“You should help me work on my personality,” Benne said, making Celsie look at him with a slight frown. How was she supposed to do that? Celsie decided it was best not to say anything, so she picked up her glass of wine instead, and took a sip from it.
“You haven’t touched your meal,” Benne told her, jerking his head towards her plate as he ate from his.
Celsie picked up her cutlery set to eat again, but dropped it when Benne spoke, “You are not in a relationship at the moment, are you?”
Why was he asking that all of a sudden? What was she supposed to say? If she said she wasn’t in a relationship, he might start getting ideas, and she didn’t want that to happen. Celsie’s thoughts drifted to Benne and she was quickly reminded of their relationship. Although it was temporary, it was still a relationship.
Benne watched the different expressions that flickered across her face as she considered his question. He wondered what her response would be. Was she going to deny being in a relationship?
“I am in a relationship,” Celsie said, and Benne raised a brow.
“Already? I thought you just broke up with your fiance sometime last week? Were you cheating on him?” He asked making Celsie’s face redden in embarrassment.
It was beginning to seem like whatever she said to either Harry or the CEO was always going to be used against her. Every lie she had told them seemed to always come back to haunt her. She needed to be careful with whatever she told them.
Thinking fast to come up with a suitable response, she said, “I wasn’t. I just figured that there is no need to cry over spilled milk. He broke up with me, not the other way around, so why do I have to suffer any heartache over him?”
The corners of Benne’s lips twitched at that, “Ah! I see. So who is the lucky young man? Someone you met here in Serenopolis?” He enquired, making her shift uncomfortably in her seat.
Why did he want to know? Was he perhaps suspecting that she was dating her driver? Was there any company policy against it? “No. He is my childhood friend,” she said making Benne’s brow furrow slightly.
Childhood friend? What was she talking about this time? Now he was beginning to wonder who told more lies between them.
“I see. Please eat,” Benne urged her and decided to remain quiet since he noticed that she wasn’t the type to eat and talk at the same time.
They ate in silence and after they were done, Benne paid the bills and they left. Once they got to the car he turned to her, “I think I like conversing with you. Let’s do this again sometime soon, okay?”
“Yes sir,” Celsie said with a nod. He didn’t seem as weird anymore as she had thought. She couldn’t wait to see Benne and tell him all about the meeting earlier, and also about her lunch date with the CEO.
“Where do you live?” Benne asked innocently making her frown. She didn’t want him to know where she lived. What if he visited her uninvited? Why would he visit her uninvited? It wasn’t like they were friends or anything, he had better things to do with his time, Celsie reminded herself.
“You don’t have to drop me off at my home. You could just drop me off at the office if you are returning there, I need to pick up some personal effects from the office.”
“The office it is then.”
Sonia stood in front of the mirror staring back at her reflection with a frown on her brow as she thought about how her body had reacted to his words and touch during the interview. Was she falling for Bryan already? That wasn’t good at all. What if she ended up loving him deeply and he didn’t return her feelings? She would only end up getting hurt. Although she planned on making him fall in love with her, she hadn’t planned on falling in love with him so soon. Not that love was something anyone had control over, but still, how could she have fallen for him under such a short period? Her heart wasn’t that weak. She needed to find a way to keep her heart safe.
Sonia sighed to herself as she took off the suit she was still wearing. She put on a black strapless bodycon choker dress which stopped mid-thighs with a tiny slit and wore a pink fur flip flop before returning to join them in the living room.
It was time for them to start shooting the reality show, with the production and camera crew in the background while she and Bryan would act as they would if they were alone in the house.
Standing by the door, she looked around the living room and when she didn’t see any sign of Bryan, she walked over to his bedroom to check on him, since that was what was expected of her as his fiancee.
She gave a single knock on the bedroom door before walking into the bedroom. Once she walked in, Bryan who was seated on his wheelchair buttoning his shirt, cocked his head to the side as he looked at the object of his affection.
“Don’t tell me you are missing me already?” He asked in a teasing tone, trying to appear unaffected by her outfit.
“Yes, I am. Why do you ask?” Sonia asked in an equally teasing tone as she walked over to where he was seated and started undoing all the buttons he had just done.
“What are you doing?” Bryan asked with a frown as he held her hand to stop her, but she slapped his hand away and continued.
“I’ve been here for about three days now, and in all that time I haven’t seen you wearing a button-down shirt,” she pointed out as she walked over to his closet and picked out a plain white cotton tee-shirt, “Here, I’m sure this is more comfortable for you,” she said as she handed it to him.
“What a thoughtful fiancee I have,” Bryan said with a mocking smile.
“What would you do without her in your life?” Sonia asked in an equally mocking tone as she helped him take off the shirt, so he could wear the one she had just given him.
Sonia sat on the edge of the bed as she watched him dress up, “Your leg doesn’t hurt anymore, does it?” She asked curiously as she looked down at his legs.
“It doesn’t. Why? You want it to hurt so that I don’t go anywhere and just stay indoors with you?”
“Exactly! I enjoy your company so much that I want you all to myself,” Sonia said with a roll of her eyes.
“Sonia Bardi,” Bryan said with a teasing grin, making her narrow her eyes at him, and then her eyes widened slightly when she realized what he meant, and her face flushed a bright red making Bryan laugh out loud, “I never thought I would ever see the day where you would look so embarrassed,” Bryan said in amusement as he laughed.
How could she not feel embarrassed to know that he had watched and heard her sing and dance to Cardi B’s song while naked? What had she been thinking? “Pervert!” Sonia muttered under her breath.
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.