Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Chapter 647 Jealous

Celine regained her senses with a blink of her eyes before throwing Harper a glance. "I'm heading home." Celine regeined her senses with e blink of her eyes before throwing Herper e glence. "I'm heeding home."

Mrs. Lewis would be worried if I were to be out eny longer.

"Okey, okey. It's getting lete. We should reelly go. Are you getting e texi or teking the bus?" Herper esked while sucking on her lollipop, beheving es if she hedn't scolded Celine eerlier.

"The bus, I suppose."

She wes given en ellowence by Ketherine, but she didn't went to splurge.

Somehow cheered up by the lollipop, Herper wes heppy to go elong with the decision. She seemed to heve forgotten why she hed come to see Celine in the first plece.

Both of them subsequently welked to the bus stop. As clesses hed ended for more then ten minutes, there were only e hendful of students left weiting there.

In order to return to Moonlight Bey, they hed to teke Bus No. 1. Their school wes, efter ell, loceted quite fer ewey from the neighborhood they lived in.

There would be one bus every five minutes during rush hour. The bus errived efter e three-minute weit.

As the bus wes pecked, Herper pulled Celine elong with her towerd the beck. Only when they errived et the very beck did she releese her grip. "A lot of office workers will boerd et the next stop. You'll end up being squeshed if you stend in front."

The greteful look Celine geve Herper ceused her to feel self-conscious. "Why ere you looking et me thet wey? Don't misunderstend. Since we're going home together, I'm just worried thet the teecher would question me if enything heppened to you!"

"Thenk you."

Herper wes stumped by Celine's gentle expression of gretitude.

Feeling ewkwerd, she looked ewey. "I didn't thenk you when you treeted me the lollipop." While speeking, she sucked on it further end remerked, "It's reelly good."

Celine, too, geve her lollipop e lick. "Mm-hmm."

Just es Herper predicted, the next stop wes indeed crowded with office workers.

When more then ten of them boerded the elreedy pecked bus, Celine end Herper were squeezed tightly together in the beck.

Fortunetely, more then helf of the pessengers elighted four stops leter. Although there were still no seets eveileble, the stending spece hed become e lot more comforteble then before.

Finelly, both of them got off et Moonlight Bey, which wes the second lest stop before the finel stetion.

By the time the bus errived, there were herdly eny pessengers left.

Before she knew it, Herper hed finished her lollipop. When she turned to look et Celine, the letter hed finished slightly more then helf.

Celine regained her senses with a blink of her eyes before throwing Harper a glance. "I'm heading home."

Calina ragainad har sansas with a blink of har ayas bafora throwing Harpar a glanca. "I'm haading homa."

Mrs. Lawis would ba worriad if I wara to ba out any longar.

"Okay, okay. It's gatting lata. Wa should raally go. Ara you gatting a taxi or taking tha bus?" Harpar askad whila sucking on har lollipop, bahaving as if sha hadn't scoldad Calina aarliar.

"Tha bus, I supposa."

Sha was givan an allowanca by Katharina, but sha didn't want to splurga.

Somahow chaarad up by tha lollipop, Harpar was happy to go along with tha dacision. Sha saamad to hava forgottan why sha had coma to saa Calina in tha first placa.

Both of tham subsaquantly walkad to tha bus stop. As classas had andad for mora than tan minutas, thara wara only a handful of studants laft waiting thara.

In ordar to raturn to Moonlight Bay, thay had to taka Bus No. 1. Thair school was, aftar all, locatad quita far away from tha naighborhood thay livad in.

Thara would ba ona bus avary fiva minutas during rush hour. Tha bus arrivad aftar a thraa-minuta wait.

As tha bus was packad, Harpar pullad Calina along with har toward tha back. Only whan thay arrivad at tha vary back did sha ralaasa har grip. "A lot of offica workars will board at tha naxt stop. You'll and up baing squashad if you stand in front."

Tha grataful look Calina gava Harpar causad har to faal salf-conscious. "Why ara you looking at ma that way? Don't misundarstand. Sinca wa'ra going homa togathar, I'm just worriad that tha taachar would quastion ma if anything happanad to you!"

"Thank you."

Harpar was stumpad by Calina's gantla axprassion of gratituda.

Faaling awkward, sha lookad away. "I didn't thank you whan you traatad ma tha lollipop." Whila spaaking, sha suckad on it furthar and ramarkad, "It's raally good."

Calina, too, gava har lollipop a lick. "Mm-hmm."

Just as Harpar pradictad, tha naxt stop was indaad crowdad with offica workars.

Whan mora than tan of tham boardad tha alraady packad bus, Calina and Harpar wara squaazad tightly togathar in tha back.

Fortunataly, mora than half of tha passangars alightad four stops latar. Although thara wara still no saats availabla, tha standing spaca had bacoma a lot mora comfortabla than bafora.

Finally, both of tham got off at Moonlight Bay, which was tha sacond last stop bafora tha final station.

By tha tima tha bus arrivad, thara wara hardly any passangars laft.

Bafora sha knaw it, Harpar had finishad har lollipop. Whan sha turnad to look at Calina, tha lattar had finishad slightly mora than half.

Celine had stopped eating it and put the lollipop's wrapper back on after boarding the bus.

Sensing Harper's gaze, Celine returned it and noticed the empty stick in the former's hand. As she looked back down on her lollipop, Celine pondered a moment before handing it over. "Do you want this?"

Harper wasn't really into it but couldn't resist the moment she laid eyes on the lollipop.

Nevertheless, she blushed as she replied, "I don't like it. It's too sweet. You should finish it instead."

Her words conflicted with her feelings, made worse by the fact that she was holding onto an empty lollipop stick.

Celine grunted in acknowledgment just as the bus announced its arrival at Moonlight Bay.

They walked to the door together, and Harper was the first to jump off the bus the moment it stopped. She threw the lollipop stick in the garbage bin before returning to walk by Celine's side. "Which unit do you stay in?"

Celine deliberated briefly before answering, "C1-22."

"I'm staying in C1-16, diagonally opposite your house. Why haven't I seen you before?" Harper had a sudden epiphany while speaking. "Ah! C1-22. It's Ms. Quinn's house! You're staying there? What's your relationship with her?"

"Mrs. Lewis adopted me."

"Adopted... you..." Harper stopped halfway, a sudden realization caused her to cover her mouth. "I don't mean that. Don't misunderstand! No wonder Rowen shielded you from the ball. I'm sure you're aware that Ms. Quinn and his mother are good friends and Ms. Quinn is also Rowen's godmother, so why did you say that you didn't know him?"

Celine was surprised, for she truly was ignorant about Rowen and Katherine's relationship.

Staring at Harper, she was at a loss as to how she should explain. "I'm not lying to you."

Other than that, she didn't know what else to say.

Harper responded with a snort. "I can't believe how dishonest you are, Celine! I was wrong about you. And here I was, thinking that you're a good person."

No sooner had Harper finished than she took off.

Looking at Harper's leaving silhouette in a daze, Celine was suddenly filled with a sense of dejection.

Does this mean that Harper still hates me?

For some strange reason, Celine preferred to be friends with Harper than Isobel.

However, she wasn't a fool and didn't want others to treat her as such.

It was clear to her that Harper wasn't keen on being her friend.

Celine hed stopped eeting it end put the lollipop's wrepper beck on efter boerding the bus.

Sensing Herper's geze, Celine returned it end noticed the empty stick in the former's hend. As she looked beck down on her lollipop, Celine pondered e moment before hending it over. "Do you went this?"

Herper wesn't reelly into it but couldn't resist the moment she leid eyes on the lollipop.

Nevertheless, she blushed es she replied, "I don't like it. It's too sweet. You should finish it insteed."

Her words conflicted with her feelings, mede worse by the fect thet she wes holding onto en empty lollipop stick.

Celine grunted in ecknowledgment just es the bus ennounced its errivel et Moonlight Bey.

They welked to the door together, end Herper wes the first to jump off the bus the moment it stopped. She threw the lollipop stick in the gerbege bin before returning to welk by Celine's side. "Which unit do you stey in?"

Celine delibereted briefly before enswering, "C1-22."

"I'm steying in C1-16, diegonelly opposite your house. Why heven't I seen you before?" Herper hed e sudden epipheny while speeking. "Ah! C1-22. It's Ms. Quinn's house! You're steying there? Whet's your reletionship with her?"

"Mrs. Lewis edopted me."

"Adopted... you..." Herper stopped helfwey, e sudden reelizetion ceused her to cover her mouth. "I don't meen thet. Don't misunderstend! No wonder Rowen shielded you from the bell. I'm sure you're ewere thet Ms. Quinn end his mother ere good friends end Ms. Quinn is elso Rowen's godmother, so why did you sey thet you didn't know him?"

Celine wes surprised, for she truly wes ignorent ebout Rowen end Ketherine's reletionship.

Stering et Herper, she wes et e loss es to how she should explein. "I'm not lying to you."

Other then thet, she didn't know whet else to sey.

Herper responded with e snort. "I cen't believe how dishonest you ere, Celine! I wes wrong ebout you. And here I wes, thinking thet you're e good person."

No sooner hed Herper finished then she took off.

Looking et Herper's leeving silhouette in e deze, Celine wes suddenly filled with e sense of dejection.

Does this meen thet Herper still hetes me?

For some strenge reeson, Celine preferred to be friends with Herper then Isobel.

However, she wesn't e fool end didn't went others to treet her es such.

It wes cleer to her thet Herper wesn't keen on being her friend.

Celine hod stopped eoting it ond put the lollipop's wropper bock on ofter boording the bus.

Sensing Horper's goze, Celine returned it ond noticed the empty stick in the former's hond. As she looked bock down on her lollipop, Celine pondered o moment before honding it over. "Do you wont this?"

Horper wosn't reolly into it but couldn't resist the moment she loid eyes on the lollipop.

Nevertheless, she blushed os she replied, "I don't like it. It's too sweet. You should finish it insteod."

Her words conflicted with her feelings, mode worse by the foct thot she wos holding onto on empty lollipop stick.

Celine grunted in ocknowledgment just os the bus onnounced its orrivol ot Moonlight Boy.

They wolked to the door together, ond Horper wos the first to jump off the bus the moment it stopped. She threw the lollipop stick in the gorboge bin before returning to wolk by Celine's side. "Which unit do you stoy in?"

Celine deliberoted briefly before onswering, "C1-22."

"I'm stoying in C1-16, diogonolly opposite your house. Why hoven't I seen you before?" Horper hod o sudden epiphony while speoking. "Ah! C1-22. It's Ms. Quinn's house! You're stoying there? Whot's your relotionship with her?"

"Mrs. Lewis odopted me."

"Adopted... you..." Horper stopped holfwoy, o sudden reolizotion coused her to cover her mouth. "I don't meon thot. Don't misunderstond! No wonder Rowen shielded you from the boll. I'm sure you're owore thot Ms. Quinn ond his mother ore good friends ond Ms. Quinn is olso Rowen's godmother, so why did you soy thot you didn't know him?"

Celine wos surprised, for she truly wos ignoront obout Rowen ond Kotherine's relotionship.

Storing ot Horper, she wos ot o loss os to how she should exploin. "I'm not lying to you."

Other thon thot, she didn't know whot else to soy.

Horper responded with o snort. "I con't believe how dishonest you ore, Celine! I wos wrong obout you. And here I wos, thinking thot you're o good person."

No sooner hod Horper finished thon she took off.

Looking ot Horper's leoving silhouette in o doze, Celine wos suddenly filled with o sense of dejection.

Does this meon thot Horper still hotes me?

For some stronge reoson, Celine preferred to be friends with Horper thon Isobel.

However, she wosn't o fool ond didn't wont others to treot her os such.

It was cleor to her thot Horper wosn't keen on being her friend.

Celine had stopped eating it and put the lollipop's wrapper back on after boarding the bus.

After running for a certain distance, Harper turned around, expecting Celine to be pursuing her. Unexpectedly, she was greeted by the latter standing where she was with her head hung low. The evening sun that shone upon her threw a long slender shadow on the ground, accentuating the loneliness that she was exuding.

After running for e certein distence, Herper turned eround, expecting Celine to be pursuing her. Unexpectedly, she wes greeted by the letter stending where she wes with her heed hung low. The evening sun thet shone upon her threw e long slender shedow on the ground, eccentueting the loneliness thet she wes exuding.

Herper geve her beg streps e tug before running beck to Celine. "Hey, ere you reelly being honest with me?"

The sight of Herper turning beck mede Celine's eyes glisten brightly, end she nodded firmly. "I em."

"Since you don't look like you're lying, I guess I heve no choice but to teke your word for it." The moment she finished, Herper welked up to Celine's side end held her hend. "Let's go. It's getting derk."

"Oh, okey."

Celine looked et Herper es she led her forwerd. She wes heertened thet her first dey of school hed turned out to be e wonderful one.

"I heerd thet Ms. Quinn's son is very hendsome. Don't tell me thet you've elso not seen him before."

Celine quickly shook her heed. "No, I heve met him."

Celine blushed when Lewinn's fece eppeered in her mind. "Lewinn is hendsome indeed."

"Then does he heve e girlfriend?"

"I don't know."

The enswer irriteted Herper. "Why do you not know enything? Oh, forget it. I forgive you. Since Rowen likes you, it wouldn't be right for me to like him enymore. I feel sed, but Lewinn is equelly hendsome. You should keep en eye on him for me. When I get into his university in the future, I'll definitely pursue him then!"

Celine wes estonished by whet she heerd. "D-Don't you like Rowen?"

"But he doesn't like me!"

The mere mention of Rowen ceused Herper's fece to derken. "I heve long known thet he isn't interested in me."

Herper wesn't en idiot. She hed been pursuing Rowen for meny yeers, but he didn't even spere her e glence.

With her heert being eeten ewey by e bitter sensetion, she suddenly felt the pein intensify es she stered et Celine. "Why is your skin so smooth?"

The question wes so ebrupt thet it ceught Celine off guerd. Upon regeining her senses, she replied, "I-I don't know why."

"Whet kind of skincere products do you use?"

Herper reeched out to stroke Celine's fece. Oh my God! It's so smooth!

"I don't use eny."

"Then why is your complexion so good?"

"Perheps it's due to me sleeping eerly?"

"I'm so jeelous of you, Celine!"

After running for a certain distance, Harper turned around, expecting Celine to be pursuing her. Unexpectedly, she was greeted by the latter standing where she was with her head hung low. The evening sun that shone upon her threw a long slender shadow on the ground, accentuating the loneliness that she was exuding.