Husband With Benefits
Chapter 101: A Relevation

Chapter 101: A Relevation

By the time Gabe approached her, Nora had already danced with the three other Frost brothers, marvelling at their dance skills as well as their wit. From teasing Ian to being swung around the dancefloor by the skillful Seb to chatting easily with Lucien, Nora decided that the Frost Brothers were a force to be reckoned with.

As she was finally passed onto Gabe, she could not help but raise her sparkling eyes to him, "Ah... the man of the hour! Congratulations."

Gabe searched her eyes slowly. He did not know Nora William well enough but he needed to understand her stance on this," Are you okay with this? You do know that Arabelle loves Demon..."

Nora smiled up at him and cocked her head," What if I wasn’t? What would you do? Would you break off the engagement?"

Gabriel was shocked at the counter-question and his steps faltered. He’d not expected that. And he realized... he had no answer to that as well. But he pondered it quickly as he said," I don’t know. I guess, the maximum I can do is try to keep her away from you. But no, I would not have broken off the engagement."

Nora nodded, seemingly satisfied with her response. However, curiosity lingered in his eyes. "Fair enough," he said. "But I’m curious, why do you like Arabelle? What draws you to her?"

Gabe paused thoughtfully before he thought back to the memory that had long lingered in his heart," It was about the time we were fifteen and at a party. It was a common classmate of ours who had organized a party since his parents were not home. So, you can imagine. Leave a bunch of teenagers with the doors of your booze unlocked and they can wreak havoc. Something like this was happening at the time as well when I arrived."

One of our classmates had drunk too much and she fell into the lake. Everyone seemed to freeze out of horror as she tried struggled to come out. The lake was known to be a home to alligators, and everyone had only gone down to goof around. But Arabelle reacted quickly. She jumped into the pool without hesitation to save the girl. She risked her own life to save her. And somehow that bravery and courage stayed with me. I would have pursued her since then but her parents moved away a few months later, while all of us were carted off to boarding schools. By the time I returned, she was already head over heels for Demetri and their engagement seemed to be cast in stone."

As they continued to dance, the conversation was interrupted by another man who cut in. Gabe excused himself, leaving Nora standing alone on the dance floor. shrugging her shoulders, Nora quickly walked towards the bar, ready for a glass of water. She was parched!

However, she’d barely taken a few steps when a man in a well-tailored suit stepped into her path," Miss Nora, if you would be so kind, Mr. Elijah Frost requests your presence in his study."

Nora was intrigued. After their previous meeting, she had not expected that the old man would have anything else to say to her.

The atmosphere was indeed very tense when Nora entered the study. The butler closed the door behind her with a gentle thud and Nora could not help but imagine if she had somehow entered the guillotines.

The old man, seated at the far end of the imposing antique table, regarded her with a disdainful look that did not escape her notice. She sat down cautiously, feeling the weight of his animosity.

Nora looked around the room with interest before primly folding her hands in her lap and waiting for him to speak whatever was on his mind. The old man, however, maintained his gaze on her, his eyes piercing through the silence until she could not endure it anymore," Is there something on my face?"

A dry chuckle escaped his lips. "No, nothing on your face. I’m just marveling at the audacity you have to think you belong here."

Nora’s eyebrows furrowed, and she retorted, "And why wouldn’t I belong here? I was invited by your precious grandson."

The old man leaned forward, his eyes narrowing. "Invited, yes. But acceptance is a different matter altogether. You might have fooled my grandson with that pretty face of yours, but you won’t fool me."

Nora could only shake her head," Are you going to offer some more money or have you come up with some new threats."

The old man smiled craftily as he gestured towards a picture on the table, his fingers resting on it possessively, "You think you’ve ensnared my grandson, don’t you? You believe your beauty gives you control. Well, take a good look and see what he’s really after."

For the first time, Nora felt uneasy and asked," What are you talking about?"

He pushed the picture forward, taunting her to inspect the frozen moment captured in the photograph. Nora looked at the picture that was face down on the table but made no move to pick it up, " Mr. Frost. I do not understand something. You have no right to interfere in our relationship. If Demetri has feelings for me, it’s none of your business and as a loving grandfather you should be happy for him. Why then are you trying to harm this relationship?"

The old man laughed, a cold, bitter sound. "Feelings? Don’t be naïve. Look at the picture and you can see the truth."

Unable to avoid it anymore, Nora picked it up and turned it over while her eyes widened in surprise at the image. She looked at the image closely, trying to come up with an explanation but all she felt was that the world seemed to have come to a stop. How could this be...

The old man’s voice dripped with hostility and smugness as he continued, "You believe he’s in love with you? Look closer. This is the love of his life..."

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