“This whole time I pressured her about getting into a relationship without knowing all these details. I failed my daughter. We failed her as a family. We just assumed that she lost her memory of it while she kept it all inside. We should have insisted that she get help! We shouldn’t have let her be,” Celsie’s mother continued beating herself even as her husband held her.
“She will be okay now, don’t beat yourself over it,” he tried to assure her even though he was very upset himself. He wished the bastard wasn’t dead already so that he would deal with him for hurting his daughter.
Although Lucas wasn’t happy with Celsie over what had transpired between them earlier, he couldn’t keep still as he watched his twin sister on the screen sharing her painful story. He knew that he had his faults in all of this. If only he hadn’t been so focused on Rachel. If only he had paid more attention to his sister, maybe she would have confided in him from the start. If only he had insisted she go with them that night, instead of leaving with Rachel because she didn’t want to wait for Celsie… If only. He had many regrets, but this wasn’t the time for regrets. He had failed as her twin brother in the past, he wasn’t going to fail now. Seeing how glazed her eyes were, he feared that something might happen to her if she continued that way and he doubted that there was a doctor in that apartment with them.
He stood up and walked out of the apartment without saying a word to his parents. He needed to be there for her. He wanted her to be able to look across the room and see him standing there for her.
At the hotel where Harry and Jade were still busy watching the interview, Jade sobbed quietly as she listened to Celsie, and Harry stood up and walked away. He returned a moment later with a box of tissues and handed it to her before picking up his phone and walking away. He didn’t know how to comfort her, and he didn’t want to keep watching the interview. His anger seemed to be increasing with each passing second and he could only imagine how angry Benne was feeling about this.
Once he walked into his bedroom he dialed a number, “Have you been able to find anything about the transactions she made yesterday?” He asked once the other person received his call. Although he had said he was going to get back to Benne regarding it the next day, he wasn’t sure he could wait that long for it.
“Yes, sir. I checked her bank records. She was at the bank for two separate transactions. She made a withdrawal the first time, and then she did a transfer the second time,” the bank manager said. Benne and Harry were two of their biggest clients, so it was an honor to help Harry in whatever way he could.
“Did you check the account she transferred the money to?” Harry asked hopefully.
“Yes, I did. It was to someone called Simon Bell. I will send you the details of the transaction.”
“Simon Bell?” Harry asked thoughtfully.
“Yes, sir.”
“Alright, then. Thank you for your help. I will recommend your bank to some of my friends,” Harry promised before hanging up.
Now all he needed to do was to confirm who Anita had made that transfer to. She might have made the transfer because she couldn’t give the person cash, and that was likely because the person lived in a different city.
First, he would need to confirm from either of the Delgado siblings if someone named Simon Bell worked for Bryan. That would enable him to narrow down his search. Walking out of the bedroom he returned to the living room where Jade was still staring at the television screen.
He cleared his throat to get Jade’s attention, “Sorry to interrupt you. I need to confirm something from you. Do you know if anyone named Simon Bell works for your brother Bryan? Or maybe he is a friend?” Harry asked curiously even if he doubted that the person was Bryan’s friend.
Jade turned to him with a slight frown, “Simon? Yes. Why?”
“We should take a break,” Alicia said when she was no longer sure that she could listen to Celsie without breaking down in tears herself. Anyone watching the show would be able to tell how affected she was by Celsie’s confession. Her eyes showed that she was seriously trying to hold back her tears.
“Let’s just go on,” Celsie pleaded, wanting to just get on with it. It had taken all of her willpower to do this, and she didn’t want to stop now simply because everyone in the room was feeling emotional.
“He only unsealed my lips whenever he wanted me to eat or drink water. But I felt too disgusted with him and myself to eat anything. Sometimes he would try to force me to eat, and the few times I would try to eat because of hunger I would end up throwing up everything. Because I was not eating and was barely drinking enough water, I became weaker by the day,” Celsie continued.
“He made sure I didn’t do a thing. He said he wanted to treat me like the angel I was. So he would clean my body with a towel and water so that there was no need for me to bathe, and whenever I needed to ease myself, he would lift me to the toilet himself and clean me up afterward. Sometimes he would let his hands linger on my vagina, after which he would have a hard-on and then jerk off in front of me,” Celsie said with a shudder.
“So what happened? How did Jamie die? The news articles said that by the time the police arrived a week later they found him dead,” Alicia cut in, not wanting to hear any more sordid details of all Jamie had done.
“He soon got fed up with jerking off, and he wanted to rape me,” Celsie said flatly.
They all turned to the door when the doorbell rang and Benne walked away to see who was at the door, “Let’s just go on,” Celsie said, and Sonia gave Alicia a nod to continue, while Bryan who had been trying hard not to show any emotion, stood up.
“Please excuse me,” he said as he walked away from the set, leaving Sonia alone with Celsie. He wasn’t sure he wanted to remain there and listen while Celsie talked about how she had been raped by the monster.
“I guess this isn’t an interview anymore, but a reality show,” Alicia tried to joke, but even her laughter rang false. There was nothing funny about the situation. Not for her, and certainly not for the viewers who were beyond horrified by what they were hearing.
“Hi! You’re Benne, right?” Lucas asked once Benne opened the door, and both men stared at each other.
“Yeah. Lucas?” Benne asked with an outstretched hand.
“Yeah. I want to see Celsie,” Lucas said as he shook Benne’s hand. This wasn’t the way he had envisioned meeting his sister’s boyfriend for the first time, but they could always correct this later when everything has been settled.
“Come in,” Benne said as he stepped back and opened the door wider for him to get in.
“Thank you for doing all of this for my sister,” Lucas said as he walked past him into the apartment.
“You’re Celsie’s twin, aren’t you?” Bryan asked curiously, intercepting Lucas when he noticed the resemblance between the young man and Celsie.
“Yes. I would have said it’s nice to meet you, but not under these circumstances,” Lucas said politely as he stretched out his hand for a handshake, and Bryan nodded as he shook hands with him.
“I understand,” Bryan said as he stepped aside for Lucas to go in, while he walked over to where Benne had shut the door and was returning inside.
“It must be tough listening to all of that,” Bryan said thoughtfully. He couldn’t imagine how he would have reacted if it was Sonia who was being made to recount such an experience.
“You have no idea,” Benne murmured as he ran his fingers through his hair.
“I wonder how her twin brother must be feeling right now. I know for a fact that I would beat the life out of any bastard that brings that psychopathic nonsense anywhere near Jade,” Bryan swore angrily and reached into his pocket for his phone when it started ringing.
“Excuse me,” he told Benne as he walked away from there into one of the bedrooms when he noticed that the call was the producer in charge of the reality show.
“Is there something you want?” Bryan asked coldly assuming that he was probably calling because of his announcement about the cancellation of his contract with Golden Stars Entertainment Agency, or because he was one of the persons behind the scandal.
“I’m not your enemy. You don’t need to be rude,” the producer scolded when he noticed Bryan’s unfriendly tone. Although he had never really liked Bryan because of his arrogance, he had always respected Bryan’s professional attitude towards his career, and during the course of the reality show, he had gotten to like Bryan more because of his relationship with Sonia.
Bryan paused, “My apologies. If you’re following the interview then you will know that I’m not in a very good mood right now,” Bryan explained as he paced around the bedroom.
“I’m busy at the moment so I’m not following the interview. I was calling regarding the scandal between you and Sonia,” the producer explained, and Bryan paused.
“Yeah? What about it?”
“I don’t know how you’re going to take this, and I apologize for doing this without your knowledge…” The producer started, making Bryan’s brows pull together in a frown.
“What are you talking about?” Bryan cut in impatiently.
“While I and my camera crew were looking for spots to place the cameras so that we could get a good coverage of your apartment, we noticed that someone had already planted a camera in your apartment,” the producer said, making Bryan’s heart skip a beat.
“What? Why didn’t you mention it to me?” Bryan asked in a slightly pissed tone.
“Listen calmly or I will hang up,” the producer threatened.
“Fine. Go on,” Bryan said coolly.
“Initially I thought you did it. But then again it didn’t make sense to me. I didn’t think there was any reason for you to do that when you could make use of normal security cameras. I also confirmed from Jeff if you were the type to have hidden cameras in your home, but he said you didn’t like having cameras in your private space. However, I didn’t tell him about what I found,” the producer explained.
“So what are you driving at?” Bryan asked impatiently, feeling uncomfortable with the thought that someone had planted a camera in his home. Who could have done that? Jeff? Mia? Those were the major people that had unrestrained access to his home.
“I had one of my men look around the room for other cameras or listening devices and he found one hidden under the table in the living room. So I had him set up a hidden camera so that I could see who was behind it,” The producer said, explaining the reason for his apology.
“So? Were you able to find the person?” Bryan asked curiously.
“Yes. Luckily the person sneaked into your apartment some minutes ago to take out the camera and listening device, and my camera captured him. I will send the footage to you, maybe you might recognize him,” the producer offered.
Bryan narrowed his eyes, “You’re not doing this for free, are you?”
“You’re right. I’m not. You owe me. If and when I need your help in the future, I will let you know,” the producer said as he hung up, and Immediately he transferred the footage to Bryan’s phone.
Immediately Bryan received the notification, he clicked on the video, and his brows furrowed when he recognized the young man who walked into his apartment. Simon?
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“Yes? You know him? Who is he to your brother?” Harry asked in surprise since he hadn’t really expected the person to be someone close enough to Bryan for Jade to know him.
“Simon is Bryan’s housekeeper. Does he have anything to do with this?” Jade asked, torn between talking to Harry and listening to Celsie’s interview.
“Bryan’s housekeeper?” It made a lot of sense. It wasn’t news that some household staff of celebrities often sold private information on their employers to the press.
“Anita sent him some money. Unless they’re related, we both know that money wasn’t for free. And even if they’re related it is the same thing,” Harry pointed out.
Jade gave him a nod, “I thought as much. Both cases are related. It isn’t a coincidence. Unfortunately, my mother is going to deal with Simon if this happens to be true. She personally recommended him to Bryan the same way she recommended Benne’s butler. They both report to her,” Jade said with a slight frown.
“I should give Benne a call.”
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.
19 responses to “Chapter 276 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter”
I can’t wait. Thanks for the update
OMG the best part, I hope after this Chelsie would be able to come out of the trauma she’s been through. It will be heartbreaking that Chelsie went through hell because of Jamie😭
Thanks for the update but it’s still 5 chapters,why now
Please don’t stop here… you are just killing me with suspense… good work author 👍
O.M.G Jaime deserves to be tortured to death
Woe, very interesting outcome. I like how each and every one gets the results of investigation.
Thank you for the update. Looking forward to the update
Wow it’s becoming interesting. I wish to plead that the editor release more chapters for the reading to be more enjoyable. Kudos to the writer.the characters are amazing.
More please
Celsie has come out to be strong, not expecting her to be able to go this far in narrating her experience, I think with this move, she will definitely be okay, her story is so sympathetic.
Really nice
Keep the good work going
More please
Please update more
5 chapters each time is not enough
This was too hard on her but very interesting story and please update more please update more thank you for this
Oh plzz don’t stop at this point… Request the editor to update more chapters soon..
This is amazing
More please 😘
I can’t wait for more, is more exciting 🤍🙏
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This is getting overly amazing. Kudos to author!
More chapters soon please.
Though only 5 chapters but the best so far..I can’t stop tearing reading Celsie horrible experience..good job Author.. please give more updates soon