My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 450

Chapter 450: The Reason To Comeback
At Astington International Airport, Harper almost tripped over her own feet when she read the text message she had just received.

[Sean] Harper, sorry for asking this, but can you stay for a few more days?

“Wow! Wow! Be careful, Harper Reed…” Bella said as she held Harper’s other hand to help her stand properly. “This is why you can’t play with your cell phone while walking. You might fall without knowing it!” she scolded.

Bryan and Sam, who followed them while dragging Harper’s suitcase, stifled a laugh.

“Ugh! Sorry…” Harper smiled awkwardly, placing her phone back in her black trench coat pocket.

Harper was too shocked to see Sean reply to her text message to pay attention to her surroundings.

She wanted to reread the text to confirm if she hadn’t misread it because, lately, she had always imagined receiving a text from him. She was worried this was just her imagination. But Bella was walking right next to her and might see who sent the message.

While following Bella to the airport’s enormous, beautiful lounge, Harper tried to restrain herself from looking at her phone. She was waiting for the right time to check her cell phone.

After a few more minutes of walking, they finally decided to have lunch at an Italian restaurant on the corner. It wasn’t as crowded as other places; only a few tables were occupied.

“Where do you want to sit?” Bella asked, glancing at Harper, who looked quiet and less enthusiastic than before. This made her suspicious that Harper had just received a text message that had made her mood drop to zero.

“Anywhere. Hurry, we don’t have much time, girl…” Harper said while following Bella, who walked to a quiet corner with a view overlooking the airport waiting room. They could see passengers and their escorts coming and going from where they were sitting.

Not long after, the waiter finished taking their orders, as did Sam and Bryan’s orders, who were sitting at the table next to them.

“What happened, Harper? You look strange. You look like you just saw something that ruined your mood…” Bella finally asked, seeing her best friend looking anxious and tense. “Did you receive some bad news?” she guessed.

‘Damn, Bella! How could you guess it… almost right?’ Harper vented sarcasm in her mind while smiling at her, trying to adjust her expression so as not to raise Bella’s suspicions.

Harper immediately shook her head while trying to smile naturally at Bella. “I just feel bad because I have to leave you again, and I don’t know when I can come back,” she sincerely said.

Bella also sighed deeply. She had already become attached to Harper, even though she had only been staying for a few weeks.

“Yeah, me too. I’m so sad. If you have time, please visit us. Dax might be missing you,” Bella said, pausing when she remembered something. “Oh, right, Harper, you should come when it’s his birthday.”

“My goodness! How could I forget that?” Harper’s smile grew wider as she had a reason to revisit the country. “You’re right, girl. I never miss his birthday.”

Harper felt a surge of joy. She now had a valid reason to return to the country: Dax’s birthday party and the opportunity to meet Sean. She couldn’t wait for the time to come faster, and she had the chance to pursue Sean.

They continued talking while eating their lunch. Bella chose Prawn Pasta, while Harper decided to eat a light lunch: pizza.

Harper lost her appetite because now her mind was filled with short text messages from Sean that she wanted to reread.

As Bella continued to talk, Harper’s mind was busy thinking about Sean.

‘Why did Sean ask me to stay? Has he decided to give me a chance to pursue him?’ Harper heard her own thoughts and smiled foolishly while chewing her tasteless pizza.

Later,

After finishing her lunch, Bella excused herself to go to the restroom.

However,

Bella was surprised to find Bryan and Sam following her. She stopped and turned to see them.

“You both don’t need to worry; the restroom is not far,” she said, pointing in that direction a few meters ahead of them. Yet, the two tall men ignored her. They continued to follow her, causing confusion among the people around them as they stood in front of the women’s restroom door.

Harper smiled, looking at Bella with her two bodyguards. But her smile slowly faded; she couldn’t waste this opportunity to check her cell phone.

Her heart raced when she saw Sean’s message still in her inbox.

‘OMG! He really replied to my text. Why did he suddenly text and ask me to stay?’ She read the text message several times, “Harper, sorry for asking this, but can you stay for a few more days?”

After calming her mind and heart, Harper replied, “I’m sorry, Sean. I can’t…” She sent the text and wanted to type the following message. However, Bella’s voice startled her.

“Harper, are you done with your lunch?” Bella asked, sitting opposite her, sipping her orange juice.

“Yeah,” Harper answered, awkwardly smiling at Bella. She returned her cell phone and felt terrible because she had not yet texted Sean to tell him why she couldn’t stay longer in this country. It was Her Mother’s birthday, and she never misses spending a day with her Mother on her special day.

“Harper, are you ready to check in your luggage and go through immigration, or do you want to stay here for another minute?” Bella asks, glancing at her watch.

Bella noticed that Harper seemed distracted several times and assumed she had received bad news, possibly related to her family. Not wanting to pry, Bella decided not to ask Harper about it further.

Hearing Bella’s question made Harper feel even guiltier, as she wanted to leave Bella as quickly as possible for the first time. This time, she was too worried that her refusal might give Sean the wrong impression.

With a heavy heart, Harper nodded at Bella and said, “I think I should check in now, Bella. I’ve never flown from this airport before, and I’m afraid I might have trouble finding my gate.”

“Okay, let Sam and Bryan help you,” Bella said, standing up and leading them to the check-in area.