Till We Meet Again | The Ceo's Absent Lover

17 | Contract

"Yes, the condition is related to me helping you find your father." Ben replied, looking James and Jeremy dead in the eye. He could not lose to these kids. He also had a feeling that they were similar to Adane.

"Camila, James, Jeremy," Charlotte looked at her siblings while calling their name. "Did I ask you to intervene in my business?"
Charlotte was looking at them like a predator looking at its prey. She turned and faced Ben with a smile. "Uncle Ben, what is your condition. I will most certainly uphold my end of the bargain."

"Charlotte do you know what you're getting yourself in?" Jeremy asked.

"Jeremy, let Mister Ben talk. If his condition is not irrational we can take it into consideration. I'm not saying we should be so friendly with an unfamiliar person but let's see what he has to say." Stated James.

"Mhm! We will be the one getting benefits, I agree with James." Camila looked a Jeremy. "Sorry sister, we just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"My condition is very simple. I just want you to call me your grandpa." Ben replied.

"Uncle, is that all?" Camila asked.

"Why go through the struggle to find our father just so we could call you grandpa?" Jeremy asked.

"The deal seems feasible, but is that only our end of the bargain?" James questioned.

"That's a good deal but is that all?" Charlotte frowned. It didn't seem as if Ben and Jane were getting anything out of the deal.

"Um... no that's not all, could you visit us twice a month and pretend to be our grandchildren in front of my friends?" Jane asked after a while. She wondered who blessed these children with this business like mind. She turned and looked at their mother who was buying cake from the cake stall.

"Yes we have a deal, but we need to get the paper work out of the way." Jeremy stated.

James and his sisters nodded. They would do anything to find their father.

"Paper work?" Jane looked puzzled.

"Yes Aunt Jane, um... I mean grandma, any dealings or businesses my siblings and I do, both parties must sign a contract." Charlotte answered.

Ben and Jane were dumbfounded. These kids were precocious.

"Okay, I'll send you the contact by five in the afternoon." Ben smiled.

"No need to worry." Camila waved her tiny hands. "We will email the contact to you by four thirty. May I have your contact information?"

Ben and Jane were flabbergasted. These children were truly geniuses.

They continued talking until, they heard Bella's voice. "Hello good afternoon. Um, it's been a while since you've been talking to my children. Have they done something wrong?"

"No they haven't, they are little gems." Jane smiled. She looked at Bella. 'It doesn't seem as if this girl lacks manners.'

Bella looked at her children who were in good shape, no bruises or swollen limbs. She sighed. "My name is Annabella Cain, but you can call me Bella, what my I have the pleasure of calling you aunt and uncle?"

"I'm Ben and this is my wife Jane. You have some adorable children. I wish they were my grandchildren."

Bella felt proud when she heard the first part of what Ben said, but she felt sad after she heard the end. Ben and Jane looked like a good couple, but they weren't her parents. Bella also didn't know if there was a possibility that they were the parents of her children's father. She smiled and said,

"Nice to meet you Aunt Jane, like wise Uncle Ben. Since you have be here with my children for a few hours now, would you like to join us at dinner?"