Chapter 427 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“You should be careful though. There are lots of creepy people hiding behind their phones these days,” Jeff advised.

“Maybe you are too careful, and that is why you are still single,” Mia said as she continued to chat while talking with him.

“What do you mean too careful?” Jeff asked, and Mia shrugged as she looked up at him.

“You always hide behind work, claiming you are busy and can’t date, but I don’t really think that’s just it…”

“What are you both whispering about?” Bryan asked as he carried the tray to the kitchen after feeding Sonia and excusing her to give Celsie a call.

“We were not whispering. Have you been able to figure out the accommodation stuff for me?” Mia asked hopefully.

Bryan cleared his throat, “About that, I hope you both don’t mind being flatmates until either of you finds your own place?” Bryan asked, and both Jeff and Mia exchanged a look.

“How many bedrooms are there in the apartment?” Mia asked curiously.

“Two bedrooms,” Bryan said as he returned to the living room and sat down opposite them.

“That’s cool. As long as I have my own space, I don’t mind,” Mia said with a confident nod, “What about you?” She asked Jeff.

“I’m fine with it too. What do you guys plan to do with Simon?” Jeff asked Bryan curiously, and he and Mia listened attentively as Bryan explained all that happened, including Anita’s role in it, before telling their plan to them.

“She sounds evil,” Jeff said with disapproval.

“She is a bitch. I’m glad she will be dealt with accordingly!” Mia said with disgust.

“By the way, I’m still receiving a lot of calls from all the companies that canceled their endorsement deals with you over the scandal. They want you back. What should I do?”

“I told you already. Let them go, Jeff. I would rather work with their competitors than go back to them. I hate companies that stand by celebrities only in their rosy times,” Bryan said with a scowl, and Mia gave Jeff an I told you so look.

“I hope you both will be ready to move by the end of the week as discussed? After we wrap up here with Simon and I tie up loose ends at Golden Star, I will be ready to move…” The rest of his words trailed off when they heard the doorbell.

“Are you expecting anyone?” Jeff asked as he rose to see who was at the door, but Bryan shook his head.

“Hey, Matt!” Jeff greeted cheerfully.

“That bastard is in, I guess?” Mat asked as he shook hands with Jeff, who gave him a nod.

“Matt?” Bryan called in surprise when he heard Matt’s voice.

“Hello, Mia!” Matt greeted Mia, who returned his greeting, before facing Bryan.

“Why am I the last to find out that my best friend canceled his contract with Golden Star?” Matt asked with a scowl.

“Maybe because you were too busy nursing your broken heart to care about the rest of us in the world,” Bryan said with a grin and quickly moved away when Matt tried to hit him.

“At least I wasn’t dumped in the middle of a reality show,” Matt said with a smirk.

“It was the end of the show. You crawled out from under your rock too late. That ship has sailed, landed, and reloaded,” Bryan said with a smirk of his own.

“Whatever. Where is my beautiful Sonia?” Matt asked, looking around.

“She is inside sleeping. She’s not feeling well,” Bryan said before looking at Jeff and Mia, who seemed like they were ready to leave.

“You can both wrap up things at your end between now and the weekend. By Monday, you have to meet with Harry,” Bryan said, and Matt looked at him curiously.

“Harry? Your brother’s best friend? What are they meeting him for? And why are they here when you are no longer with Golden Star?” Matt asked, and Bryan sighed as he was already tired of repeating the story.

“I will fill you in on all you have missed after seeing them off,” Bryan promised.

Alone in the bedroom, Sonia smiled as she watched the clip which Celsie had forwarded to her of Benne and Harry talking to Anita. She was sure glad that Celsie had such capable men in her life who had her back.

No. Not just Celsie. She also had them in her life too. Benne was Bryan’s brother, after all, and she knew he wouldn’t hesitate to come through for her if she needed him, and Harry was not just Benne’s best friend. He was most likely to be Jade’s partner too, so he was family as well, and the beautiful thing about the Delgado family was that they had each other’s back, even if it didn’t look so when watching them from afar. She was glad that she and Celsie were a part of them, even if not officially.

With a sigh, Sonia dialed Celsie’s line.

Celsie, who was seated beside Benne as he dialed Jade’s line, quickly picked up her phone when it started ringing and she saw that it was Sonia.

“I will step out to speak with Jade while you talk to Sonia,” Benne offered, and Celsie gave him a nod and watched him walk away as she received Sonia’s call.

“Thank goodness you finally called! I was just about to dial your line one more time before concluding that you have either been kidnapped or you abandoned me,” Celsie joked, and Sonia laughed softly.

“I’m sorry about that. I wasn’t feeling too well, so I wasn’t really…”

Celsie’s brows pulled together in a deep frown the moment she heard Sonia’s weak voice, “What is wrong? Are you ill?” She asked in alarm.

“Yeah. I got the Flu. I’ve taken some medicine for it, and I’m resting now.”

“Flu? You shouldn’t have traveled if you were ill,” Celsie said, very worried.

“Don’t worry…”

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