Chapter 320 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I hope I’m not calling at a bad time?” Mia asked politely.

“No, you’re not. How are you?” Sonia asked, genuinely happy to hear from Mia.

“I’m fine. I would have called before now, but I didn’t know how you would react after all that has happened, so I decided to keep my distance,” Mia explained apologetically.

“Come on, Mia. You’re like a sister to me. There’s no reason to be awkward around me. I know that none of what happened was your fault,” Sonia assured her.

“I’m relieved to hear that. And I’m happy to know that you resolved your difference with Bryan. From the moment he proposed to you, I kinda knew that you would be the one to tame him,” Mia said, and Sonia giggled as she adjusted so that she was sitting on Bryan’s thighs.

“I’m not sure he is fully tamed yet. Time will tell,” Sonia said as she touched Bryan’s lips, and he cocked a brow.

“I’m confident that you can do that. Thanks for keeping your promise and not hurting him,” Mia said, and Sonia smiled.

“And thank you for helping me and believing in me.”

“It’s nothing… By the way, Uhm… I quit my job. I stopped working with the agency that Bryan worked for,” Mia said, and Sonia pretended to be surprised.

“Oh! You did? Why?”

“I can’t work there anymore, not after seeing how they were willing to tarnish your image just to protect Bryan’s career. Besides, since Bryan canceled his contract with them, there’s no reason for me to be there,” Mia said with a shake of her head.

Sonia sighed, “I understand. Did you get a new job yet?”

“No. Not yet. It’s still weekend, after all. I’m still just checking out different job vacancies on the internet.”

“Why haven’t you given Bryan a call yet?” Sonia asked curiously, “Maybe you should give him a call and find out if he would still need your service before you start applying for other jobs,” Sonia suggested as she looked at Bryan who was playing with her hair.

“You think he might?” Mia asked hopefully.

“Sure. Bryan likes and respects you a lot, even if he doesn’t show it. I’m sure he will want to keep working with you. I would like that too,” Sonia said, making Mia smile in relief.

“Alright, I will give him a call right away…”

“You don’t have to. He’s here with me. I’ll just pass him the phone,” Sonia said and held out the phone to Bryan.

“Will you like to move to Serenopolis?” Bryan asked once he took the phone from Sonia.

“Huh?” Mia asked in confusion.

“I may have to spend more time over here in Serenopolis because I will be signing with an agency over here. If you don’t mind moving, you can retain your job as my assistant,” Bryan offered.

“With a salary raise?” Mia bargained.

“What?”

“Not everyone is blessed to have a loyal assistant like me. And from experience, not everyone can stand you either. So if I’m relocating to Serenopolis for your sake, I should at least get a better salary than I was receiving before. And there have to be nice offers too,” Mia said reasonably.

“Alright. I will add that to my terms when I sign the contract,” Bryan said with a sigh.

“If I may ask, what agency are you signing with?” Mia asked curiously.

“Let that be a surprise. The moment everything is set, I will let you know,” Bryan said before hanging up the call.

“I guess you’ve made up your mind to take Benne’s offer?” Sonia asked, and Bryan shrugged.

“I don’t see why not.”

Once Harry walked through the door of the club, it didn’t take him more than a minute to spot her. To his amazement, she was standing right there on the stage with another girl in a twerking contest while the crowd cheered them on.

What did she think she was doing up there? Harry mused as he walked further into the club, which was gradually getting filled with people even though it was just past eight in the evening.

Judging by how excited she had been over the phone and what she was doing right now, he could tell that she was more than a little tipsy. Else, what was she doing up there? How many glasses of alcoholic drink did she drink to be acting this way already? He wondered as he slowly made his way towards the bar to find out exactly what she had been up to from the barman.

Up on the stage, oblivious to Harry’s presence Jade had her booty to the crowd in a squat position as she danced and twerked to the rhythm of the music the DJ was playing, and the crowd went wild with excitement when she did a split.

Seeing how most of the crowd were throwing dollar notes at her, Harry could tell that she was a pretty good dancer. An even better dancer than the other lady. And that was very surprising since he would never have guessed that she was that kind of person.

He knew that if half the people in the hall were to know that not only was she Benedict Delgado’s kid sister but also a very successful lawyer, they would all be very shocked as nothing about her gave away who she was.

“Hello!” The barman greeted when Harry stopped in front of him.

“Hello!” Harry said distractedly as his gaze returned to the stage.

“She’s a fine one, isn’t she?” The barman asked as he followed Harry’s gaze.

“Yes, she is. Huh?” Harry asked, turning to look at the young barman when he realized that he was answering a question he didn’t understand.

The barman chuckled, “What will you like to have?” He asked, and Harry shook his head.

“Can’t drink. I’m driving. I came to pick up someone,” Harry explained, and the barman gave him a nod.

“I suppose that someone is the pretty lady with the pixie style haircut,” the barman said, and Harry gave him a nod, “Is she your girlfriend?”

“No.”

“You don’t look at her like she is not your girlfriend,” the barman noted as he followed Harry’s gaze.

“I don’t look at her like she is anything. What exactly did she drink? And how many glasses did she have?” Harry asked, making that barman chuckle.

“The question should be, what exactly did she not drink? She wanted to try a shot of everything on this list,” the barman said, waving a paper at Harry.

“And you let her do that?” Harry asked, turning to glare at the barman.

“I don’t see why not. She is not underage, is she?” The barman asked, and Harry shook his head as he returned his gaze to the stage, his brows creased with concern.

“Good news is she hasn’t tried everything yet, so maybe you can stop her before she does,” the barman said, just as the music stopped.

Jade, who had just finished dancing, turned her head in time to meet Harry’s gaze, and his concerned expression turned into a glare when she flashed him a smile and raised both hands above her head to wave at him.

“Uncle Harry!” Jade screeched from the stage, and he closed his eyes in utter mortification and lifted a hand to cover his face when so many eyes turned in his direction.

“Uncle? You are her uncle?” The barman asked, eyeing Harry as though he was a pervert who had incestuous thoughts.

“We are not related. It’s just a nickname,” Harry found himself explaining under his breath.

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