Chapter 129 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Good. So ask her to get ready to leave with us. I suppose you have taken care of her car?” Benne asked as he picked up the car key which Harry had dropped on the desk.

“Alright. We will pick her up at the front of the company building while we take the elevator,” Benne said after Harry gave him a curt nod, “Ask her to come in,” Benne said as he dropped the car key in one of his drawers.

“Have you been able to reach Jade yet?” Harry asked as he stood up to leave the office.

“She didn’t respond to my call. I guess she is busy at the moment. I will let you know once she gets back to me,” Benne said, and Harry gave him a nod.

“I will get the car ready,” Harry said before walking out of the office.

Once again Celsie looked up when she heard the door open, and sighed inwardly when Harry approached her desk. What did he want this time? She wondered as she stood up.

“Mr. Delgado has asked me to inform you that you will be leaving with us for a meeting in the next forty-five minutes, and you should get ready,” Harry informed her.

“Meeting? What meeting?” Celsie asked with a slight frown. She had thought her position here was just so that he could monitor her, not necessarily because he needed an actual personal assistant, so why was he expecting her to attend a meeting with him?

“We are heading to Ocean airlines for the official handover meeting. As his personal assistant, you are expected to be present during all his meetings,” Harry explained, and Celsie gave him a curt nod even though a frown still creased her brows.

“He also wants to see you in his office now,” Harry added, making Celsie’s heart skip a beat as her gaze moved from Harry to the office door, and then back to Harry again.

“Now?” She asked, trying not to sound alarmed.

“Right now,” Harry said with a nod and walked away before she could ask him another question.

Celsie took in a deep breath to calm her nerves, as she was beginning to feel very nervous, “Calm down, Celsie. It’s not a big deal,” She assured herself as she adjusted her skirt before stepping away from her seat.

Walking over to the door she knocked on it once before turning the knob, “Good morning sir,” she greeted politely without looking directly at him. Instead, her head was bowed and she was looking at her feet since she had heard he didn’t like being stared at.

Benne cleared his throat, “Good morning. Please have your seat,” Benne said in his rehearsed voice, and Celsie raised her head to look at him.

Looking at him now, she noticed that he didn’t look as weird as she had thought he looked the first time she set her eyes on him. Apart from the mustache and beards, he seemed like a normal person, with his glasses on.

“Do you intend to stand there all day?” Benne asked coolly, reminding her that he had asked her to sit down.

“Sorry sir,” she apologized as she quickly went to take the seat opposite him. She folded both hands on her lap and bowed her head as she waited to hear what he had to say.

Benne watched her as she took her seat, and he could tell that she was nervous. He couldn’t help but wonder why she always seemed nervous around him, “Do I make you nervous?” He asked, and Celsie quickly shook her head.

“Not at all sir,” she lied and hiccupped almost immediately. Just great!

“Good. You have nothing to be nervous about. I wanted to see you because I heard from my brother that you are his fiancee’s best friend, is that right?” Benne asked without beating around the bush.

“Yes sir,” Celsie responded without looking at him. Her heart was beating really fast for reasons she couldn’t explain.

“What a coincidence,” he said, and Celsie winced at that. Coincidence was a word she had come to associate with just Benne since everything between them seemed like a coincidence.

“Well, my younger brother wants me to take care of you, so I guess I have to know you better.”

‘Know me better? What for? No. Please don’t know me better,’ Celsie pleaded in her head. What had she been thinking coming up with that plan about getting close to the CEO? Now that she had sorted out things with Benne and didn’t need the CEO’s help to get rid of him anymore, she no longer needed to be close to him.

“We don’t have much time left before we leave for the meeting, so let’s have lunch together after the meeting, is that okay?” he asked, and Celsie gave him a nod even though what she really wanted was to say no to him.

“You can return to your office to clear up your desk. Meet us in front of the company in twenty minutes,” Benne said, and Celsie stood up immediately and gave him a polite bow before walking out of the office.

Watching her leave, Benne couldn’t help but wonder what was going on in her head. Why had she tried getting close to him in the first place if she was this timid?

Twenty minutes later the private investigator who was still staying hidden at one end of the parking lot between two cars, sat up when he heard the ding of the elevator and he watched as Benne came within view.

His brows furrowed in confusion when he saw Benne come out alone. This was Benedict Delgado? Of course, it had to be. This person looked more like a responsible CEO than the first guy who had taken the elevator that morning. If this was Benedict Delgado, when did he get in? Did he usually sleep in his office? And why was he alone? Where was the other guy who had gone in earlier? He wondered as he clicked on his camera, and captured several photos of Benne.

He lowered his camera when he saw Harry walking towards Benne from the opposite direction. It was confirmed that this was Benedict Delgado, he thought as he took another photo of them both.

“Did I keep you waiting for long?” Harry asked as he automatically unlocked one of the saloon cars parked close to the private investigator.

Immediately the private investigator heard the car beep, he crawled on his knees to hide behind the next car as he kept his ears open to hear their conversation.

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