Being Pursued By Ex-husband

After experiencing the joy of riding a bike the night before, Harper was suddenly struck by the idea of cycling to school.

As such, she ran up to Celine early in the morning, all eager and excited. “Cece, let's cycle to school from now on! I finally understand why Rowen is always riding his bike to school! It's so much fun!”

Celine blinked her eyes as she pondered the suggestion. Hmm... Our school is about six or seven kilometers away from our residences, which isn't very far. The time it takes to get there on our bikes would be almost the same as taking the bus. I can even pedal faster if I'm in a hurry. All in all, cycling does sound like a pretty good way to get to school. That said...

“Lewinn didn't come back last week, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are away on a business trip. I need to wait for them to return before I can buy a bike,” Celine explained.

Of course, she could also buy it herself if she wanted to. After all, she had enough money for it.

However, now that she had become part of the Lewis family, she knew it'd only be right to discuss such matters with Katherine and the others.

Harper, on the other hand, didn't see the issue with that. “What's the big deal, though? Lewinn's school is in Jadeborough, so it'd be convenient for him to return. If you text him about buying a bike, I'm sure he'll sort it out for you right away!”

Celine pursed her lips slightly. “Lewinn must be pretty busy. I think I should—”

“Oh, come on, Cece. He's your brother, for goodness' sake. Isn't it a brother's duty to show up like a knight in shining armor when his sister needs him the most? You being overly polite would only make Lewinn sad,” Harper interrupted.

She had some understanding of Celine's situation, so she knew what was bothering the latter. In fact, if she were in Celine's shoes, she doubted she'd fare any better.

However, Harper also remembered her mother saying that the Lewis family was a good bunch of people. Given that Celine was already fifteen when Katherine adopted her, it was clear she wasn't expecting the girl to repay the family's kindness in the future. Instead, it was very probable that they genuinely wanted to give Celine a better life.

Celine seemed a little hesitant as she looked at Harper. “Are you sure it won't be too much trouble for Lewinn?”

“Who knows? He might even be hoping that you'd ask him for help!” Harper exclaimed before nudging her friend's hand. “Hurry up and send the text. Otherwise, you won't be able to use your phone once we're in school.”

With her lips still pursed, Celine fished her phone out and slowly typed her text.

To her surprise, the text had only just been sent when Lewinn replied: Good morning, Celine! I won't be in Jadeborough for the next few days, but I'll let Rowie know about buying the bike. He'll settle it. Take good care of yourself.

Since Celine wasn't hiding anything from Harper, the latter managed to read the reply too.

“Lewinn is still busy. I really shouldn't have texted him,” Celine muttered, feeling somewhat guilty.

“Oh, my goodness... Why would you think that? Even if he's busy, it's only natural for you to ask your brother for help when needed! Besides, he didn't—”

Before Harper could finish her sentence, the screen of Celine's phone lit up again. As it turned out, Lewinn had sent another text.

Celine paused for a moment before tapping on the message, but as soon as she read the content, she felt her eyes instantly well up with tears.

Lewinn: Celine, I'm glad you took the initiative to discuss this matter with me. In the future, please don't hesitate to come to me if you need any help. You can always call me, no matter what time it is.

Upon reading it, Harper raised her brows. “Look, Cece! I told you Lewinn wouldn't mind!”

Celine stared at Lewinn's message, her heart all warm and fuzzy.

Since childhood, no one had treated her as kindly as Barbara did.

Her life was undoubtedly rough, but at the same time, she was also fortunate enough to have met people like the Lewis family and befriended Harper.

“Good, good. If there's anything else bothering you in the future, don't keep it to yourself,” Harper urged.

Celine is far too thoughtful... She's always worried about troubling others and would rather suffer in silence than ask for help.

The two friends continued chatting, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the bus stop.

Meanwhile, Rowen had just returned to school when he received Lewinn's call. Upon hearing that Celine wanted to buy a bike for school, he couldn't hide his surprise. “Sure. I'll take her to the store after school,” he said.

Tsk... Celine is so small, though. Can she even ride a bike?

When school was over that afternoon, Rowen kept his promise and took Celine to a bike store to look at the selection.

Harper originally wanted to follow them, but Rowen's bike could barely accommodate Celine as it was. Therefore, she had no choice but to take the bus home herself.

In any case, she was happy that she could cycle to school with Celine soon.

Since Harper didn't tag along, Irving eagerly tried to join in the fun.

Alas, Rowen threw him a side-eye, making him so embarrassed that he eventually gave up and rode his bike home.

It was Celine's first time buying a bike, so naturally, the price took her aback. “Rowie, I'm already in my second year of high school and will graduate in a year. There's no need to buy such an expensive bike.”

Rowen, however, was indifferent. “This is what Lewinn requested. He wants to buy you a good bike.”

Celine bit her lip nervously as she looked at the price tags, each one more shocking than the last.

The sales clerk could tell that the bike Rowen rode on was no ordinary one and instantly knew he was from a wealthy family. As such, he treated Celine with great enthusiasm.