“Trust me, Harry is my best friend, and I know him,” Benne said confidently.
“But he doesn’t act as if he likes me,” Jade said thoughtfully, wondering if it was possible that Harry was interested in her, and had been for such a long time. She could believe that he liked her, but what she could believe was that he had liked her for such a long time.
“I also think he likes you,” Bryan said, and Jade smiled, she was going to have to find a way to confirm it.
If he stops over at Benne’s house after work, then she would open up to him about the kiss, but if he fails to show up, then she would just have to keep it to herself until the next time they meet. That would be his punishment.
“Let’s say that is true, are you both going to help your baby sister?”
“You are hardly a baby anymore,” Bryan said, and Jade stuck out her tongue.
“That doesn’t matter. I don’t know how to deal with him. And seeing how I have helped you both and given you helpful advice in the past, I expect that you will help me too,” She said hopefully.
“I don’t want him going out on a date with Aurora again. She is quite beautiful and smart, and he seems to admire her a lot,” she said with a slight frown.
“Maybe it’s best if you let him go out with her. How else will he know what he wants if he doesn’t do that? You’re not the type to have so little confidence in yourself,” Benne said, and Jade sighed.
“I guess you’re right. I will just wait and see how it goes. But I can count on your support, right?” Jade asked, and Bryan shrugged, while Benne gave her a nod.
“That’s fine. By the way, do any of you know of a Tanya Rey something?” Jade asked curiously.
“Reynolds? I know Tanya Reynolds. Why?” Benne asked, and Jade scowled as she relayed what happened to them, and Benne chuckled while Bryan bristled with anger.
“Who does she think she is to embarrass you in that manner?” Bryan asked in annoyance.
“Harry handled it well. No need to get angry,” Benne said, and Jade nodded.
“You could have at least told her who you were and the family you come from before leaving,” Bryan said irritably.
“There wasn’t any need for that. I was very pissed and embarrassed at first, but Harry handled it better than I would have done,” Jade said, and Bryan sighed.
“If you say so.”
“Enough of the unpleasant talk now. Why don’t you both tell me why Benne offered you a job in a company that has nothing to do with entertainment, and then we can discuss dad’s birthday afterward,” Jade suggested, and just like that, the discussion changed.
Halfway through their conversation, Benne’s phone vibrated with a message notification, and he picked it up to check what it was. He raised a brow when he saw that it was a voice recording from the person he had put on Anita’s tail, and he played it.
Bryan and Jade, who were still talking about a suitable gift for their father, stopped talking when Benne played the recording and they all looked at each other when they realized that it was a recorded conversation between two ladies.
“How did you get the recording?” Jade asked after they finished listening to the voice recordings. Neither of them needed to ask who the lead female in the recording was.
“How is that even important right now? Did you hear anything that was said?” Bryan asked with a slight frown, not liking any of the stuff he had heard.
“Yes, I did. And that is the more reason I’m interested in knowing how these recorded conversations got to his hand,” Jade pointed out, and they both looked at Benne, who was just tapping on the desk with his fingers, a deadly calm expression on his face.
“I put someone on Anita’s tail. He sent the recording,” Benne explained to Jade while thinking about the last part of the conversation which he had just listened to. The first part consisted of Anita’s discussion with her sister. Another was Anita’s side of the phone conversation with her mother, and the last part of it had also been Anita’s side of a phone conversation with a person called Rachel. The same lady Lucas had almost gotten married to.
“What are we going to do? Are you going to tell Celsie about Lucas’ ex fiance’s involvement in her abduction and her relationship with Anita?” Bryan asked with a concerned frown.
“I can’t lie to her or hide it from her,” Benne said, thinking about how this would affect Lucas. Having a sister, he knew that he wouldn’t forgive himself if he were in Lucas’ shoes. The guy had a lot on his mind already. He didn’t deserve this.
“Yes, you shouldn’t. God knows you have told her enough lies already,” Jade said, and both Benne and Bryan glared at her, making her raise her fingers to her lips in a zip gesture.
“We should take care of Anita and her family quickly before any harm comes to Celsie. I don’t like where all of this is going,” Bryan said, and Benne nodded.
“I’m on it already,” Benne assured him before glancing at the wall clock. He had barely thirty minutes left before the first meeting of the day.
“You both can conclude on dad’s birthday gift and organize the party for him, right? I need to get ready for a meeting with the shareholders now, and after that, I have a meeting with the board of directors,” Benne explained as he took out his black card from his wallet.
“Sure. We can take care of it. Do what you need to do,” Bryan said with a nod as he stood up.
“You can use this for the expenses,” Benne said, but before he could drop the card on the table, Jade snatched it from him with a wide smile on her face.
“I will personally handle it, don’t worry. Let’s leave you to do your work stuff now. See you later,” Jade said as she also stood up.
“You didn’t need to give us your card. I can handle the expenses,” Bryan assured Benne, but Jade rolled her eyes.
“You can just give me your black card too. I promise to take care of everything,” Jade offered, and Bryan scoffed.
“No, thanks.”
“I can buy whatever I want, right? Personal stuff for myself?” Jade asked, blinking at Benne in a cute way, and he smiled.
“Buy whatever you want to,” Benne said, and Jade went around the table to peck his cheek.
Bryan shook his head, “If I were you I wouldn’t say whatever. Whatever for her includes a car, a private jet, a yatch, a house…”
“Stop talking and let the man work in peace,” Jade interrupted as she dragged Bryan out of the office with her.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.