Anita’s thoughts returned to what Lisa had just said. She couldn’t help wondering what her mother’s plan for Celsie was.
She returned to her desk and picked up her phone, and then sat by the edge of the desk as she dialed her mother’s line and waited patiently for it to ring.
“Hello, darling!” Her mother greeted cheerfully.
“Good morning, mother,” Anita greeted cautiously since she knew how easy it was for her mother to switch moods.
“Good morning, my lovely daughter. To what do I owe this pleasure?” She asked curiously. She has never been one to beat around the bush.
Anita cleared her throat, “I want to know what your plan for Celsie is,” Anita said tentatively.
“And why is that?” Her mother asked every trace of warmth out of her voice now.
“I just want…”
“I will be very much disappointed in you if you tell me you want to chicken out now,” her mother warned, and Anita swallowed nervously.
“I’m not chickening out. I just wanted to…”
“If you’re not chickening out, then don’t worry about my plan. I told you I would handle it and make Benedict yours. You trust me, don’t you?”
“I do.”
“Good. Then get busy with your work. I’m sure you have a lot on your desk to attend to. Sweep him off his feet with your charm and intelligence while I get the girl out of your way.”
With that, the line went dead, and Anita sighed. She couldn’t afford to feel guilty or back out now. That would make her mother very cross with her.
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Lucas had barely managed to sleep when he woke up to the sound of the doorbell ringing persistently, and he frowned, wondering who could be at the door since some of the neighbors who had seen him last night knew that he had returned without his parents and that this wasn’t his apartment.
He sat up on the bed, hoping that whoever was at the door would leave soon. He was tired and needed to sleep since he had been unable to sleep for most of the night, as he had been too busy thinking about his life, thinking about his broken engagement with Rachel, thinking about his family, as well as Benne’s job offer, and how to have a fresh start.
The tears he had been looking forward to shedding once he was alone and had time to think had failed to come. All he had now were circles under his eyes and bloodshot eyes.
“Baby, I know you’re in there. Please open the door,” Rachel yelled from outside, causing his heart to skip a beat.
Rachel? How did she know he was back? Lucas wondered but made no move to stand up to go to the door. He didn’t want to see her.
Rachel rang the doorbell again, and then everywhere became silent. Lucas waited quietly and listened for every sign that she had left, and when there was no sound, he got off the bed and walked to the living room barefooted, dressed in his pajamas, trousers, and a t-shirt.
Once he got to the living room, he heard the sound of glass shattering, and he quickly walked over to the kitchen in time to see Rachel climbing in through the kitchen window.
“Have you gone completely out of your mind?” He yelled at her angrily.
“Baby,” Rachel cried once she saw him and hurried over to where he stood to embrace him, but Lucas stepped away before she could do so.
“Get out of this place, this instant, else I will call the police,” Lucas threatened.
“No, you won’t. You won’t do that to me.”
“Rachel, do not test my patience. You have no idea what I can or cannot do right now,” Lucas said, and tears gathered in her eyes.
“I know that I was wrong, but I’m sorry. Why can’t you just forgive me?” Rachel asked as a tear dropped from her eyes, but Lucas just watched, hard-faced.
“I’ve forgiven you. But I want nothing to do with you and your family. Get out, and stay out,” he said in a cold tone.
“After all we shared? You’re going to throw the ten years we spent together away just like that?” Rachel asked, sounding very hurt.
“You know what I regret most right now? Staying with you for that long. Now leave, and don’t come back,” Lucas said, and Rachel wiped the tears from her eyes.
“Maybe you need time to….”
“Leave!” Lucas yelled at her, and she moved back in fear, raising her hand to her lips to stifle her sob. It was the first time he had ever raised his voice.
Without saying another word, she walked past him, wanting to leave quickly, but Lucas turned to her, “No. You’re not going out through the door. Leave the same way you entered. And make sure you send someone here to fix the window you broke,” Lucas said, and Rachel turned to look at him in disbelief.
“Babe…” she called in disbelief. Seeing the adamant expression on his face, she walked past him and ungraciously exited the house through the window.
Tears were falling from her eyes as she returned to her car, and once she was seated in her car, she rested her head on the steering wheel and broke into a sob. Her whole body shuddered at the intensity of it.
It was all her fault. She had no one to blame for this but herself. If only she had not been so possessive of Lucas and jealous of his relationship with his twin sister. If only she hadn’t been so desperate for Celsie to get a boyfriend so that she would leave Lucas alone, she wouldn’t have easily believed Jamie when he came to her for help, nor would she have given him all that information about Celsie’s whereabouts. If Jamie hadn’t abducted Celsie, this wouldn’t have happened. And if she hadn’t been too scared of losing Lucas to confess to them about how she had helped Jamie, everything would probably have been different. So yes, it was all her fault. She had been so scared of losing Lucas that she had made mistake after mistake that had ultimately cost her the one relationship she cherished most.
After crying for some time, she sat up when something else occurred to her. She had recently talked to one of her cousins about Celsie’s abduction. Was it a coincidence that the story was all over the news just the next day after their conversation? The more she thought about it, the more it made sense to her, especially now that she knew that Celsie’s boyfriend was her cousin’s boss. Knowing how her family worked, she wouldn’t put it past her cousin.
Without wasting more time thinking about it, she picked up her phone and dialed her cousin’s line, “Anita, please tell me you weren’t behind Celsie’s scandal,” she pleaded once the call connected.
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35 responses to “Chapter 336 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter”
Interesting 🤔
Nicely connected different characters and their stories …. Well done Author 👍
Please can not wait please update more thank you for this
Almost a week, pls do update dear writer, longing to continue reading, tq
Can’t wait for the next chapters to be released 💕
Every time the author does an excellent job. Rachel and Anita ? Wow … Anita is so stupid. Love her daughter. Can’t wait for more updates soon … Jade and Harry falling in love ❤️ and Anita’s punishment. Please author the story is so fun and light. Please don’t include schemes to threaten Celsie’s life or well being (by Anita’s mom. She delusional) ! Mooooore please
More updates 🙏
I guess evil does run in their veins, who would have thought Anita and Rachel are demon cousins
Wow interesting
More of this, quite interesting.
Interesting story. Didn’t want it to end! ☹️ Please update….
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Exciting.. can’t wait to have more chapters.. thanks author
Very good story lines.. all dots are getting connected very well.. nice story author 😀 great going..
Why no updates yet… waiting eagerly
Plot twist
Rachel is Anita’s cousin interesting. Will she expose her ?
Thank you for twists. More updates please
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This is one of the best novels. None of the characters are boring. I was wrong, at first I wanted to read only about Benne and Celsie and complained but I take back my words. Interesting book, good job author 👍🏼
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Amazing read. Please update soon
Hopefully that horrible family gets what they deserve
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The suspense is taking long than usual .
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