Chapter 217 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I won’t tell,” her friend promised, and all other three nodded their consents.

The lady eyed the beauty therapists in the room, but then chose to ignore them since she knew they were trained to keep their mouths shut, “So according to my cousin, her husband who works at OmniGlobal hospital told her that the CEO of OmniGlobal is currently working as a driver for one of his female staff, and she doesn’t even know that he is the CEO,” the lady said, and all the others gasped in surprise.

“That doesn’t make sense. How can that be true?” Her friend asked in disbelief.

“It is true. He told her that he saw it with his own eyes, and he even heard it straight from the CEO’s lips,” the lady said confidently.

“Did you say she doesn’t even know he is the CEO? How can she not know him if she occupies such a high position in the company that she even has a driver?” Another asked.

“Have you forgotten that he loves to stay away from public view? More than half of the staff in the company doesn’t even know what he looks like,” the first lady reminded them.

“Why would he do such a thing? Although I find it weird that he chose to keep his identity hidden this whole time, but still, stooping so low to be a driver?” One of the other ladies asked with a shake of her head.

“Perhaps he likes the female staff in question?” Her friend asked.

“And he couldn’t just ask her to go out on a date with him?” The other lady countered.

“Did your cousin’s husband happen to mention the name of this female staff?” Another lady asked curiously, echoing the question someone else was curious about.

“I’m not sure he did. I don’t think her name is of any importance to us,” the first lady said.

The lady who had been busy with her phone listened to all the conversation going on around her with a smirk, “Are you done?” She asked the young lady who had been styling her hair.

“Yes, ma’am.”

“Good,” she said as she stood up and dropped some money bills on her seat, “Have that,” she said and walked away without saying a word to the other ladies. Her mother had taught her better than to be involved in such public gossip. She was too classy for that.

Once she stepped out of the building and got into her car, she signaled to her driver to get out of the car before dialing her sister’s number.

“Hello, little sis.. I’ve got a present for you,” she announced with a smile once the call connected.

Once it was lunchtime, Benne quickly dismissed the directors in his office before dialing Celsie’s line, “Care to have lunch with me, Princess?” He asked once the call connected, making Celsie smile.

“I will join you in a minute,” Celsie said as she hung up the call and quickly cleared her desk. When she was done she clicked on her phone’s camera to check her face, and once she added a coat of pink lipstick to her lips and took off her glasses, she stood up and headed for his office.

“What took you so long?” Benne asked when she opened the office door and walked in.

“Traffic,” Celsie said with a silly smile, and Benne chuckled.

“Very funny. I’m glad you left the glasses. Come in here,” Benne gestured to her as he walked into his mini bedroom and started taking off his wig and false beards.

“It must not be easy putting those on and off,” she observed when she followed him inside and saw him taking off his costume.

“Huh huh. Things we do for love,” Benne said with a shrug, and Celsie looked away from him.

She raised a brow curiously when she noticed for the first time that he had set a table in there, “When did this get in here? Don’t tell me you have like an underground kitchen here with a chef hiding somewhere around?” Celsie asked dramatically as she looked around the room.

Benne chuckled, “My butler delivered it here. He’s the one who cleans my office and takes care of my clothes here, so he has access to the private elevator,” Benne explained as he took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves.

“Oh, I see! You must trust him a lot,” Celsie observed as she watched Benne.

“I do. He came to me highly recommended by my mother, and has been with me ever since I got a place of my own after college,” Benne said with a nod.

“Your mother? Is your butler the same man who I met at your place the morning after we met?” Celsie asked with a wince as she prayed that she was wrong.

“The middle-aged man? Yes.”

“He doesn’t happen to report back to your mother, does he?” Celsie asked, shifting uncomfortably.

Benne who noticed her sudden discomfort hid a smile. He was glad that she was already thinking far ahead, enough to be worried about what his mother thinks about her, “Whatever he sees or hears, you can be rest assured that my mother has seen and heard it too,” Benne said making Celsie blink at him.

“You’re kidding, right? He must have thought I was some sort of whore or something,” Celsie complained with a frown.

“He did think so,” Benne said in amusement when he remembered his mother’s phone call to him the morning after their first night together, “But you don’t have to worry, I already corrected that impression,” Benne assured her as gestured to her to sit on the bed, before sitting down next to her.

“You did? How?” Celsie asked, but before Benne could respond his phone started ringing, and he smiled when he saw that it was his mother.

“Speak of the angel, my mother is calling,” Benne informed Celsie as he received the call.

“Hey, mom!” Benne greeted.

“Something good must have happened today? You don’t usually sound this excited to speak with me when I call,” Evelyn said suspiciously, making Benne chuckle.

“I am always excited to hear from you, and you know it. Anyway, I was just talking to my girlfriend about you,” Benne said, and then abruptly disconnected the call when he realized that he hadn’t asked Celsie if it was okay to talk to his mother about her.

“I’m sorry. Hope you don’t mind speaking with my mom? I know I should have asked you first, but it just kind of slipped, and she is going to want to talk to you,” Benne said apologetically.

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