Chapter 486 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Is it possible that I see you? Perhaps I could drop by your office and see you briefly? I’d really love to meet Lucas’ twin sister in person, at least once,” she pleaded.

“Why?” Celsie asked curiously. Although she was curious to see her too, especially after she heard from Lucas that she had an unpleasant history with Rachel. Any enemy of Rachel was her friend.

“Because I like Lucas, and I’m also curious him. I’m sort of curious about you too. There are a lot of questions I’d love to ask you, and I believe I can learn more about him from you,” Miley said, and Celsie smiled, while she looked back at Lucas who was watching her with questioning eyes.

“That’s fine. Unfortunately I have other plans for today and I’m not going to the office, so that would have to be tomorrow. I will answer whatever questions you have about my kid brother. I could even bring a photo album along if you want,” Celsie said, and Lucas glared at her making her giggle.

“Really? That would be sooo awesome! I will really love that,” Miley said happily.

“It is settled then. I look forward to meeting you. I have to go now.”

“Before you go, please don’t forget to text me his number. I’ll text you mine so you have it too,” Miley rushed to say before Celsie hung up.

“What was that about?” Lucas asked when Celsie flashed him a bright smile.

“She is a such sweetheart. Make sure you capture some nice photos during your outing with her and post them on your Instagram page. There is no reason not to get upset Rachel while you’re having fun. Make sure you tag me to the posts. I’d love to leave some cute comments for her to see,” Celsie said as she drank the remaining chocolate on her cup.

“Between you and mom I don’t know who’s worse,” Lucas said as he told her what their mother had done to Rachel’s clothes.

Celsie howled with laughter, “I can’t believe she did that. I would have loved to be there. Rachel deserves nothing less than that!” She said with a satisfied smile as she glanced at her wristwatch.

“You have become so petty,” Lucas observed, and Celsie giggled as she returned her attention to him.

“Proudly so too,” Celsie said as she took out her apartment keys from her handbag.

“I have to leave now, Luc. Since you are not sure when you’re leaving yet, why not move to my apartment instead of paying for a room at the hotel? I will ask Adolf to drop off my car at the apartment so you can move around easily, and he can bring you some food too,” Celsie suggested as she stood to leave, and Lucas did the same.

“Please don’t say no. I will feel more comfortable knowing you are at my apartment,” she pleaded when it seemed like he was going to argue, and Lucas sighed as he took the key from her.

“Alright,” Lucas said as they both walked outside and headed for the parking lot.

“Let me know how your date with Miley goes, okay?” Celsie said as Benne got out of the car.

“It’s not a date,” Lucas corrected as he held out the passenger door for Celsie.

“Sure. Still, let me know,” she said as she embraced him.

“I’m serious. Besides, Amy will be there too,” Lucas said, and Celsie flashed him a smile.

“Let me know how your hangout with them goes. Satisfied?”

“Yes. Celsie? Make sure you don’t take any photo albums to her. And don’t tell her any embarassing details,” Lucas warned Celsie who was smiling at him mischievously, while Benne looked from one to the other wondering who and what they were talking about.

“You are still around, right?” Benne asked curiously.

“Yea. For the time being. I will let you guys know before I leave,” Lucas said, and Benne gave him a nod before getting into the car.

Lucas stepped away from the car once Benne turned on the ignition and he waved at them as they drove off.

He took a deep breath to calm himself once the car disappeared from view, and tried not to worry whether or not he had made the right decision by listening to Celsie and speaking with Miley.

The only way he could overcome the feeling of unease in his stomach, was by trying his best not to think too much about the meeting with Miley.

“What about the lords of the cartel? Were you able to get them? All of them?” Jade asked, holding her breath as she placed a hand on the left part of her chest, which felt like her heart was about to shoot out from it.

“Yes. They were four. Two amongst them are dead. They were gunned down while trying to escape. One is in the hospital, and the last one is in our custody,” the person on the other end of the phone informed her, and Jade’s breath came in a whoosh of relief.

“That’s great. I’m so glad this is almost over,” Jade said happily as she let herself collapse on the bed. Now she didn’t have to worry about anything or keep looking over her shoulders.

“It’s not over. Don’t let your guard down. By the way, they were supposed to be five. One of them is missing,” he said, referring to Cassidy.

“Oh, yeah! That’s true. I suppose he was not present at the meeting?” Jade asked, pretending not to know about Cassidy’s disappearance.

“I’m not sure. We will question them about it and find out what we can.”

“By the way, how bad is Jero’s wound?” Jade asked curiously.

“Very bad. The doctor says he is likely not going to make it. Although Jero is unconscious at the moment, I asked the men guarding his room to grant you access to see him when you arrive. I will text you the location of the hospital. Thanks for your hard work. You made this arrest possible,” the man said before hanging up.

“OH MY GOD!” Jade screamed when the magnitude of what she had just achieved occurred to her, and she dropped her phone on the bedstand and jumped on her bed happily.

Candace, who had just stepped out of her bedroom and was heading to Jade’s room to find out if she had heard anything about the arrest, quickly rushed into Jade’s bedroom to see what was wrong when she heard Jade’s scream.

“Is everything alright?” Candace asked in alarm, and Jade jumped off the bed as she rushed to lift Candace off the ground, despite the fact that Candace was a bit bigger than she was.

“I DID IT! I MADE IT HAPPEN!” She repeated over and over again as she embraced Candace and spun her around.

“What did you do? Have they arrested them?” Candace asked, reasoning that was the reason for Jade’s excitement.

“Oh, my God, Candace! I need a drink! I need to celebrate! We need to celebrate!” Jade said as she quickly let go of Candace and rushed out of the bedroom to the bar.

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