No. She didn’t like this. She didn’t want to get involved in whatever Jade was scheming, especially if it involved her sneaking around Harry’s apartment like a thief.
What was the problem with these Delgado siblings? Celsie mused with displeasure as she looked ahead of her to the living room. She knew that what she wanted to say to Jade couldn’t be said right there at the passageway as Aaron was likely going to overhear their conversation.
“Please give me a minute,” Celsie said as she returned to the dining and dropped the medicine on the table, “Please, I need to use the restroom,” Celsie told Aaron, and he directed her to the visitor’s bedroom where Jade had stayed.
Once she walked into the bedroom and shut the door behind her, she went into the restroom before continuing with the call, “Are you still there?” She asked, and Jade sat up on her bed.
“Yes. Are you in his bedroom now?” Jade asked, thinking that Celsie had lied to Aaron about needing to use the restroom so she could go to Harry’s bedroom to snap the picture.
“I’m sorry for the delay,” Celsie said politely.
“That’s not a problem. So, are you in his bedroom now?” Jade asked hopefully and Celsie shook her head.
“Let me get something straight. Are you asking me to secretly sneak into Harry’s bedroom to get the picture of his mother and send to you?” Celsie asked in a very calm tone that left no doubt in Jade’s mind that she was being scolded.
Jade cleared her throat, suddenly feeling awkward and uncomfortable, “It’s kind of important, and I really need to confirm something,” she said in a small voice.
“Then I suggest you give Harry a call and ask him for permission. Do you know how much trust must have had in me to have left me alone with his father in his apartment? Even I wouldn’t leave just anyone in my apartment. I’d rather not break his trust by sneaking around his apartment and going to places I have no business being in,” Celsie said, and Jade frowned.
She was surprised that Celsie hadn’t even bothered to ask her about what she needed to confirm before turning down her request. Celsie was a lot tougher than she had thought, “I’m sorry for making such a request,” Jade said apologetically.
Celsie paused for a moment thinking that she might have been too harsh, “You don’t have to apologize. I’m sorry if I sounded too harsh. I just do not like going behind people. If it makes you feel better, you should know that if this was a request from Sonia, I’d turn it down too,” Celsie said, and Jade sighed softly.
Considering Celsie’s past experience, she could understand why Celsie wasn’t comfortable sneaking around people or doing things behind people. Jamie had done that to her and had captured photos of her without her knowledge, so naturally she wouldn’t want to do the same to others.
“I understand. As I said, I’m sorry. I will find another way to…”
“Jade?” Celsie interrupted Jade.
“Yeah?”
“You are interested in Harry, aren’t you?” She asked, and Jade was silent for a moment before responding.
“Yeah.”
“Then the only proper way you should get that photo is by asking either Harry or Aaron for it. I don’t know what you are so curious about, but what I do know is that as long as it involves Harry, you shouldn’t go behind him this way else you might end up ruining your chances with him. Besides, isn’t it a crime to invade people’s privacy in that manner?”
“It’s not exactly a crime. Harry is our friend. Besides, if this were one of my cases…”
“Well, it’s not. Harry is not a case. He is someone you are interested in and you should treat him as such,” Celsie cut in firmly, and Jade stopped speaking.
Celsie took a deep breath when she realized that she was sounding harsher than she intended, “I’m sorry. I can’t help you.”
“It’s alright. I understand,” Jade assured her even though she wasn’t exactly happy that Celsie had turned down her request.
Although she understood Celsie, and she got the message Celsie was trying to pass across, that didn’t stop her from feeling a bit disappointed. She had been this close to solving a puzzle, and now she had nothing.
How was she going to get a picture of Harry’s mom to confirm what she suspected? It would be suspicious if she suddenly asked either Aaron or Harry for it. Or perhaps she could ask Aaron for it? It wasn’t a big deal, was it? Harry’s mom was late, besides, Aaron had seen her checking out the photo the last time.
She could tell Aaron that she found someone who looked exactly like Harry’s mom and perhaps she was a distance relative. Surely, Aaron would love to know if Candace was in anyway related to his beloved late wife.
“I hope you do not feel offended?” Celsie asked, wanting to clear the air between them.
The last thing she wanted was to be on bad terms with Jade over this. Aside from this nasty streak the Delgado siblings seemed to share, Jade seemed like a nice person and she would rather be friends with her than be on her bad side.
“Not in the least. Thanks for your advice. I will do as you have said and ask Aaron for it instead,” Jade said, and Celsie sighed in relief.
“Thank you very much. Now I don’t have to feel so terrible for not doing it,” Celsie said, and Jade smiled.
“Can I ask you something?”
“As long as you’re not asking me to plant spy cameras in Harry’s bedroom, you can ask me anything,” Celsie joked, and Jade laughed.
“Why didn’t you ask to what I want to do with the photo?” Jade asked curiously.
“If I had asked, I’m sure you would have said something interesting and then I’d want to do as you requested to also satisfy my curiosity. The only way not to get involved in something you don’t want is by not being curious about it,” Celsie said, reasonably and Jade smiled.
“Benne is so lucky to have you,” Jade said, and Celsie smiled.
“Thanks. I need to get back to Aaron now. By the way, how is Candace?” Celsie asked when she remembered she was yet to enquire about her.
“She is fine. I should let you go now. I need to give Aaron a call,” Jade said before hanging up.
After the phone call, Celsie returned to the living room and found Aaron taking his medication, “I’m not taking the sleeping pills. I had enough sleep yesterday to last me a week,” Aaron said, and Celsie smiled as she gathered the dishes and leftovers and took them to the kitchen.
She returned to the dining when her phone started ringing and she received the call when she saw that it was Jade again, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I just realized I don’t have Aaron’s number. Can you hand him your phone?” Jade asked immediately after Celsie received the call.
“Sure,” Celsie said before looking at Aaron, “It’s Jade,” she said with a grin, and Aaron’s eyes lit up as he took the phone from her.
“Hello, beautiful,” Aaron greeted, and Jade smiled.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.