“I like that you are giving her the cold shoulder. She doesn’t deserve being treated any differently whether or not you are playing pretend,” Candace said and Benne nodded in agreement.
“She must be planning to run off with Crystal by now. I’m sure she likely thinks you are still searching for your sister,” Benne said thoughtfully.
“Luckily I didn’t have to search. Trouble walked up to me herself,” Harry said dryly, and Candace scowled at him while Celsie and Benne laughed.
“I didn’t walk up to you,” Candace hissed at him.
“Whatever. Anyway, I should let you both continue with your romantic dinner. I will be waiting to have a word with you in the Den before I leave,” Harry told Benne as he rose and Benne turned to Celsie.
“Do you mind if I go speak with him now?” Benne asked and Celsie shook her head.
“You definitely shouldn’t keep him waiting,” Celsie said and Benne kissed her cheek as he rose to leave with Harry.
“I suppose we are going to be mothers-in-law in the future seeing as you agreed to let Jamal have your future daughter, right?” Candace asked Celsie with a grin now that they were both alone.
Celsie giggled, “That wasn’t what happened. What did he say?” She asked in amusement as the maid returned with Candace’s wine.
“Thanks,” Candace told her as she accepted the drink before turning to Celsie again, “He said exactly what I just said. He said you both agreed that he would let you be for Benne and in return when you both have a daughter he will date her in your stead,” Candace said and Celsie laughed softly.
“You didn’t tell him my daughter would be his cousin too?” Celsie asked and Candace rolled her eyes.
“As if he’d listen to that. There is no reason to worry. I know he will understand better the older he grows,” Candace said confidently.
“He said he had a really wonderful time. It was all he talked about last night and this morning. Thanks,” Candace said and Celsie smiled as she waved it off.
“I enjoyed myself too. How did you do such a good job raising Jamal to be so sweet?” Celsie asked and Candace shrugged.
“I have no idea. You know, I’ve often wondered the same thing myself seeing as his father wasn’t the ideal father figure. I’m glad now that he is surrounded by such amazing men. I have no worries as far as Jamal is concerned. I hope you do know that you are lucky to have an amazing man like Benne?” Candace said and Celsie raised a brow with amused curiosity.
“Why do you think so?” Celsie asked and Candace smiled.
“It’s open knowledge that the guy adores you. I mean that was one of the very first things I noticed about him the first time I met the both of you. He seemed so cold and unapproachable but when he looked at you his gaze was warm. I was so glad Jamal ran into you and not Benne,” Candace asked, and Celsie smiled.
“That’s right. I forgot about that,” Celsie said as she remembered running into Jamal for the first time on the stairs (
“Sitting here with you this way brings another memory to mind.Hearing your voice the night before I met you,” Candace said with a grin, and Celsie raised a brow.
“What happened…” Celsie shook her head in embarrassment, “Don’t tell me you heard us too?” She asked and Candace tittered with laughter.
“Of course, I did. It was mostly you making all the noise,” Candace said, laughing harder when Celsie blushed.
“Jamal didn’t hear anything, right?” Celsie asked, her ears burning in embarrassment and Candace wiped the tears from her eyes as she laughed.
“Thankfully he was very much asleep else I would have had to answer a lot of awkward questions.”
“I was drunk,” Celsie explained even if she couldn’t remember the details aside knowing they had sex on the dining and she shouted a lot.
“After seeing how you act when you are sober and when you are drunk, I figured that out already,” Candace assured her.
“I’m surprised you didn’t say anything all this time. Especially to the oth hers,”Celsie said and Candace laughed.
“That’s something Jade would do not me. I’m only bringing it up now because we are alone on the scene,” she said with a wink.
“By the way, we are leaving for Sogal with my dad this weekend,” Candace said and Celsie sighed.
“I will miss you all. I will have to take my first trip Sogal for your sakes,” Celsie said and Candace smiled.
“It would be nice to have you around. I like you a lot, Celsie,” Candace said and Celsie smiled.
“The feeling is mutual.”
Once Benne and Harry were settled in the Den, Benne looked at Harry with a serious expression, “Is everything alright?”
“Sure. I wanted to check on you to see how you were feeling now about the whole DNA stuff,” Harry said and Benne eyed him doubtfully.
“You saw me before I left the office…”
“That was at the office. I wanted to be sure you wouldn’t be at home weeping,” Harry said and Benne chuckled.
“Well, as you can see, I’m fine. Now tell me the real reason you wanted to see me,” Benne said and Harry shrugged.
“Your mom called earlier,” Harry said and Benne raised a brow.
“Earlier when? And what did she want?” He asked, feeling exasperated already even though he was yet to hear what Harry had to say.
The fact that she had spoken to Celsie already made him certain that her call to Harry had to do with Kimberly.
This was exactly what Celsie had been saying earlier about his family, especially his mother meddling in his affairs.
He had told her to let things be, so why was she still going about calling everyone?
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.