Chapter 907 Welcome Back

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.

"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.

"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.