my hands balled into a fist beside me, I needed to come back more prepared.
I won’t let anything come in the way of my getting rich!
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