Honey You Are My Lucky Star (Callen and Chelsea)

Chapter 74

"Chelsea, what are you looking at?" Sienna's voice interrupts my thoughts.

I look up at her, just in time to meet Jonah's eyes, and then I quickly look away.

"Let's have dinner with Jonah, shall we?" Sienna asks with a smile.

Having dinner with Jonah means I have to watch Harrison with another woman. I don't think I can take it.

I force a smile. "No, it's too weird. Take your time and I'm gonna leave. I've got plans."

With that, I take my purse and stand up, ready to leave.

Sienna looks dissatisfied. "No, you promised to have dinner with me."

As soon as she finishes, Jonah says, "Chelsea, you know Harrison, don't you? There's nothing weird about us having dinner together."

I look at Jonah. To be exact, I don't know why he said this. He has always wanted me to stay away from Harrison.

Did he ask me to stay because he wanted me to give up on Harrison?

Jonah walks up to me and says in a voice that only I can hear, "Can't you face the reality?"

He goes over to hold Sienna's hand, and Sienna takes my hand. Then, we go to the private room together.

There're five people in this room. Besides Harrison and that woman, there are two men and a woman. They seem to know each other, and I'm a total outsider.

I sit next to Sienna and a strange woman. Then, I smile at her.

"Who's this lady?" The woman beside Harrison asks Jonah. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Jonah doesn't answer her directly. Instead, he says to Harrison next to him, "Don't you want to introduce her to us?"

"For what?" Harrison looks at me casually and says, "We're just friends."

We're just friends. I can't get this sentence out of my head.

Actually, he's right. The kiss or the sex is my way of thanking him for helping me. If I hadn't borrowed money from him, I never would have had the chance to sleep with him.

Jonah smiles at me. "See? He said you were just a friend."

"That's right," I reply with a smile.

Except for the three of us, everyone in the room probably thinks Jonah's joking with me. But he actually said it on purpose.

He wants me to face the reality. Just like he told me before, Harrison and I aren't gonna work out.

I should thank him for pulling me out of a dream. A few hours ago, I naively thought Harrison and I were like a couple.

I didn't say anything to Harrison again. The woman next to him keeps picking up food for him.

Sienna talks to me from time to time. I'm not in the mood to chat, but I still try my best to keep calm.

Fortunately, this dinner is over soon. Sienna asked Jonah to take me home, but I refused. I don't want to hear any more about Harrison. I'm afraid I'll break.

He didn't say no to me last night, so I've been lying to myself that he actually cares about me. I was so wrong.

I get into the car and see Harrison standing on the side of the road. He's not looking at me, but talking to a woman next to him. Her smile is very bright.

And I used to have the same smile.

The driver asks me where I am going. I want to go home, but I didn't bring the key. I have no choice but to go to Harrison's place. Fortunately, he has told me the the code to his house.

It's really ridiculous. His place turns out to be my only option.

When I arrive at his house, I ask the driver to wait for me. After taking my key, I come out again and get into the car. But at this time, someone knocks on the car.

I turn around and see Harrison. My heart aches and I try my best to hold back my tears. I speak to the driver, "Just ignore him. Let's go!"

But Harrison stands in front of the car, not allowing us to leave.

"Young lady, I advise you to talk to him," the driver says.

Looking at Harrison, who is standing still, I finally get off the car.

He walks to me unhappily. "Where are you going?"

"Go home. I don't want to disturb you anymore," I answer with a smile.

"Chelsea, I said I would take good care of you. Don't you remember that?"

Hearing this, I laugh. "Taking care of me means telling everyone I'm just a friend?"

"Are you angry for that?" He rubs his temples.

Is he acting like he doesn't know that?

Thinking back on his indifference today and what he said to me yesterday, I finally realize that he just treats me as a booty call.

And that black card is my reward.

Turns out I'm the only one who's been stupid all along. Jonah must have known from the beginning that Harrison's not serious about me. That's why he warned me over and over again. Or maybe he did it because Harrison told him to.

"Harrison, has Jonah known of our relationship a long time ago?" I ask him.

If he says no, I will believe him.

But he doesn't answer me. He looks at me quietly and asks softly, "Does it matter?"

"Yes."

"He knew I was interested in you when he first met you."

I ask mockingly in a low voice, "Interested? Should I thank you for being interested in me and taking care of me all the time?"

"I thought we had reached an agreement last night."

He doesn't even frown, but I'm already in tears.

"If that's what you mean when you say you want me, then I can answer you now."

With tears in my eyes, I look at him and speak word by word, "I don't want you."