Chapter 983 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Who are you? And what have you done to my introverted girlfriend?” Benne asked, and Celsie giggled.

“Hosting a party once or twice a year doesn’t make me any less of an introvert. Besides, it’s for you. Now that you have made your identity known to all, I was thinking it wouldn’t be a bad idea to expand your social circle. It would go a long way in helping the company,” Celsie said reasonably and Benne smiled.

“You never cease to amaze me, Jewel. You know what? You can do whatever you want with the house and with my money,” Benne said as he reached for her hand and kissed it.

“What a romantic sight to behold,” Harry drawled as he joined them and Celsie giggled while Benne raised a brow.

“Missed me and decided to come see me?” Benne asked with a smirk which quickly transformed into a scowl when Harry bent forward and kissed his cheek.

“I missed you baby,” Harry said making Celsie choke on her food as she laughed while Benne pushed Harry away.

“Harry, quit being silly.” Jade laughed as she handed Celsie a glass of water while Harry sat down.

“Are you here to spend the night with your girlfriend as well?” Benne asked with a raised brow.

“Who else is here to spend the night with their girlfriend?” Jade Matt was coming over,” Benne said and Harry chuckled as he exchanged a look with Jade.

asked curiously as she sat down.

“Celsie said Candace is spending the night and Bryan called to say Matt was coming over,” Benne said and Harry chuckled as he exchanged a look with Jade.

“Do you think it was planned and Candace is aware?” Harry asked curiously.

“What was planned and what am I aware of?” Candace asked as she joined them.

“When did you get here? We just drove in and didn’t see you coming behind us,” Jade said and Candace rolled her eyes.

“If you weren’t too busy kissing and smooching each other in his car immediately after you both drove in, you’d have noticed I drove up behind you,” Candace said dryly and Jade flashed Harry an apologetic smile since she was the one who had gotten into his car before he could get out to assault his lips.

“I need to go get out of these clothes,” Jade said as she dashed off, and Harry smiled as he watched her go.

“I see my boy is growing into a man gradually,” Benne said as he slapped Harry’s back playfully.

“Fuck off,” Harry said as he pulled out a seat for himself.

“Hello, Benne! Hey, Lulu!” Candace greeted.

“Hey CaCa! I can see you are fine. How is Jamal doing? You didn’t bring him along?” Celsie asked curiously.

“Nah. He will stay with his grandpa. Besides, now that he has decided to let you go for Benne…”

“Let her go for me as though he could snatch her from me in the first place,” Benne cut dryly and Celsie grinned.

“Don’t be so sure. Jamal is such a charmer. You are lucky he cares about you and doesn’t want to be responsible for your heartbreak,” Celsie said making them all laugh.

Benne turned to Candace and Harry, “You’ve both not had dinner yet, right? Why don’t you join us…”

“Thanks. I had dinner with my dad and Jamal already. Maybe you should ask Harry since he chose kissing your sister over coming home to have dinner with us,” Candace said dryly as she sat down.

Harry shook his head, “It’s a good thing you are able to have dinner now. A couple of nights ago I was so worried about you because all you could do was glare and hiss jealously around the dinner table while others were enjoying their dinner,” Harry said, referring to the anniversary party.

“And thanks, Benne. Your sister and I had dinner already,” Harry told Benne who was laughing with Celsie.

“Did you both have real food or your lips?” Candace asked with a sweet smile.

“How do people ever cope with having sisters? Or is mine just different? From what I know Jade is a sweet sister to you, and Celsie is an Angel….”

“You should be happy. You got the sister you deserve,” Candace said, making a face at Harry.

“Talking about getting what we deserve. I ran into your mom and Crystal at the restaurant earlier,” Harry told Candace and she scowled.

“Your mom, you mean? You were the one who kept calling her ‘mom’ over the phone the other day in your office,” Candace said, mimicking Harry’s tone over the phone when he talked to Sara.

“Will you both ever stop bickering?” Celsie asked in amusement as Benne signaled to one of the maids to get Harry and Candace something to drink.

“Tell that to Candace.”

“Tell that to Harry,” they both said in unison, and they all started laughing.

“Don’t bother with the drink. I’ve had enough for one night. And I’m driving,” Harry told the maid who was waiting to receive instruction from him on what drink he wanted.

“Anything sweet is fine, Clara. Thanks,” Candace told the maid, she was familiar with their names from the little time she had spent with them in the kitchen.

“So, what happened when you ran into ?” Candace asked the same question that was on Benne’s and Celsie’s minds.

Harry shrugged, “Nothing eventful. Ignored her and then she stopped me on our way out,” Harry said, explaining their brief exchange.

“Her feelings are probably hurt because she is not used to being at the receiving end of such treatment,” Celsie said with a shake of her head.

“Too bad that’s what she is going to be getting from me going forward,” Harry said and Candace smiled in approval.

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