Chapter 898 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Speaking of Rebekah, I heard she sent someone after you yesterday,” Sonia said, and Celsie turned to look at Jade immediately.

“She did? Why?” Celsie asked, and Jade rolled her eyes.

“It wasn’t a big deal. Don’t worry about it,” Jade told Celsie, but Sonia wasn’t having that.

“That wasn’t what I heard. I heard you looked pretty shaken. And I heard it was thanks to Harry who drove in like your knight in shining armor, that you’re in one piece,” Sonia said, and this time Jade scowled.

“Bryan and his big mouth. I told him to keep it to himself. He obviously can’t keep a secret,” Jade said with a shake of her head.

“You could have been hurt,” Celsie said, and Jade sighed when she saw the worried expression on Celsie’s face.

“But I wasn’t. Besides, it was probably for the best that she sent him after me. Now we have him in our custody and he will testify against Rebekah,” Jade assured Celsie.

“We should hurry up. Harry will be here soon,” Jade said as she glanced at the wall clock in her bedroom, wanting to change the subject.

They all turned to the door when a knock sounded on it before it was pushed open.

“Hello, ladies! Are you ready?!” Candace greeted as she walked into the room.

Candace giggled when she saw the stunned expression on their faces, “Well, I wish I could capture the look on your faces right now. It goes without saying that I look good, huh?” Candace asked with a grin as she swirled around to show them her dress.

Her dress was simple, classy, and beautiful. It was a red long-sleeved, high-slit maxi long velvet bodycon dress, with a deep V-neckline both in front and behind.

She had a pair of gold earrings on her ears, and a necklace with a matching pendant. And strapped on her feet were a pair of high-heeled gold sandals.

Sonia was the first to find her voice, “You look radiant!” Sonia exclaimed excitedly.

Candace laughed softly, “Harry got the outfit,” Candace said with a grin.

“Harry sure has a good taste in women and clothes. But I don’t think the clothes could have looked better on anyone else,” Celsie said, earning her a sweet smile from Jade and Candace.

“That’s such a lovely compliment,” Sonia said with a grin.

“I think every male in that hall is going to be drooling over you. Thankfully, Harry is your twin brother so I don’t have to worry,” Jade said, and Candace giggled.

“Well, Bryan would be drooling over me, as I’m sure Benne would be drooling over Celsie. You can have any of the other guys,” Sonia said making all four of them giggle.

“By the way, I received a text from Andy earlier,” Candace told Jade as she helped Sonia zip up her dress.

Jade who was helping Celsie add a finishing touch to her makeup turned to her, “You did? When? What did she say? Did she tell you where they are?” Jade asked excitedly.

“After you left. She didn’t give me any details. She just wanted me to know she was alright,” Candace said, and Sonia raised a brow.

“Are you sure she sent the text?”

“Yeah. She spelt my name as Candacey. That was what she used to call me when we were little,” Candace said, and Jade frowned.

“How about you give the number to Harry? Maybe he can trace….”

“I already did. He already tried doing that too. But it seems Cassidy knew we would do that. It line can’t be traced,” Candace said, and Jade nodded.

“That makes sense. He used to own a tech company after all,” Jade said, and Candace nodded.

“That was the same thing Harry said. I’m relieved to know she is alright,” Candace said, and Jade smiled.

“Me too. Hopefully you will hear from her again very soon,” Jade murmured as she held Candace’s gaze.

“Since we are all here together right now, why don’t we talk about tomorrow’s hangout? When are we meeting and where?” Candace asked, wanting to change the subject.

“Why don’t we go clubbing?” Jade suggested, but Sonia shook her head.

“What am I supposed to do in a club if I can’t have alcohol?” Sonia asked with disapproval making them laugh.

“You could have nonalcoholic wine and dance. And it wouldn’t be a bad idea to have someone sober with us in case the rest of us get drunk,” Jade said, and Candace nodded in agreement.

“That’s right.”

“I thought our hangout was meant to be during the day?” Celsie asked, and Jade shrugged.

“We can go to a daytime club. It’s all the same to me. And it would be less rowdy too. I don’t care whether it’s night or day, all I want is to dance to loud music and try out new cocktails,” Jade said, making Celsie and Candace giggle while Sonia scowled.

“And I’m supposed to just watch?” Sonia asked.

“No. You’re supposed to be sober as you watch over us, and then call the men to come take us home when we are done,” Celsie said, earning her a high-five from both Jade and Candace.

Before Sonia could respond to that, a knock sounded on the door and they all turned to the door to respond to the housekeeper who had been sent to remind them to hurry up.

“Tell them we will be down in a minute,” Jade said as they all looked at each other to be sure everything was in place.

“Why don’t we give them a show?” Sonia suggested and Jade grinned.

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