One Wild Night

Chapter 907  Welcome Back

Harry woke up that morning with a sense of purpose. He knew he had to make things right with Jade and he had to do it immediately.

Ordinarily he would have called her first so they could talk over the phone, but he figured that going over to see her was best.

That way he could apologize in person and they could discuss how to work on everything else.

After a quick shower, he dressed up, picked up the engagement ring box and headed out to buy a bouquet of her favorite flowers— sunflowers. They were bright and cheerful, much like Jade herself.

Harry drove to Tom's place, his mind racing with thoughts of what he would say to Jade. He knew he had handled things poorly and was determined to apologize and show her that he was committed to working through their issues together.

When he arrived, he walked into the house with the flowers in hand, and found Tom, Lucy, Sonia, and Bryan gathered at the dining, having breakfast, but there was no sign of Jade.

The smell of freshly brewed coffee and cooked eggs filled the air. He hesitated for a moment, then stepped inside.

"Good morning, everyone," Harry greeted, hiding the bouquet behind him. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Harry?" Tom called, surprised, "What are you doing here? I was going to come over after having breakfast."

"I'm here to see Jade. Is she upstairs?" Harry asked, and Lucy exchanged a glance with Sonia, noting the flowers in his hand.

"Jade left the house earlier this morning. None of us saw her leave." Tom said, setting down his coffee.

Harry's heart sank. "Do you know where she went?"

Tom shook his head. "I don't. But she left a message with Adolf before leaving. Let me call him in."

A moment later, Adolf appeared. "Good morning, Harry."

"Good morning, Adolf. I understand you saw Jade this morning?"

"Yes, I did. She told me to let everyone know that she was fine and would be turning off her phone. She said to not worry and she would be back later in the day," Adolf said and Harry's frown deepened.

"Her phone is off too?" He asked, pulling out his phone to try her line.

"Yes, it's off," Bryan said as they all took note of the flower he was holding since he was no longer hiding his hands behind him.

When Harry was unable to reach her, he looked at Adolf again, "What time did she leave? How was she dressed when she left? Did she look okay?"

Adolf nodded, "She around 5:30 a.m. or there about. She looked pretty okay. She was dressed in a tshirt and jeans. She had breakfast and then left."

Harry's worry deepened. "I should have come over last night."

"Sit down, Harry. Have some breakfast," Tom said, gesturing to an empty chair. "You look like you could use it."

"I'm not hungry," Harry said, though he took the offered seat, feeling a mixture of frustration and helplessness.

Lucy leaned forward, her voice gentle. "How are you doing, Harry?"

"Honestly, not very well," Harry admitted, running a hand through his hair. "I realized I made a mistake. I shouldn't have handled things the way I did."

Sonia looked at Harry, humbled by his open confession and admittance of wrong. She never would have imagined that such confession would come easy from a man like Harry.

It was Bryan who spoke first. "You did the only logical thing, Harry."

Harry shook his head. "No, the logical thing would have been to be there for my girl, to help her through this. Instead, I left her to handle it on her own. I handled it poorly. She hurt me with her actions, but I shouldn't have let my emotions get in the way," Harry said, and Lucy and Sonia shared a look.

"Regardless, the decision you took made Jade determined to help herself. And that's what matters most," Bryan said and Tom nodded in agreement.

"That's true, Harry. But you also need to understand that sometimes stepping back can give someone the space they need to find their own strength. Don't beat yourself over this," Tom said calmly.

Harry sighed, appreciating their support  and grateful for the understanding and advice from them, but still feeling the weight of his decisions. He knew he had to find Jade and make things right.

"I take it none of you know where she might be," Harry asked, looking from Lucy to Sonia, and they both shook their heads.

"Maybe you should give Aurora a call to find out if she's with her?" Sonia suggested.

"You're right," Harry said, and dialed Aurora's line.

Almost immediately, Aurora received the call, "Hello, Harry. Phil and I were just talking about calling you guys. Are you back from your vacation?" Aurora asked pleasantly.

Harry sighed as he deduced that Jade was not with Aurora and neither had she contacted her. "Yes, we are. How are your wedding plans going?" He asked politely.

"Great! We were just making plans about the couple fishing trip. Do you think you guys will be up for it in two weeks? The wedding is in six weeks time, and we would like to go camping and fishing with you all before then," Aurora said and Harry looked at Tom.

"I will find out from the others and get back to Philip."

"Great! By the way, did you call for something?" Aurora asked pleasantly.

"Yeah. But I already got it. Take care, Aurora. My regards to Philip," Harry said before hanging up.

"She doesn't even know we are back," Harry said with a sigh as he rose.

"Are you leaving?" Lucy asked and he nodded.

"Yeah. The only place I think she would have gone at that time is the yoga studio where she registered before our trip. I should go check for her there," Harry said, and Tom rose.

"I will come with you," Tom offered.

"You don't have to. I will come back here to wait for her if I don't find her there. Enjoy your breakfast," Harry said and Tom gave him a nod.

"Harry is such a sweet guy," Sonia said as they watched him leave.

"Yes, he is," Lucy said, her voice resonating with the same admiration in Sonia's tone.

"You know I'm sweet too, right?" Bryan asked, and Sonia giggled.

"Of course. You did something similar, remember? After saying we should break up, you came to find me at Lucy's," Sonia reminded him. (Chapter 588).

"He didn't exactly come to find you. He came over to my place to talk to me," Lucy said, and both Sonia and Bryan glared at her while Tom chuckled.

"No one asked you," Sonia hissed at her, and Bryan nodded.

"My heart led me to your place because it knew Sonia would be there," Bryan said, and Sonia smiled at him while Lucy rolled her eyes.

"You're deceiving yourselves. You both can keep telling yourselves that if it makes you happy. With time you will believe your lies," Lucy said and Tom laughed.

"Babe, since Harry is about to makeup with Jade, I think we can go back home now. Lucy is hating on our love," Sonia said and Lucy giggled.

"I'm not hating. I was only stating facts," Lucy said, but Bryan ignored her as he rose.

"Let's go home, baby. Let's leave the delinquent and the hater," Bryan said and Tom frowned.

"Why are you dragging me into this when I didn't even say a word?" Tom asked and Sonia giggled.

"So, you're the delinquent?" She asked in amusement and Lucy laughed when Tom scowled at her.

"Sony, are you sure you want to leave without first seeing Harry and Jade make up? I won't be giving you any updates later," Lucy warned.

"Is that your way of saying you will miss me and I shouldn't leave?" Sonia asked with a pout and Lucy laughed.

"I'm not your husband. Leave with him if you want to, but don't expect any gossip from me," Lucy said and Sonia rolled her eyes.

"I guess I will stay," Sonia said as she returned to her seat and Bryan shook his head.

"I should have known better than to believe you'd leave so easily," Bryan said and both Lucy and Tom laughed as Sonia turned to scowl at him.

"Let's leave the confused guy and his gossip wife alone," Tom said and Lucy rose up to follow him.

After breakfast they all sat in the Den seeing a movie when Harry returned.

"She was at the yoga studio earlier but she left shortly before I got there and her phone is still off," Harry informed them with a sigh as he sat down.

"I guess you'll have to wait patiently for her to get back then," Lucy said and Harry nodded.

"I don't have much of a choice," he said in a resigned tone.

"Why don't we catch up on business while you wait? That should keep you distracted and busy," Tom suggested, and Harry nodded.

"Sure. Let's do that," he said, and they both excused themselves from the others and headed for Tom's study.

Tom spent the next couple of hours bringing him up to speed with all that was going on at the office, and after they were done with work related issues, they talked about the situation with Mia.

"I still believe our plan is better and takes less time. I don't have the patience to wait for Mia's three months plan. It's been three weeks already since she got there and honestly if we hadn't come up with our own plan, hers would have been useless. Let's get Diana and Mia's parents involved in our plans. I believe she has enough evidence already. If you ask me, I suggest we do to him what we did to Sara and the others," Harry said, and Tom smiled.

"You mean the public humiliation?"

"Yes. Mia said the media houses there won't carry negative news about him, but we've purchased two news houses there. Let's patiently wait for him to make his move and try to move Mia to the asylum. We will make everything happen at once and get it done with," Harry suggested.

"Nah. I don't think we should take that risk," Tom said and Harry raised a brow.

"What do you mean?"

"We don't know the full extent of his influence. Let's not underestimate him. The last thing I want is for us to expose him that way and get him arrested only for him to be released. What do you think will happen if that happens?" Tom said thoughtfully as he walked over to stand by the window of his study with his back to Harry.

"So, what do you think we should do?" Harry asked, knowing that Tom had said that because he had a plan already.

Tom was the planner after all, and he was the executor of the plans.

"I prefer we crush him completely. Henry is nothing like Sara, Rebekah, or Wilson. I don't think I can trust the law this time. Not when it involves Henry Rosewood."

"Are you suggesting we kill him?" Harry asked bluntly and Tom turned to face him.

"Diana wants to kill him. We will let her kill him. That way she gets her revenge, Mia gets her freedom, and we don't have to stain our hands. It's a win for everyone. Henry is scum anyway and he doesn't deserve to live. We will make him disappear without a trace,"  Tom said, and Harry nodded thoughtfully.

"I can't tell Jade about this," Harry said, and Tom nodded.

"Yeah. I'm not telling Lucy or Bryan either. Even Mia and Jeff doesn't have to know about this. Let's protect them from it," Tom said, and Harry smiled.

"It's been a while since I saw you in this form. He must have really pissed you off," Harry said and Tom smirked.

"He disrespected me and he spoke rudely of you," Tom reminded him.

Harry chuckled, "Alright. Let's do it then. Are we telling Diana directly?"

"I will speak with her again. And I will have Barry send some proof of Henry's deeds to Mia's parents, and you can speak to them anonymously to ask them not to confront Henry yet. We will make our move when Henry makes his move on Mia," Tom said and Harry nodded.

"Alright. Let's do that."

"I missed you. Welcome back," Tom said, and Harry smiled.

"I missed work. It's good to be back," Harry said and Tom chuckled.