Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 684 No Wonder You Are Not Growing Taller

Undeniably, Harper was particularly sensitive when it came to such a matter, hitting the nail on the head right when she spoke.

Celine's expression stiffened for a moment. She turned and glanced at Harper before lowering her gaze and admitting softly, “Yeah.”

While saying that, she tugged at the strap of her bag, twirling her fingers around it so tightly that her hand turned red. Yet, she seemed oblivious to it all.

Harper cursed under her breath. “Don't be scared, Cece. They won't dare bully you anymore, I promise!”

At that, she paused for a moment. Tilting her head slightly, she whispered into Celine's ear, “We took those two girls to the karaoke lounge that day, and I personally took some nudes of them. The photos are stored in my home computer. Unless they want to become infamous, they wouldn't dare bully you again!”

Upon hearing those words, Celine was rather shocked. “Harper—”

“Don't be afraid. We live by the rule of not messing with others if they don't mess with us. They were the ones who bullied you first, so we're just giving them a taste of their own medicine. If they dare to pick on you again, I'll make sure they regret it!”

Celine had not expected that Harper had actually taken nudes of Sasha and the others after taking them away that day.

She had been also photographed nude by Sasha and the others. All this while, she had never dared to protest or fight back when they bullied her because of her photos in their hands. She initially thought that everything would end once she transferred schools, but she forgot that they were also from Jadeborough.

Thus, it would not be a difficult task if they wanted to pick trouble with her.

If she had not run into Rowen that day, they would take her away and done unspeakable things to her.

For many years before this, she had been bullied by Sasha and the others. After being threatened with the matter previously, she was terrified, afraid that she would suddenly see those pictures being circulated everywhere one day.

She had considered resisting, but she had always been alone and without support.

In the dead silence of the night, she even once had the dark thought that it would be great if they all died together.

Forcing girls to take such photos was an exceedingly unethical and ruthless act. Yet, when this incident happened to Sasha and the others, Celine was secretly delighted deep within when her initial shock had passed.

But she did not dare let Harper know about it, fearful that Harper would find her wicked.

Celine pursed her lips and looked at Harper with gratitude. “Thank you, Harper.”

Gazing at her, Harper reached out and gave her a hug. Suddenly, an idea came to her. “If those two girls would also be at Enzer's birthday party, Cece, we should definitely go!”

Celine was somewhat puzzled. “Why?”

When she said that, her face was somewhat pale, making her fear of seeing them clear.

At the sight of that, Harper felt a deep pang of anguish. “I have their photos in my hands, and they have your photos in theirs. Don't you want your photos back?”

Celine abruptly understood her meaning. “But would they be willing to give them back to me?”

Harper harrumphed. “Who knows, they might be thinking about this very matter right now!”

They're the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. If Celine weren't so gentle and made such easy prey, those two girls would never dare act so arrogantly were it were someone else!

She still had a vivid recollection of how those two girls looked as they pleaded fearfully at the karaoke lounge that day.

At her words, Celine's eyes lit up imperceptibly. “If possible, I... I also want to get those photos back.”

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Celine's nose stung. “Thank you, Harper.”

It turns out that there are people who would help me!

Seeing that her eyes had turned red-rimmed, Harper became somewhat panicked. “Oh no, please don't cry. If you cry, my heart will break!”

Initially, Celine was already moved to tears. Upon hearing Harper's words, however, she could not help giggling softly. Tears welled up in her eyes, but at that moment, she could not cry.

When she had laughed, Harper finally breathed a sigh of relief. “I don't know the kind of life you had in the past and why so many people bullied you. If only I had met you sooner!”

Celine kept her head down without saying anything. Tears began to stream down her face, and she quickly wiped them away.

It went unnoticed by Harper beside her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The two of them chatted as they walked into the mansion area. Before long, they arrived at Harper's house.

Celine bid Harper farewell with a smile. Only after watching the latter enter the mansion did she start walking toward her own home.

While she was doing so, Rowen's bike stopped beside her. “Get in.”

Celine blinked. Grasping his meaning, she climbed astride the pegs.

Rowen glanced back over his shoulder at her, “Why are your eyes red?”

Feeling a bit guilty, Celine quickly lowered her head and fibbed, “I rubbed my eyes just now.”

“Oh, I see,” Rowen murmured.

He pressed his left foot down on the pedal. Slowly, the bicycle began to move forward.

Katherine and Joshua were not at home, while Lewinn had a lot going on at college that week, leaving only Celine and Rowen in the Lewis residence.

Hannah had prepared dinner ages ago. Seeing that the two of them had returned, she brought out the food she made.

Preparing a meal for two was not easy. Hannah steamed a seabass, stir-fried some asparagus that Rowen loved, and prepared grilled tofu. The portions were not large, but the three dishes were just enough for Rowen and Celine to eat.

After serving the food, Hannah took off her apron to get off work. “Just put the dishes in the dishwasher when you finish eating, Celine, Rowie. There's fresh watermelon in the fridge. You can cut it and eat it after dinner. I'll be going home first!”

Celine nodded. “Thank you, Hannah.”

Once Hannah left, Celine and Rowen were the only ones left in the vast mansion.

Rowen's speed in eating was impressive. After he had finished dinner, he took a watermelon out of the refrigerator. Cutting it in half, he placed one-half beside Celine's hand. “You clean up tonight, and I'll do it tomorrow night. I'll be heading upstairs first.”

Celine was momentarily stunned, but she quickly recovered and nodded, “Sure, Rowie.”

After finishing her meal, she put the tableware away and placed everything into the dishwasher in the kitchen. She did not know how to operate the machine, so it took her more than ten minutes to figure it out before she understood how to use it.

As she left the kitchen, Rowen came downstairs with the half watermelon rind he'd hollowed out in hand. “Why did it take you so long to eat?”

Embarrassment flooded Celine. “I was checking out the dishwasher earlier.”

Rowen raised an eyebrow. “Have you finished your math homework?”

Celine shook her head. “No.”

“Go ahead and get started, then. Just knock on my door if you don't understand something. I'm off to do my homework.”

Rowen tossed the watermelon rind before glancing at the uneaten half of the watermelon on the table. “The watermelon is quite sweet.”

Celine likewise glanced at the half of the watermelon. “Rowie.”

Rowen, who had just stepped onto the stairs, was somewhat puzzled. He looked back at her and asked, “What's up?”

“I can't finish eating this.”

Celine pointed at the watermelon.

Rowen clicked his tongue and took a fruit knife from the kitchen. “How much can you eat? Should I cut it in half?”

Celine shook her head. “I can't eat that much.”

“A quarter?”

Still, Celine shook her head. Rowen handed her the fruit knife outright. “Cut it yourself. I'll eat the rest.”

Celine took the knife, sliced the watermelon in half, then cut one-third from one of the halves.

Words eluded Rowen for a moment. “No wonder you're not growing any taller when you eat so little.”