Chapter 532 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I’m just trying to say he is just really stressed out right now. You should be patient,” Celsie said calmly.

Celsie was of the opinion that if Aaron and Benne believed that Harry cared about Jade and was interested in her, then it was most likely true regardless of whatever Harry was doing with the Aurora lady.

“You should listen to her. She is Harry’s spokesperson. Always championing his course,” Sonia said in a teasing tone.

“Really? I guess that explains why you scolded me earlier. By the way, Candace thinks I should confess my feelings to Harry. Benne thinks I shouldn’t. What do you both think? Confess or not confess?” Jade asked curiously, and Sonia looked at Celsie, wanting to hear what her advice would be.

Celsie thought about it for a moment. She wasn’t sure this was the best time for that. A lot was happening, and soon Harry would be shocked by everything. She wasn’t sure it was the best time for either of them to start a relationship.

And maybe it would be best if Jade didn’t confess first too. What would Harry think after he hears from Aaron that Sara had confessed her feelings to him first? As much as she liked to believe that Harry was wise and wouldn’t let go of his rationality so easily, she wasn’t sure this was a gamble that Jade should take.

“Now is not the right time. Besides, I believe Benne knows Harry best. You should listen to him,” Celsie said, and Jade glanced at Sonia who shrugged.

“As much as I’m all for ladies confessing their feelings to men, I don’t know Harry as much as Benne and Celsie do, so maybe you should listen to them. But make sure you don’t play games with him. You can make your feelings obvious without spelling it out,” Sonia advised, and Jade sighed wearily.

“At this point, I’m exhausted. I think I’ve tried my best. I won’t call him again until he calls me. Heaven knows I have enough on my plate to worry about right now. I don’t have the time to sit beside my phone waiting for his phone call,” Jade said with a slight frown as her eyes fell on the documents on the bed and the picture of the little girl.

Something about the kid’s smile reminded her of Candace’s smile. She must be crazy to be suddenly associating everyone and everything with Candace, Jade thought with a shake of her head.

“Enough about me. How are you feeling now? And how are my brothers?” Jade asked, flashing them both a smile.

Celsie looked behind her into the room where Benne was sleeping on the bed, “Benne is asleep. He had a long day.”

“Bryan had a short day. He is in the living room playing soccer while waiting for Evelyn and Desmond to get home from their date,” Sonia said with a grin.

“Date? Those two are the reasons I won’t settle for less when it comes to love and relationships,” Jade said, and both Celsie and Sonia smiled in agreement.

“I should let you two return to your men while I return to my pillow,” Jade said, and they all laughed.

“Let’s do this often. And Jade, don’t forget to text me the name. Goodnight,” Sonia said as she closed her journal.

“Sure, I will do that right now. Goodnight. Kiss my brothers goodnight for me,” Jade said before hanging up.

After the call, Celsie stood up to go in, but almost immediately Sonia called her back making her raise a brow, “Did you forget to say something?” Celsie asked immediately after she received the call.

“Yes. What are you hiding?” Sonia asked curiously.

“Hiding? Who said I’m hiding anything?” Celsie asked in mock confusion as she returned to her seat.

“I know you, Celsie. C’mon! We’ve been friends for over fifteen years now. Don’t you think I can tell when you’re hiding something?” Sonia asked, but Celsie shook her head.

“Nope. I’m not hiding anything,” Celsie insisted without meeting Sonia’s gaze.

“I can’t believe you are lying to me right now,” Sonia said with a slight frown.

Knowing that Sonia was not going to let it go, Celsie decided to tell her the part of the information that didn’t involve Harry and Aaron, “It’s not about anything we discussed. Before I called, I told you I was on the phone with my mom. Her twin sister showed up at the house,” Celsie said, and Sonia gasped in surprise.

“Her twin? The one you said she never talks about?”

“Yeah.”

“I can’t exactly remember the story. What happened between them? Why were they estranged?” Sonia asked, and Celsie reminded her about how Sara had run away from home after stealing from their father.

“And she is just showing up now after thirty years? What did your mom do? Welcome her like the prodigal daughter or throw her out?” Sonia asked curiously.

“Of course, she didn’t welcome her. She is not a good person. I suspect the only reason she is back is that she is ill and in need of an organ donor,” Celsie said, and Sonia sighed.

“That is too bad. Is she wealthy? Is she married? Does she have a kid?” Sonia asked curiously.

“I learned she is a famous international model. Sara Walker…”

“Sara Walker? I know her. One of my ex-boyfriends used to have pictures of her on his wall. Remember the guy I told you I caught jerking off on the picture of an older woman?” Sonia asked, and Celsie nodded.

“Sara Walker was the older woman. If I had known she was your aunt back then I would have stuffed the picture in his mouth,” Sonia said, and Celsie giggled.

“I don’t care about her. Don’t let that bother you. A person like her deserves that,” Celsie said and raised a brow when she noticed that Sonia looked distracted as she stared at her screen.

“What are you looking at?”

“Jade’s message just came in. The person she wants me to look into is Sara Walker,” Sonia announced, causing Celsie’s heart to skip a beat.

Celsie swallowed, “I wonder why,” Celsie said, wondering if Jade had figured out the connection already, and how.

“Do you want to tell her that Sara is your aunt?” Sonia asked, and Celsie’s brows pulled together in confusion not knowing what to do.

She couldn’t give Jade such information without knowing why Jade was looking into Sara. And she didn’t want to tell Jade about it either since she needed to tell Harry and Aaron first.

“No,” Celsie said with a shake of her head as Sonia watched her closely.

“You are not going to find anything related to my family there. She claims to be an orphan, and since I don’t know why Jade is looking into her I’d rather we don’t associate with her,” Celsie explained, hating that she was keeping secrets from Sonia.

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