My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 358

Chapter 358: False Hope
Sam was curious about Bella and Sean’s closeness. He tried to remember if Bella had any family ties to Spencer, but since he worked for her, he had never heard of any.

After thinking for a few more seconds, Sam finally found his answer.

‘Damn! How could I forget? They know each other because of Tristan Sinclair, right?’ Sam remembered reading in the news that Tristan had a close relationship with Sean Spencer’s father.

Sam chuckled inwardly as he smiled at Sean, who had just seen him. He was no longer curious and now felt relaxed, waiting for Sean to join them.

Unlike Sam, Harper still tried to calm her troubled heart. She sat in her chair with her back facing Sean and Dax. She almost regained her composure, but her efforts failed when she heard Leo say that Sean was heading in their direction.

Worried that Sean would think her rude for not following the others waiting for him, Harper forced herself to stand and look in Sean and Dax’s direction.

Just when Harper thought she could calm down, her mind became even noisier, filled with sentences she had made up to say to him.

She scolded herself inwardly while trying to calm down, ‘Oh please, Harper Reed!! Calm down, okay! Relax…don’t let them know what’s on your mind.’

Nevertheless, her blood rushed when she saw Sean smile. She had never seen him smile except when he talked to Bella or Dax.

And now, seeing his smile at her, she felt as if God had blessed her.

‘Sean Spencer smiled at me? Oh my goodness, is this a sign that he’s starting to see me less coldly than before?’ Harper swallowed silently, trying to moisten her suddenly dry throat.

She smiled back at Sean, trying to appear natural while holding back her happiness. She worried that if she overreacted, he might start ignoring her again.

Just before Harper wanted to greet him, Leo’s voice stopped her.

“Hi, Little Dax…” Leo smiled cheerfully at Dax.

“Hello, Uncle Leo,” Dax said. He also politely greeted Harper. However, he looked confused when his eyes fell on Dana. “Uncle Leo, sorry to ask, who is this…?”

“This is Dana Collins. She also works for your mother as a secretary,” Leo answered, smiling lovingly at Dana.

However, Dana failed to notice it; she was too nervous to speak to this cute little man, Daxton.

Dana still found it hard to believe that her Boss’s husband was none other than Tristan Sinclair.

At first, she doubted it when Leo told her. Still, today, when she saw Tristan Sinclair and Lewis Sinclair sitting at the same table with her, she was speechless, unable to say anything.

“Hello, I’m sorry, Aunty Dana…” Dax’s voice trailed off for a slight second before he spoke again, “Can I call you Aunty? Or sister?” his round eyes blinked and gazed innocently and cutely, looking at her.

“Aunty would be fine…” Dana answered him hurriedly with a shy smile. It felt weird if Dax called her sister.

“Aunty, earlier… I didn’t hear clearly when you and Uncle Leo joined us.” Dax felt sorry because he was too busy chatting with Gael to be interested in listening to anyone else.

“Don’t worry. It’s fine, Dax—”

While Dana and Dax chatted, Leo turned his gaze to Sean Spencer. He politely greeted him, even though he knew Sean definitely didn’t know him. He was only trying to be polite here.

“Hello again, Mr. Spencer. Glad to meet you here.”

“Hello, Mr. Leo Smith. Yes, me too.” Sean answered, surprising Leo.

‘What the heck! He knows me?’ Leo muttered softly. He remembered never giving his full name to this man. Did Bella do it!?

Before Leo could respond to Sean Spencer, he saw Sean no longer look at him but shift his gaze and smile. To Harper?

Leo immediately looked at Harper and saw her blushing while smiling, too.

‘What the heck? Did Sean and Harper have some hidden relationship? No way!!’ Leo was shocked when he realized something.

But he immediately dismissed that thought. It was impossible for Sean to like Harper. Sean loved Bella. He finds out about them through Bella when he confronts her about why Sean came to their office.

With a faint smile, Leo turned to see Sean again to ensure he also smiled back at Harper. But what he saw shocked him. He didn’t! Instead, Sean was smiling at Sam.

“Sam, I’m surprised to see you here,” Sean said, offering a handshake, his smile still present.

“Hello Sean, I am also surprised to see you here. And I’m even shocked to learn you actually know our little Dax.”

Sam smiled back at him while accepting his friendly handshake, shocking everyone to witness that Sam knew Sean Spencer.

“Well, I’ve known him since he was born,” Sean said while ruffling Dax’s hair. He met the little man’s smiling gaze and asked, “Dax, do you mind if I talk with Sam?”

Sean had so many things he wanted to discuss with Sam, especially after learning that Sam worked closely with Bella.

“Yes, sure, Uncle…” Dax nodded. “I also need to return to Mommy; she must be waiting for me.”

“Alright, go meet your Mommy. Can you please tell her… after talking to Sam, I will leave and might not have time to meet her.”

Instantly, disappointment flashed through Dax’s eyes. “Uncle, why so fast? Can you stay with us until dinner?”

Sean half-kneeled before Dax while placing his hand on his shoulder.

“Sorry, Dax. I wish I could stay here longer and play with you, but I have an important meeting to attend.”

Dax didn’t say anything, but his gloomy gaze was enough to make Sean feel even more guilty.

“Don’t be sad, hmm? Uncle promises to come and visit you again…” Sean casually said, trying to lessen his sadness. And it works.

Dax’s eyes beamed, and his sadness slowly faded. “Really, uncle? You promise you will come again and see me…”

“Yes. I will…”

Sean silently scolded himself because he had given this little man false hope. He didn’t know when he would return to this place to meet him.