Chapter 483 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“How forward?” Celsie asked curiously.

“In two weeks. That’s the week after the anniversary celebration,” Benne said, and Celsie smiled at him.

“It seems like lady luck is on our side,” Celsie said, happy with this new information.

“I think so too. I hope Barry is able to find more dirt on them, and we can prove that Rebekah Miller murdered her husband before then,” Benne said, and Celsie nodded.

“I hope so too.”

Thirty-five minutes later they pulled into the parking lot of the cafe beside the hotel where Lucas was lodged, and headed straight inside.

Lucas, who was already seated at one end of the cafe sipping from a cup of coffee and eating sandwich, stood up immediately he sighted them, and held out his arms to Celsie who walked into his embrace with a wide smile on her face.

“I’m so happy to see you, Kiddo. Although it’s been just some days since I last saw you, it seems like a really long time already,” Celsie said after she pulled away from his embrace and looked into his face.

“I know, right? Good morning, Benne. It’s good to see you again,” Lucas greeted as he turned to Benne, and held out his hand to him for a handshake.

“Same here. How have you been?” Benne asked as he shook his hand before all three of them sat down.

“Good. You can see for yourself. Not bad, right?” Lucas asked with a small smile as both Celsie and Benne looked him over.

Almost immediately, a waiter approached them. Benne ordered a cup of latte, while Celsie ordered a cup of hot chocolate and the waiter left.

“You look like you lost some weight,” Celsie observed.

“Give him a break. You’d lose some too if you were in his shoes,” Benne said lightly, and Lucas grinned, while Celsie scowled at him.

“Let her know. And just so you know, Benne, you’ve earned yourself some more brownie points. Celsie looks happy and well taken care of,” Lucas observed, and Celsie eyed them both with displeasure, especially Benne who was grinning.

“Well taken care of? Who said he has anything to do with how I look? I take care of myself,” Celsie hissed at Lucas.

“Yeah, she does,” Benne agreed, and she glared at him.

“Now you’re taking my side?” She hissed at him, making Lucas chuckle.

“I’m happy to see that you’re fine,” Lucas said as he watched her. He had feared that she was pretending to be okay over the phone, but seeing her this way, he knew without doubt that she was fine, and he knew Benne was responsible for it so he shot Benne a silent glance of gratitude, and as though he understood, Benne gave him a nod.

“How long will you be staying?” Celsie asked just as the waiter returned with hers and Benne’s drinks.

“I haven’t decided on that yet. I’m still trying to decide on the places to go. By the way, here’s Rachel’s phone. Have you decided on what to do with it?” Lucas asked as he took it out of his pocket and placed it in front of Celsie.

“Thanks. I’m still working on it. I will let you know when I’m done. By the way, why did you decide to come back to Serenopolis? I’m sure it wasn’t just to give this to me. Don’t tell me you were missing me that much?” Celsie asked with a grin, and seeing that the siblings needed privacy, Benne stood up.

“Please excuse me for a moment. I just remembered that I need to make some calls to readjust my schedule,” Benne said as he picked up his styrofoam cup of latte, and both siblings gave him a nod and watched as he walked away.

“He’s a good guy,” Lucas said, and Celsie gave him a nod.

“Yeah, he is a great guy. Now why don’t you tell me why you came here?” Celsie asked once again.

“When did it become a crime to stop by my twin sister before traveling on a long vacation?” Lucas asked, and Celsie shrugged.

“Of course it’s not a crime. But lately I’ve become so curious about a lot of things about you that right now I’ve become very suspicious of you,” Celsie said, and Lucas raised a brow.

“What are you talking about?”

“Tell me about your relationship with Amy’s best friend, and why she called asking me for your number. Were you cheating on Rachel with her?” Celsie asked, and this time Lucas’ heart skipped a beat.

“Miley called you? When?” Lucas asked curiously.

“Also can you tell me why out of all the questions I just asked you, the fact that she called me seemed most important to you?” Celsie said, watching him with interest..

After her phone call with Amy and Miley last night she had remembered that Lucas had mentioned knowing Amy’s best friend casually. She hadn’t taken it seriously because Lucas had sounded like it wasn’t a big deal, but after hearing the interest in Miley’s voice last night, she was not only curious but also now very interested in the nature of their relationship.

Lucas sighed, “Really, it’s not a big deal. I met her two days ago. She’s pretty cool, but I’m not interested in being friends with her,” Lucas said with a shrug, and Celsie raised a brow.

“Why not?”

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Jade, who had spent most of the night awake and staring at her phone as she awaited what was probably the most important call of her life at that stage of her life, nearly jumped out of the bed when her phone started ringing few minutes after she drifted off to sleep.

She grabbed the phone immediately, hoping it was a call from either of the national security agencies who she had entrusted to capture both Jero and the Lords of the legion cartel.

“Hello!” She greeted immediately she grabbed the phone.

“Good morning, Esquire,” Harry greeted, making her heart skip a beat when she heard his voice.

Although she wanted to speak with him, but this wasn’t the time, “Hey, hi! Good morning, Harry!” she greeted as she rubbed her eyes.

“Did I wake you up?” Harry asked with a concerned expression as he adjusted his tie while looking back at his reflection in the mirror.

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