Chapter 1092 - The White inauguration (5) (2/2)

”Yes. For education.”

Jesse was never the one to talk much, especially not about his past. But he didn't want to be rude to Oni by not answering her questions.

Oni knows that Sarah and Aiden brought Jesse from Sierra Leone with other nineteen boys.

”How did a person with an education from UK end up in a diamond mine?”

Oni saw Jesse frown slightly at her question and quickly apologized: ”I'm sorry for asking. I didn't mean to intrude.”

Jesse was sorry that he made Oni uncomfortable. She is only a sixteen-year-old girl, it's normal that she is curious.

”I was betrayed.”, he responded shortly.

Oni was happy that he responded and reminded herself not to be too nosy. Sarah told her to pay attention and follow Jesse's lead because she can learn a lot from him. Instead of questioning him, she should focus on the mission… and the mission is to be a couple.

Oni looked Jesse in the eyes and smiled.

”It's too much.”, he said in a low voice. When he saw her confusion, Jesse explained: ”Your smile, it's too much. I can see that it's forced.”

Oni exhaled helplessly.

Jesse chuckled. ”You don't need to smile if you don't feel like it. But the eye contact was a good idea.”

Oni perked up. She got one out of two, that is a progress!

”That smile is much better.”, Jesse said.

Oni was not sure if she imagined, but for a moment it seemed that Jesse smiled. Not a mocking one, or a forced one, but a real warm smile. She looked at his handsome face and gave herself a mission to make him smile like that at least one more time tonight.

Back at the tables…

Tejan and Daniel are at the table with Mr. and Mrs. Wright (Melodie's parents). The two boys got instructions on whom to pay attention to, and from the files they received, they know that their bosses got Melodie out of the grasp of her parents. Both Tejan and Daniel were surprised that Mr. and Mrs. Wright are enjoying the evening. Number of people stopped by to greet them, and they spoke about their business, their connections, how they are delighted to be invited to this party… but not a single time they mentioned that they are missing a daughter. That was strange, Tejan and Daniel thought.

Few tables away…

Allen and Julius are at the table with the Mr. and Mrs. Fortin. The two boys had no problems engaging in a pleasant conversation with the couple. As soon as they introduced themselves as young heirs of a large shipping company from South America, Mr. Fortin was very pleasant toward the boys. About half an hour into the talk boys said that they are single and that earned them invitations to visit the Fortin family home.

”Our daughter is also single and available. I'm not trying to set you up, but in case you like her…”, Mrs. Fortin ended with a giggle and Mr. Fortin nodded in approval.

Allen and Julius smiled politely while internally wondering, what are these people thinking? They read the files, their daughter is ten years older than they are! For two teenage boys who never dated before, that is a huge age gap.

About one hour after dinner ended, Mr. Fortin got a call. His face darkened when he heard from his bodyguards that Tiffany disappeared in the movie theater. And based on the fact that all three bodyguards were disabled for some time, she had help.

Mr. Fortin did his best to keep his composure, but Allen and Julius heard that his daughter is missing. And they know that Haru and Nala went on a mission to save some young woman and bring her to a safehouse. The two boys exchanged knowing glances and silently praised their two seniors for a successfully executed mission.

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