One Wild Night

Harry had different thoughts running through his mind as he got out of the car, which had been sent from the hotel to pick him up, and headed inside the hotel for his meeting with Cassidy.

He still could not figure out how Cassidy knew about the private suite at the hotel. Who was the insider working for him? And was it possible that Cassidy would be inside the suite waiting for him?

He doubted it. If that was the case, Cassidy would have met Tom by now, waiting inside the suite, and Tom would have called or texted to let him know.

What did Cassidy want to discuss with him that made him come out of his hiding? Cassidy was a dead man to the world, after all, so what could he possibly want to say that would make him risk exposure?

Harry nodded at the employees who greeted them as he walked past them, but he didn’t stop to say anything to them as he got into the elevator.

Inside the elevator, he quickly dialed Tom’s line, “Is he there now?” Harry asked immediately, and the call connected.

“He isn’t. You know I would have called to inform you if he was here,” Tom said, and Harry sighed.

“Yeah. I just wanted to be sure you were not tied up and gagged. Or even killed, else I called,” Harry said, and Tom chuckled.

“Haven’t you heard from him again?” Tom asked as Harry stepped out of the elevator.

“I would have told you if I heard from him. Got to go. I’m close to the suite now,” Harry said as he hung up.

A few feet away from the suite, the door of another suite opened, and a man dressed in a black suit called out to Harry, “Harry Jonas?”

Harry turned to look at him with a slight frown, “My boss is waiting for you,” he said as he jerked his head in the direction of the suite, and it dawned on Harry what Cassidy had done.

He had not planned for the meeting to be held in his suite. It had been both a test and a diversion so that Harry wouldn’t know exactly where he was in case he planned to expose him. That made sense, Harry thought with both respect and admiration for Cassidy as he walked into the suite.

Cassidy rose and set aside his glass of wine as Harry walked into the room, and both men sized up each other.

While Harry was fully dressed in a suit, Cassidy was dressed in very casual clothes and was putting on gold rim spectacles and a wig for disguise.

“Harry Jonas,” Cassidy said as he extended a hand for a handshake.

“Cassidy Bank,” Harry said as they shook hands.

“I must say, I was surprised to hear from you,” Harry said, and Cassidy nodded.

“And I’m surprised you told your best friend about our meeting,” he said, and even though Harry wanted to deny it, he didn’t see any need to.

Harry raised a brow, “How did you know I told Tom about it?”

“I’m impressed that you didn’t deny telling your best friend about our meeting,” Cassidy said without answering his question as he gestured to Harry to sit.

“I’m here now. What’s the point in denying anything?” Harry asked as they both sat.

“Did you also tell your sister about our meeting?” Cassidy asked, and Harry’s brows pulled together.

“My sister? Who are you talking about?” Harry asked since the news of his relationship with Candace wasn’t public yet, so he couldn’t understand how Cassidy could have known about it.

“Candace, of course. How many other sisters do you have?” Cassidy asked, and Harry angled his head.

“How do you know about my relationship with Candace? How did you know about the private suite? And how did you get my contact line?” Harry asked, and Cassidy smiled.

“You seem to have a lot of questions, and I must say that you disappoint me with your uninteresting questions. I see you as a very intelligent man, Harry Jonas. I’m surprised you are asking such questions,” Cassidy said, sounding a bit disappointed.

Harry nodded. He wouldn’t also answer those questions if asked, so he understood what Cassidy meant.

“I have my ways. I make it my business to know more about people than they do about me. I like to stay several steps ahead,” Cassidy said, and Harry nodded.

Hadn’t he seen that firsthand in the way Cassidy had escaped with Andy? He had been ahead of them, and as much as Harry didn’t like being in a situation where he didn’t know much, he was filled with admiration for Cassidy.

“What did you want to talk about? Is Andy okay? Why did you reach out to me and not Candace? Or Jade?” Harry asked, going straight to the point since he believed they had spent enough time on the small talk.

“Andy is fine. And I would rather speak with you than either of them since you have the answers I want. First, I want to hear directly from you if you will also accept and protect Andy like she’s part of your family, like Candace,” Cassidy said, and Harry raised a brow.

“What do you mean by like she is part of my family? She is Candace’s sister and Jamal’s aunt. Hence, she is a member of our family and will be treated as such,” Harry said, and Cassidy nodded, feeling quite pleased by Harry’s response since he knew firsthand that Andy already considered Candace’s family as her family.

“You can’t blame me for wanting to be sure. I’m glad you feel that way,” Cassidy said with approval.

“Why are you asking that?” Harry asked, and Cassidy shrugged.

“I don’t want her to feel alone when she returns. That brings me to the second reason why I wanted to see you. Since you consider her as part of your family, then I’m sure you would like to have a say in where she lives as her brother. Are Candace and Jamal going to be living in Ludus now? I want to know where I should buy her house. I want somewhere safe and close to her family,” Cassidy said, surprising Harry, who hadn’t expected that.

“Don’t you think she will want to live with Candace and Jamal as they were doing before?” Harry asked, and Cassidy nodded.

“Does that mean Candace and Jamal are going back to their apartment in Sogal?” Cassidy asked, and Harry shook his head.

“No. Candace is moving in with our dad….”

“You expect Andy to live there with them?” Cassidy asked, and Harry nodded.

“Yes. She is my father’s daughter too, is she not? Unless she doesn’t want to, I don’t see how it’s a problem,” Harry said, and Cassidy thought about it for a moment.

“I would prefer I get a place of her own for her. I’m sure she’d also be more comfortable there,” Cassidy said, and Harry conceded.

Cassidy had a point. If Andy was anything like Candace, then she would most definitely want to live alone until she was familiar with the rest of the family.

“Okay. It’s probably best you get her a place here in Ludus. That way, I can keep an eye on her until we are sure it’s safe. She can stay with them when she visits Sogal, and they can stay with her when they visit Ludus,” Harry said, and after giving it a thought, Cassidy nodded in agreement.

“That is good enough. I will do just that,” Cassidy said, and Harry looked at him with interest.

“If I may ask, why didn’t you discuss all of this with her? Isn’t she in a better position to decide on what she wants?” Harry asked, and Cassidy sighed.

“She is. But I told her I was going to find somewhere safe and secure for her. And I wanted to be sure she would be safe, hence I came to you. And I want her meeting her sister and nephew to be a surprise,” Cassidy explained.

“I see. So, when is she coming?” Harry asked curiously.

“In two days. Will you all still be here or back to Ludus?” he asked since it was important to know where he was taking Andy.

“They will be returning to Sogal on Tuesday, and I will be going back to Ludus,” Harry explained.

“What do you suggest we do then?” Cassidy asked, and Harry sighed as he thought about it.

“She will have to go to Sogal. I’m sure she will be dying to see Candace and Jamal as much as they are dying to see her….”

“What about you? Don’t you want to meet her? Your sister?” Cassidy asked, and Harry raised a brow.

“You just said you were going back to Ludus,” Cassidy answered his unspoken question.

“So?” Harry asked, even though he clearly understood what Cassidy meant, but wanted to put Cassidy in his place.

“So, shouldn’t you change your plans so you can also see your sister in Sogal?” Cassidy asked, and Harry shook his head.

“That is for me to decide. I don’t think you should be concerned about that,” Harry said as politely as he could.

“I understand that I might be asking too much, but I won’t be coming with her, so I would need you to handle things,” Cassidy said, and Harry sighed.

“Alright. Let me know what needs to be done, and I will handle it,” Harry assured him.

Twenty minutes later, Harry walked out of Cassidy’s suite, and walked into the private suite where Tom was waiting.

He raised a brow when he saw Tom was busy on his laptop, “What are you doing? Why didn’t you call to find out where I was?” Harry asked, and Tom shrugged.

“Because I didn’t need to. I know you were in the suite some feet away from here,” Tom said without looking up from his laptop.

“How did you know that?” Harry asked, and Tom raised a brow as he looked at him.

“Did you really think I came here three hours before your meeting just to sit around and do nothing?” Tom asked, and Harry grinned, pleased that Tom was looking out for him as he would also do for Tom.

“Yes. I thought you would be here daydreaming about Lucy,” Harry said as he moved closer to see what Tom was staring at in his laptop.

“Sure. I did that for most of the time. Wouldn’t miss any opportunity to think about my darling,” Tom said dryly.

“He knew I told you about the meeting,” Harry said, and Tom grunted.

Harry raised a brow when he saw that Tom was checking the forex charts, “I thought we left our forex trading to our team?” He asked, and Tom shrugged.

“Doesn’t mean I don’t like to make some extra money for myself when I’m not very busy. So, how did your meeting go?” Tom asked as he closed his trade and shut his laptop.

“It was okay,” Harry said and went ahead to tell Tom what Cassidy had said.

“That means you won’t be returning to Ludus with us,” Tom said when Harry was done, and he sighed.

“Jade is going to be pissed. She was supposed to spend the rest of the week at my place with me. If she finds out I’m not returning to Ludus with you, she won’t be happy,” Harry said with a frown, and Tom grinned.

“You sound like you’re scared,” Tom said, and Harry nodded.

“I am. As much as I like pissing her off deliberately to see her in action most times, I don’t like disappointing her,” Harry said, and Tom shrugged.

“I don’t see how it is a problem. I’m sure she would want to see Candace’s sister as well. She can travel with you, and you both can return to Ludus together,” Tom said easily.

“And I’m sure she will be happy to see the home you were raised in and check out pictures of you as a kid,” Tom said with a chuckle, and Harry smiled.

“I guess I will have to ask her,” Harry said as he thought about sharing his bedroom with Jade. He had not been there in quite some time.

“And you have to make up a truthful story for her unless you plan to tell her why you’re going to Sogal,” Tom said, knowing that Harry wouldn’t want to tell a lie.

“I could say I want to see them settle in, right?” Harry asked, and Tom nodded.

“That works.”action

“By the way, I told Lucy about my plans to propose to Jade,” Harry said, and Tom raised a brow.

“I thought you didn’t want anyone else to know?”

“Lucy is my cousin, and she is good at keeping secrets,” Harry said, and Tom scowled.

“I already forgot all about your relationship with her.”

“That’s why I’m here to always remind you of it. Let’s go home. Lucy and Jade will be waiting,” Harry said, and Tom rose.

“How come you are not asking if Dawn left already?” Harry asked as they walked out together.

“Because I don’t want to know.”

“Lucy shed tears,” Harry said, and Tom sighed.

“Good thing she is gone. Everything can return to the way it was before now,” Tom said, and Harry raised a brow.

“Why don’t you care about the kid?”

“I care about her as my grandfather’s daughter. It’s just that each time I see her, I remember how Kimberly brought her to the hotel to make a fool of me, and it gets me really angry. And because she is so smart, I can’t help feeling suspicious that Kimberly is using her to get to Lucy,” Tom said, and Harry sighed.

“Well, she is gone now. Let’s hope we don’t hear from Kimberly again,” Harry said, and Tom nodded.

“For the sake of Dawn, I hope she stays away.”

“By the way, I figured out who is working for Cassidy and how he might have gotten all that information,” Tom said as they walked out of the hotel.

“You did? How? Who is it?” Harry asked curiously.

“It’s Eric. My assistant.”

“Eric? How?” Harry asked with a confused frown.

“I asked the security at the control room to observe the staff when I walk in and take note of whoever acts weird, and I asked them to do the same when you come in. One of the female receptionists was caught making calls at both times. I questioned her and found out Eric asked her to look out for us and let him know when we arrived, and in exchange, he would assist in helping her get a promotion and transfer to the headquarters.

“Damn! I should have known. We did a background check on him,” Harry said, not pleased that once again Cassidy had outsmarted him.

“You can’t always know everything, Harry. I don’t think I want anyone new working as my assistant anymore,” Tom said, and Harry sighed.

“I understand,” he said as they both got into the car, and the hotel executive chauffeur drove them home.