Chapter 909 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Don’t you want to?” Bryan asked as he stopped dancing while looking at her seriously.

“Why wouldn’t I want to? I’d marry you any day and time. I’m just saying I don’t see it happening anytime soon,” Sonia said, and Bryan relaxed.

“So, if we were to get married, when do you think would be the best time?” Bryan asked, and Sonia grinned.

“I just told you I’d marry you any day and time. If you asked me to marry you right now, I will,” Sonia assured him, and Bryan chuckled.

“Not so soon,” he said, and she grinned.

“See? I told you,” Sonia said, and giggled when Bryan kissed her.

He would love to see her reaction when he popped the question to her on Sunday.

A couple of feet away from them, Celsie and Benne gazed at each other as they danced, “Are you enjoying the party?” Benne asked, and she laughed softly.

“I don’t think there is a right response to that question. You have no idea the number of people who have said hello to me tonight. I’ve spoken with more people tonight than I have done in years. And I don’t even remember ninety percent of the names of those you introduced me to earlier,” Celsie confessed and Benne chuckled.

“There is no hurry. You will eventually get to know the very important ones,” Benne assured her and she sighed softly.

“What about you? Are you enjoying the party? I know it’s your first time being here like this,” Celsie said, and Benne shrugged.

“I think I’m okay. I know most of the people in the hall even though they didn’t know me until recently. I’ve received a lot of invitations to various events. I have a feeling I’m not going to be able to keep a low profile for much longer,” Benne said, and Celsie nodded in understanding.

“Don’t worry. I will try to always accompany you to such events so you don’t feel too uncomfortable,” Celsie assured him, reminding herself that he had exposed his identity for her sake and this was all part of the consequence.

“Really?” He asked as he watched her with a curious smile.

“Of course. Why should my man attend such social functions without me by his side?” She asked with a raised brow and he grinned.

“I love the sound of that,” he said, and she smiled.

“You should. By the way, how much space would you like me to create for you? I plan to clean out a drawer for you when I get home tonight,” Celsie said, and Benne’s grin widened even more.

“So soon? Why not wait until tomorrow? You would need to rest,” Benne said and she shook her head.

“Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. I have to clean the house and do my laundry after my parents leave. And there’s the hangout with the girls. I want everything go to be organized before you come,” Celsie said and he smiled at her as the music stopped.

“I think I’m ready to call it a night. Ready to leave?” Benne asked, and Celsie beamed a smile at him.

“I’ve been waiting to hear that since the moment we arrived,” Celsie said happily, and Benne chuckled as he led her away from the dance floor.

Later that night as Andy lay in bed after Mira and the housekeeper had gone to sleep, she sighed as she thought about all that had happened during the day.

After their encounter in his bedroom earlier that day, she had barely been able to spend a moment alone with him to talk.

He had left the house on a stroll with Maribel before she finished freshening up, and after they had returned some time later after she had breakfast, he had given her a sheet of paper and pen to write down what she wanted to say to Candace, and give it to him so he could send the text himself.

She had wanted to argue with him and fight over it, but she had been unable to do that. Not when Maribel had been looking up at her innocently while the housekeeper had been busy glaring at her.

She was very certain that Cassidy had done that deliberately. The calculating bastard had made sure he did that in the presence of his daughter and housekeeper because he knew she wouldn’t want to fight with him in front of them.

After she wrote down the text, Cassidy had disappeared, and the housekeeper had left to get some groceries. leaving her to spend the rest of the day getting to know the little girl.

She couldn’t help wondering if Candace had received her text since she was yet to see Cassidy to ask him.

Although Cassidy had assured her that Candace would get the text, she wasn’t sure she entirely trusted him.

She sighed as her thoughts drifted to Candace and she sat up in her bed.

How was Candace doing? How was her little Jam doing? Was Jero truly dead as Cassidy had said? Had the case been resolved now? Was Candace now dating Matt? Andy mused with a smile.

She knew for a fact that Candace liked Matt a lot, and she thought it would be a shame if Candace didn’t give the guy a chance simply because he was a celebrity.

She hoped they were dating. She liked Matt. The dude was attractive, had a good sense of humor, and was wealthy. And most importantly, he seemed to like Candace a lot. It would be Candace’a loss if she let go of someone like that.

She really hoped Candace was happy and having fun with Matt, and not having a hard time. That was what she wanted for Candace.

She paused when she heard footsteps down the hall and soon Cassidy’s bedroom door opened and he closed as he walked in.

So, he was back from wherever he had disappeared to all day, she thought with a scowl. Must be nice to be the man of the house, going and coming as he pleased she thought dryly.

The man was a mystery to her, and even though she didn’t care about him and neither was she curious to know him beyond all she already knew, she couldn’t help it.

In order to plan her escape, she needed to get to know her captor. She needed to befriend him. Seduce him if need be, to let down his guard so she could be able to run away.

Although she wasn’t in cuffs, tied to a chain, or locked up in a room, but her situation wasn’t far different from one whose hands were tied.

What was the point of being able to move around easily if she was stranded? They were on an island and even if she managed to sneak out of the house, there was no ship to take her out of the island.

She wasn’t certain yet what the relationship was between Cassidy and the other residents of the Island, else she would have gone out to inform them she had been kidnapped and asked for their help to escape, but she couldn’t risk it. At least not yet.

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