Chapter 472 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“You’re right. Jamal needs to go to bed by ten,” Benne said when he suddenly remembered that Jamal was probably still waiting for them, and he resumed driving.

As expected, Jamal was waiting by the foot of the stairs when they got home, and immediately he saw them he ran up to embrace Celsie.

“I kept trying to convince him to have his dinner, but he insisted on waiting to eat with you both,” Samantha said as she joined them.

“We kept you waiting, didn’t we? I’m sorry,” Celsie said with a bright smile as she crouched down in front of hims and kissed his cheek.

“It’s fine. I’m glad you’re here now,” Jamal said with an embarrassed smile as he raised both hands to his cheeks.

“I guess only females receive hugs from you,” Benne said dryly, and both Celsie and Samantha laughed as Jamal looked up at him and went to embrace him.

“Are you going out after dinner? Or can we playing games tonight?” Jamal asked hopefully.

“We can play games after dinner,” Benne assured him.

“When are you calling my mom? You promised to call her,” Jamal reminded them, and they exchanged a look.

“We can do so now,” Benne said before looking at Celsie, “You can go in to freshen up while I call his mom. If I don’t join you by the time you’re done, then come down for dinner,” Benne said, since he knew Celsie still needed privacy to change.

“Alright. Why don’t I take those to the bedroom?” She asked as she took his suit jacket and the documents he was holding from him.

Benne tugged off his tie and handed it to her too, “Thank you.”

“I will be back shortly,” she told Jamal before walking away.

“I will set the table,” Samantha said as she left, and Jamal and Benne also walked over to sit at the Den. Once they were seated, Benne dialed Jade’s line.

Away from there, in Aurora’s spa, Jade tried not to grit her teeth as Aurora went on and on about Harry and her plans to capture his heart when she meets him again.

“How about you accompany me shopping this weekend? I need to get some new clothes for my trip,” Aurora said, but Jade shook her head.

“Can’t. I will be busy with work,” Jade said as she glanced at the wall clock in Aurora’s office, wondering why Candace wasn’t out yet.

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She couldn’t believe that Aurora had been chattering endlessly for over an hour already and all she was saying revolved around Harry. She wished she could shut the woman up or change the subject, but every time she changed the subject, Aurora always found a way to take it back.

“Oh, that’s such a shame! So when can I get his t-shirt from you? He says it’s his favorite t-shirt and he can’t sleep without it,” Aurora said, and Jade was almost tempted to snort at that. Favorite shirt my ass.

“Now that I think about it, I don’t think the t-shirt is in the closet. I had them clean up his suite yesterday, and I didn’t see anything in the closet when I moved my stuff into it. You know I’m staying in his bedroom,” Jade said wanting to get a rise from Aurora.

Aurora raised a brow, “You’re staying in Harry’s bedroom? Is he aware of that?” Aurora asked, and Jade smiled sweetly.

“Sure, he is. We were staying there together alone the last time you visited, remember?” Jade asked, hoping that would turn Aurora off, but Aurora smiled.

“Harry must really adore you as a little sister to be looking out for you this way. It’s a very attractive attribute,” Aurora said, disappointing Jade.

“When next he calls you, help me tell him I had them to throw it out already. I didn’t know the shirt was so important to him,” Jade said with a bright smile.

“You asked them to throw it out? That’s so sad. I don’t think Harry is going to like that. Can you tell me what the shirt looks like? Maybe I can get him a new one. That might just help me score a brownie point with him,” Aurora said with a thoughtful smile, and Jade tried not to scowl.

“Do you love him that much?” Jade asked, wanting to see if it would be possible to discourage Aurora from trying so hard to win Harry’s heart.

Aurora giggled, “Love? C’mon, Jade! You don’t expect me to have fallen in love so easily with him already, do you? I’m not that naive. From all I heard from you and from what I’ve read about him on the internet, he’s a very decent guy. I confirmed that the last time I met him so I think he will make a great partner for me. He’s someone I know I can grow to love. I’m trying to make things work between us, but for now it’s solely physical attraction on my part,” Aurora said, and Jade almost sighed in relief.

“Oh, that’s great! It’s always a good start,” Jade said with a nod.

As long as Aurora wasn’t in love with Harry yet, that was a good enough for her. She knew for a fact that Harry wasn’t going to touch Aurora or have sex with her even if she seduced him, so there was nothing to worry about in that regard.

Fortunately for Jade, before the conversation could progress any further, Candace returned looking more relaxed than she had been earlier, “I’m done,” she told Jade, and immediately Jade stood up.

“Great! We can leave now,” she said excitedly before looking at Aurora.

“We need to leave now. And don’t forget to deliver my message to Harry,” Jade said, and Aurora smiled as she escorted them out of her office.

“Of course. By the way, I noticed you no longer refer to him as old uncle Harry,” Aurora pointed out, while Candace listened to them with interest.

“Maybe that’s because I no longer see him that way. He’s too young and cute to be called that don’t you think?” Jade asked with a giggle, and Aurora laughed too as she agreed with her, while Candace’s lips twitched in amusement.

Once they got into the elevator, and Aurora left them, Jade let out a sigh of relief, “Thank God we are out of there. If we stayed there for an extra five minutes my jawbone would most likely have fractured. My jaws ache from smiling and laughing so hard when I didn’t want to,” Jade said as she rubbed her jaw, and Candace giggled.

“Who is Harry?” Candace asked curiously.

“Harry is Benne’s best friend. Why?” Jade asked, and Candace raised a brow.

“You are in love with your brother’s best friend?” Candace asked, and Jade giggled when she heard the concern in Candace’s voice.

Had she been that obvious? How did Candace know she was in love with Harry? Before Jade could respond, her phone started to ring and she took it out from her handbag and received the call when she saw that it was from Benne.

“Mom says to pass the phone to you,” Jamal informed Benne after he was done speaking with his mother.

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