Chapter 4 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“My one-night stand!” She said out loud when Benne’s handsome face flashed before her eyes. She quickly looked down at her body and noticed she was wearing a man’s shirt but she wasn’t wearing any undies. ‘I did it!’ She said to herself with a smile when some parts of the previous night flashed in her mind. She remembered moaning and screaming fuck. She raised a hand to her nipples and smiled when she remembered the tingly sensation.

It also occurred to her that she was no longer wearing her contact lens. She couldn’t remember taking it off, so when had that happened? She wondered as she looked around the room. The more she looked around the room the more she was tempted to think it was a hotel room since there were no personal belongings anywhere apart from her clothes which were neatly folded on the couch.

Had her one-night stand brought her here and run off leaving her behind to pay for this expensive hotel suite? How was she going to afford it? What if he had robbed her while she slept and taken away her money and cards? Celsie wondered and quickly stood up from the bed and hurried towards the couch where her purse was lying.

She opened the purse and let out a sigh of relief when she realized that all the contents of her purse were intact. That had to mean he was a decent person, so if this was a hotel, she was certain he would probably have paid the bills.

She looked around the room in search of anywhere she could have dropped her contact lens, and paused when she noticed the glass of water sitting on the center table with her contact lens floating in it. As she moved closer to the table to pick it up, she noticed the glass was sitting on a note so she quickly picked up the note, “You looked so beautiful in your sleep and I didn’t want to disturb you… I had to take care of something urgent. Someone will be waiting to drop you off. See you around… or maybe not.”

Her heart skipped a beat, and a gasp escaped from her lips when it finally dawned on her that it was morning. She shook her head in horror when she looked towards the window again and it dawned on her that it was actually morning… like not just any morning, but MONDAY morning. Her eyes fell on the wall clock hanging opposite the bed and she moved closer to see what time it was, “No! No! No! God No!” She repeated shaking her head vigorously when she saw it was past 10 AM already.

She was supposed to resume at the office by 9 AM for a meeting with her boss, yet it was past 10 AM already. ‘How could I have been so reckless?’ She asked herself as she quickly took off Benne’s shirt and slipped on her gown. She looked around the room for her panties, and when she couldn’t find them, she went ahead to fix her contact lens. She looked around one more time for her pant before picking up her boot along with her purse as she dashed for the door.

Had the situation been different, she probably would have stopped to take a look around this exotic mansion before leaving, but all she could think about at this point was getting to her apartment as fast as she could and changing into something presentable before going to the office.

“Good morning Miss!” She almost jumped out of her skin when she heard a masculine voice greet her the moment she opened the door.

She could guess what she looked like, especially as she had even failed to check her appearance in the mirror or wash up. She probably looked like a cheap hooker dressed in all of this in broad daylight.

“Good morning sir?” Celsie said with an awkward smile as she looked at the middle-aged man wondering who he was and why he was standing by the door like he had been waiting for her.

“I see you’re ready to leave.” The man said with a polite smile.

“Yes, I am,” Celsie said with a stiff smile.

“Benne requested that I drop you off after you’ve had breakfast.”

“That won’t be necessary. I’m late for work already and I have to run. Thanks.” She said as she ran past him, and stopped when she realized she didn’t know where she was going to. She turned around to see him looking at her.

“That’s the way.” He said pointing in the opposite direction.

“Ah! Thanks.” She said as she turned around and quickly ran past him.

She wished she could appreciate the beauty of the mansion right now, but her job was on the line. She needed to come up with a really good story to make up for why she had arrived late at the office on her resumption day.

Immediately she got outside she sighed when she realized she had made another error. The mansion was really large and walking to the gate from the house was going to be a marathon.. It was going to be a really long day.

Benedict Delgado, thirty years old CEO of OmniGlobal group, and the most eligible bachelor in the city of Serenopolis, sat behind his office desk looking through some documents which were on his desk.

Although his name was well known, his face was unknown to the public since he was known to avoid the media like a plague. Even most of his employees in the company had no idea of his true identity apart from the senior directors and shareholders. He had a habit of following his private elevator and staircase to his office on the few occasions he decided to show up at the office, and he didn’t need to worry about the company’s welfare, since Harry, his friend, and right-hand man always acted in his stead. So while he was the brain behind the company, Harry was the face.

As handsome as he was, so also was his intelligence on a genius level. Of course, that was the only way he had been able to build such a large conglomerate with major subsidiaries that dealt for himself such as; OmniGlobal towers and real estate, OmniGlobal hotel, and resort, OmniGlobal motors, OmniGlobal pharmaceuticals, I-G clothing line as well as the newly launched subsidiary OmniGlobal airline.

He looked down at his phone when it started ringing and sighed when he noticed it was a call from Anita, “Oh baby! I’m so sorry about last night.” Anita gushed immediately after he accepted her call. Benne said nothing and just sat back in his seat listening to her and waiting for her to give him one of her excuses as usual.

“I was so exhausted when I returned from work last night, and then I found out Snow was suffering from food poisoning and I had to call the vet…”

“I thought Snow died two weeks ago?” Benne cut in before she could finish, making her pause to think about that.

“Did he? I told you that?” She asked with a confused frown which made Benne question what he ever saw in her to have put up with her for the past year.

“Anita, let’s both do ourselves some good. It’s over between us.” Benne said in a flat tone making her blink in surprise, and then she started laughing.

“You’re kidding, right? Of course, there’s no way you mean that. Right?” She asked doubtfully when he didn’t join in her laughter.

“I’m not. You’re obviously not interested in me, and I can’t even begin to imagine why you agreed to be in a relationship with me in the first place. I’m done with this, so feel free to live your best life now.” Benne said before returning his attention to the documents he had been busy with before her call came in.

“But…”

“Anita… Why don’t you save the drama for someone else? We both know you don’t care about me, so please be mature about this. I have to return to work, I really hate being disturbed when I’m working.” Benne said dismissively. He knew the only reason she had been taking him for granted was that like most people, she didn’t know who he really was.

Anita opened her mouth to say something, but snapped it shut when she heard the coldness in his tone, “Oh well! Good riddance then!” She said as she hung up the call.

The door opened and Benne raised his head as Harry Jonas his right-hand man walked in, “I was just informed you canceled the meeting that was slated for this morning with the directors?” He asked as he walked in and took the seat opposite Benne.

“Yeah, I did.”

“Why? You’re not the type to just change plans on such short notice. Are you feeling sick?”

“No, I’m not. I’m going to be needing a break for some time, so I will need you to step in and take care of things here at the office. Especially in meeting with the directors.” Benne said, making Harry raise a brow.

“Haven’t I been doing that this whole time? Half the staff in the company already thinks I’m the CEO. I wonder why you bother to be so rich if you’re not going to even flaunt it.” Harry said making Benne chuckle.

“The new director who was supposed to resume today at the fashion unit, has she arrived at her office yet?” Benne asked making Harry give him a questioning look.

“Why are you so interested in her? I can’t believe you woke me from sleep last night just to confirm the name of the director. Did something happen? Or perhaps you know her from somewhere?” Harry asked curiously.

Benne thought about it for a moment and decided there was no harm in confiding in Harry, “Yeah. I met her at the club last night.” Benne said making Harry’s eyes widen in disbelief.

“Club? Miss Celestia Miller? I don’t think so. From all I was told about her, she is a workaholic with zero social life.” Harry said making Benne smile.

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