Invisible to My First Love (Harper and Maddox) novel Chapter 107

Harper

Maddox had played along just to help me get back at the Barclay Twins and I couldn’t wait to tell my friends. all about it. I could imagine them going on and on about how much cooler that made him and it made me smile appreciatively as I spoke to him.

“Thanks.”

“You’re welcome. Now, let’s go. There are a few people I want you to meet.”

Ever since we’d walked into the lobby, I’d spotted a few more celebrities but had to play it cool. I hadn’t even stared at them for too long.

With my hand hooked around Maddox’s arm, he began to lead the way down the stairs and I spotted someone else, one of the best actors I’d ever seen in action movies.

“Whoa! That’s Brad,” I whispered in awe.

“And you’re about to meet him.” He smirked at me.

“What?” I held my breath just for a moment, wondering if he was being serious and it only took a few seconds to realize that he was, as he led me straight to Brad, who was in the company of others.

I swallowed hard so I wouldn’t fan girl too hard when we finally got to him.

Maddox proudly introduced me as his girlfriend and Brad was such a gentleman, making me feel more at ease even as we took a picture.

When Brad moved on to the others he wanted to meet and my eyes followed him, Maddox was so amused by how hard I was trying to keep myself together that he ended up introducing me to every celebrity that was in attendance. I began to feel like my heart would explode.

“I had no idea you knew all these celebrities here today,” I said as we made it up the stairs to get to the first floor.

“And I wanted to keep it that way. It’s always fun when I surprise you,” he bragged. “The hall is on the first floor and along the way, a lot of people might want to say hi. Just in case you find it a bit too much, just say the word and we’ll move along without making several stops.”

I chuckled.

“What?” His forehead creased.

“I don’t know. It’s just…you’re so used to everyone flocking to you because you’re Maddox Aldridge and here you are, being considerate that I’m not used to this.”

He shrugged like it wasn’t a big deal. “The goal is to make you comfortable. I wouldn’t want my date to leave early because she doesn’t like the type of vibe around me.”

As soon as we made it to the first floor and turned at the corner, my heart skipped a beat when I spotted Grayson in the long hallway. He was in the company of three middle aged men in suits.

There were a few other people moving along the same hallway, but my eyes were glued to his spot.

At first, I thought he was looking right at me since I hadn’t spoken to him yet, but I soon realized he was staring at Maddox when he even began to point at him.

“Here we go,” Maddox chuckled with satisfaction.

“What is it?”

He leaned closer to whisper. “Have I ever told you how many times Grayson has used the fact that I’m his brother–in–law to gain favor in the business world?”

I firmly shook my head. “I know that things are very complicated between Grayson and I, but I think you usually just misjudge the situation.”

He sighed, a little disappointed. “Of course you’d defend him. Well, you’re about to see it for yourself. Come with me and I’ll show you.”

He led me along the hallway and Grayson was still watching us approach, his smile growing wider.

Suddenly, Maddox stopped in his tracks and turned back around, making me follow suit.

“Wait, why are we going back?” I whispered. “Isn’t the hall on this floor?”

“Just follow my lead and you’ll see,” he whispered back.

Doing as I was told, I slowly walked with him while he told me about his uncle arriving shortly.

Suddenly, Grayson called out to him from behind, making both of us stop and Maddox sighed with satisfaction.

“And so it begins. You’re about to see for yourself. I’d love to see you defend him after this.”

When we turned around to face the other side of the hallway again, Grayson was already leading the way as the others followed behind him.

Maddox told me that we didn’t even have to move from our spot as Grayson would come all the way to us. He looked back at the men in his company as he whispered something to them, then looked back at us as he got

closer.

“I thought you were going to the hall since it’s just that way,” he said to us in a polite tone as he pointed behind him, taking a glance at me now that he was close enough.

“We forgot something on the ground floor,” Maddox responded, his tone just as polite.

Grayson nodded once and was quick to introduce the men in his company as potential investors and until that point, I didn’t see anything wrong with it. Then, it all changed when he threw his arm around Maddox’s shoulder, claiming to be just like real brothers with him. He even brought up some business ideas the

I trailed off, unable to even finish what I wanted to say. That evening, I learned a new side of Grayson and there was nothing charming about it.

He was so confident when he cut me off that my eyes narrowed.

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