Husband With Benefits
Chapter 102: Widower

Chapter 102: Widower

"This is not good for her, Uncle Elijah. This might ruin everything that Arabelle has achieved in the past." A worried voice spoke into the phone.

Elijah Frost sighed and rubbed his forehead. " Do you think I do not understand that? But I have tried everything to make Demetri comply. The only thing left to do is to put him at gunpoint and force him to marry her. And even then I am doubtful he would have been willing."

There was silence on the other end of the phone while the woman came to terms with this statement. Eventually, she exhaled sharply and commented," Can he not let go of the past? She has already paid for her sins."

"You and I both know what kind of a person Demetri is, Serena. I already warned you about it when you broached the topic, that it would be difficult to handle Demetri. If it had been any other boys, I could still have given you assurance, but Demetri is too intransigent."

"Uncle Eli, maybe I can talk to him? He has always treated me like an elder aunt and maybe he would be willing to listen to me..."

Elijah sighed and shook his head," It is too late now Serena. Demetri has already registered his marriage."

Serena Winthrop inhaled sharply as she heard this and questioned," What are you talking about? Who did he marry and when? There is no news among the people here? Who is she?"

Elijah Frost sighed once again as he explained his grandson’s cunning play. "On the surface, he kept refusing every time I broached the topic but did not do anything to arouse suspicion that he would not marry her. I wanted to settle everything carefully so that Demetri would not hold it against Arabelle, but I did not expect that he would be a step ahead and have already registered a marriage. Of course, there is no talk. He has been guarding the secret. The girl he has married is also a nobody! And she is almost a minor! I don’t even know what he was thinking!"

Serena Winthrop frowned as she heard this. It seems they had underestimated Demetri and his averseness to Arabelle if he was willing to go to such lengths.

Just then, Elijah Frost continued," But don’t worry. I have already started taking measures to get rid of that woman. She has been pretending that she married Demetri for money but the girl is in love with him. She will definitely give him up after the blow I have dealt her tonight when she discovers the real reason Demetri has married her."

Serena remained quiet. She was already planning to reach back and help settle things.

"Uncle Eli, I’ve been trying to get in touch with Arabelle, she won’t be in her rational mind at the moment...I’m worried about her. What if she does something irrational."

"She is with Gabe at the moment. I have also spoken to her. He will take care of her. She has already been patient this long, a little longer and then she can marry Demetri."

This time Serena was not so sure. Knowing her daughter, Arabelle would never be able to accept the fact that she had to pretend to be engaged to Gabe while waiting for Demetri. There were things about Arabelle that Uncle Elijah was unaware of. If her daughter was quiet for now, then this meant something was brewing in her mind. "Uncle Eli, why did you announce her marriage to Gabe? Even if Demetri had been parading his wife there at the party, there was no reason for Arabelle to be implicated..."

"To avoid making her a laughingstock! There were already rumours about her possible engagement into the Frost family. Everyone had assumed that it would be Demetri she would be engaged to! At a time like this, with Demetri parading his young wife, even though no one would have said anything to our face, there would have been snide remarks about Arabelle!"

"But why Gabe? It could have been Ian or Seb. You know Gabe is..." Serena tapered off, wondering how she was to say this without offending the old man."

"I know exactly what Gabe is Serena! And it is because of his special identity, I know how to make him back away when the time comes! Also, Serena, whether it is Ian, Seb or Gabe, they are not foolish. They know that their older brother does not like Arabelle. Ian or Seb would never have accepted the match. It is only Gabe who is blindly in love with Arabelle that he is willing to risk everything!"

"Uncle Eli, I know you mean well. But I am still worried... I am going to try and come back as soon as possible, I hope until then, we are able to resolve the matter. I only want my Arabelle to be happy and free of the shadow of her past. And if her happiness is Demetri then she will have him. You might not be able to force Demetri at gunpoint, but I can."

Elijah sighed at that. He knew the girl well enough to understand that Serena was not speaking empty words. He wanted to protest, remind her that there was a difference in right and wrong, but he already understood it was useless. If only his friend had been here to guide his daughter, Elijah would not have to close his eyes and pretend to be blind to all the wrongs that Serena committed in the name of searching for happiness.

She spoke about Arabelle but hadn’t that girl inherited her mother’s insanity? He only wished Demetri would understand that they were indebted to the Winthrops and that the only way to repay that blood debt was for him to accept Arabelle.

"Maybe Arabelle will fall for Gabe... there is also the matter of Demetri. We will need to be patient, Serena. It would take time for Demetri to divorce the girl..."

"Uncle Eli, if my Arabelle does fall for Gabe, I will overlook everything. But if she doesn’t then Gabe will step out of the picture. As for Demetri... he does not need to get a divorce. He’ll be a widower by then..."

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