Chapter 90 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

Benne was tempted to ask her when and how she found out about it, but he figured that satisfying his curiosity wasn’t the most important thing at the moment. His baby sister was hurting and he needed to comfort her, “If you don’t have anything doing at the moment why don’t you take a break and come down here so we spend some time together, while we find your witness? I could send a jet to pick you up, and take you back if something urgent comes up, what do you say?” Benne asked hopefully.

Jade smiled, “Thanks for the offer, but I can’t leave while the case is still on, and my witness is missing. But don’t worry, once this case is over, I will come immediately. I promise.”

“Alright then. I will let you know after I talk to Harry.”

“Thanks, Benny. I love you,” she said, making the sides of Benne’s lips pull up in a smile when he remembered how she used to refer to him as Benny when she was still a toddler.

“I love you too, Jady,” he said and Jade giggled since that was the name Benne used to call her when she was a kid and always called him Benny.

After hanging up the call, Benne dialed Celsie’s line, but she didn’t take the call. He tried again, and when she still didn’t take the call, he decided to get busy with other things and just see her during dinner.

Meanwhile, at the clothes shop, Celsie moved around with Anita from one dress line to the other, while Anita kept finding faults with all the dresses she was handed. After a while Celsie got tired, “Where are you wearing the dress to? Is it a party?” She asked, trying not to let her impatience show in her voice.

She didn’t understand why Anita had to be so picky for something as simple as a dress. She didn’t see any reason to be shopping for a single dress for over thirty minutes when she spent less than that time shopping for more than ten clothes.

“Not exactly a party, but it is a very important meeting that I need to attend. I need a gown that looks corporate, and sexy at the same time,” Anita said with a smile while her eyes kept moving around.

Celsie sighed, wondering what kind of a meeting it was, and why she would need to look sexy to attend a meeting. Was she involved with someone already? No. She had said she was waiting for the right man. Was there someone she liked, then? Someone she was planning to get involved with? “I guess the person you like will be attending that meeting?” Celsie asked, trying not to sound too curious, or sound like she was prying into Anita’s life.

“Sort of,” she said, choosing not to give Celsie too much information until after her first meeting with Benedict Delgado.

Sort of? That meant she didn’t like Benne? No. Celsie thought with a slight frown. Even though she wanted to keep her distance from Benne, she also wasn’t sure she wanted to see him heartbroken. Besides, if Anita didn’t want him, that would mean she would be stuck with Benne, and that wasn’t a part of her plan in any way. She had to make sure Anita likes Benne too. She was sure that Anita would like Benne if she spent more time with him, and got to know him. Benne was a cool guy after all, especially when he wasn’t being too bold and coming on to her very strongly.

She needed to come up with a way to throw them both together without being too obvious about it. Perhaps she could suggest they all go see a movie together? And then halfway through the movie, she would excuse herself? That could work. She just wouldn’t tell either of them that the other person would be tagging along.. Surely, Benne wouldn’t mind seeing a movie with her since they were friends, especially when he wasn’t talking crazy stuff about her undies and sex.

“Hello!” Sonia greeted, flashing Jeff a wide smile once she opened the door and saw him standing there with Mia.

Jeff returned her smile as he and Mia walked past her into the house. Once she shut the door behind them, Jeff turned to her, “Hi! I’m…”

“Jeff Rawlings. I know who you are. Bryan’s manager, right?” Sonia asked, making him flash her an impressed smile.

“Hello, Mia! It’s good to see you again,” Sonia commented, since Mia had left just a couple of hours ago.

Mia simply smiled at her and gave her a curt nod, while she waited for Jeff to state the reason for their visit. “I learned that Bryan hurt himself, so I’m here to see him,” Jeff explained.

“I didn’t hurt myself, she hurt me!” Bryan countered from the doorway of the passageway, standing on one foot. He had come out since he didn’t trust Sonia to not do something mischievous.

Jeff looked from Sonia to Bryan, and then exchanged a look with Mia before returning his attention once again to Sonia who was looking at Bryan with an innocent expression.

“What are you talking about, babez?” She asked, blinking at him, but Bryan ignored her and kept looking at Jeff.

“So what? You want her out of your house?” Mia asked, wanting to know what Bryan was thinking before they gave him the news.

“Why would I want my fiancee out of my house?” Bryan asked with a scoff, making Jeff and Mia exchange a confused look.

“Give me a hand, darling,” Bryan said to Sonia who quickly hurried to his side and offered her shoulder for support as she helped him walk into the living room, and moved away after he sat down on the couch.

Bryan patted the space beside him, indicating that she sit down. Knowing that he was back to playing the role of a doting fiance, Sonia sat down dutifully and rested her head on his shoulder, making Jeff and Mia exchange a look once again, since neither of them could understand what was going on.

Did this mean that Bryan and Sonia were getting along now, and were in a relationship? If no, why were they still acting like a couple in front of them when they all knew he and Mia were aware that it was a fake engagement, Jeff mused as he signalled to Mia to get the wheelchair from where they had left it outside.

Matt looked around the living room before going to sit on the couch opposite Bryan, “How is your leg? And where is Matt? I thought he was staying with you?” Jeff asked once Mia walked out to go do as he had instructed her.

“Well, my leg hurts, but I’m glad my fiancee is here to take care of me. Matt left this morning to take care of his business,” Bryan said as he leaned back on the couch patting Sonia’s hair lovingly.

“I see. By the way, we got you a gift. Something to help you move around easily,” Jeff announced as the door opened and Mia rolled in the wheelchair.

Bryan eyed the wheelchair distastefully, but tried to hide his displeasure, “Thanks for the gift. I promise to put it to good use. Baby, do you mind getting me a glass of water?” He asked, looking at Sonia with a sweet smile which Sonia returned as she sat up.

“Don’t worry, I will go get it,” Mia offered, heading the direction of the kitchen before Bryan stopped her.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m sure you have more important things to do instead of serving me a glass of water,” Bryan said with a wide smile, reminding both Mia and Bryan of what Sonia had said that day at the airport, “I don’t get to see my fiancee often, so I want her to do it herself,” Bryan said, stopping Mia from leaving.

“Don’t worry, Mia. I will get it myself,” Sonia assured Mia before walking away to get the water.

Once she was out of earshot Jeff hurried over to the spot beside Bryan, and then jerked his head towards the kitchen, signalling for Mia to go and stall Sonia so he could speak to Bryan alone. Mia got his message and quickly excused herself.

“First things first, did you mean what you said earlier? Did she really hurt your leg?” Jeff asked in a low voice, with his brows furrowed in a concerned frown.

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