Husband With Benefits
Chapter 103: A Revelation (2)

Chapter 103: A Revelation (2)

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..."

Nora’s jaw tightened as she saw the picture in front of her and she looked at the old man even as her eyes turned red, feeling the sting of the old man’s words.

"I don’t understand why you’re showing me this. What’s your game?" Nora spoke slowly.

The old man leaned back, a sinister grin playing on his lips. "Game? Oh, my dear, no game. I just want you to see the truth. My grandson is infatuated with your appearance, nothing more. You’re a passing fancy, and I won’t let you delude yourself into thinking otherwise."

Nora looked down at the picture again, feeling as if many of her previous questions had been finally answered. However, she still found the reality difficult to accept. The couple in the picture looked much in love.

From the looks of it, Demetri must have been in her early twenties when this picture was taken. Even though his facial structure was the same and he looked as handsome as he was now, the expressions were vastly different.

The boy in the picture had his arms around a woman as they sat in what seemed to be a staircase. They were sitting cheek to cheek as they grinned at the camera. Demetri Frost would still dress casually at home however, Nora had never seen him with that smile and mussed-up hair. It made her heart ache as she wondered what had happened to this man for him to turn out as he had today. His smooth face would have looked good with a few laugh lines.

However, the answer to that question was right in front of her as well. The girl in the picture looked to be around her age. But that wasn’t what shocked her. The shocker was that the girl was her! Demetri Frost’s previous girlfriend looked exactly like his current wife! They could have passed off for the same person! If this had been a sci-fi drama, one would think that Nora had been frozen for a few years so that she had not aged while Demetri had.

Needing time to assimilate things and understand her own feelings at this description, Nora stood up decisively. However, she reminded herself that whatever she felt, she could not let the old man spoil their plans. Instead of giving him the pleasure of seeing how affected she was by this, she gave the man a cold smile and thanked him politely," Thank you for bringing this to my notice. Now I know what obstacles I face. You have helped me greatly, Mr. Frost."

As she walked out of the large room, her eyes met Demetri’s who stood waiting outside the door. Not wanting him to see the conflict in her eyes, she gave him a quick look before walking away.

***

The drive back to the house was quite different from when they returned. While, going the two people had been at ease and yet as they returned, each was lost in his own thought.

Demetri wished to know what it was that his grandfather had told Nora this time, while Nora was trying to think of a way to compose her thoughts.

As an outsider, she understood Elijah Frost’s intentions. He’s already tried to threaten and bribe her to leave Demetri but had failed. So his next logical conclusion was that she must be in love with Demetri. To discourage her and attack her self-confidence, he had purposely brought out the picture and showed it to her. It was to let her know that even if Demetri treated her well, it wasn’t because she was the love of his life but because she looked like her. Exactly like her.

She had always recognized that Demetri had a past and had probably been hurt as well. No one would otherwise go to such lengths to remain single. So, seeing a picture would not have affected her. But it did.

How could there be someone who looked totally like her? They even had the same hair colour and style. She thought back to the warning that she had received from Demetri when he had said that his grandfather would go to great lengths to break them apart and was suspicious. Could it be that the picture was photoshopped.

However, as soon as the thought came, she disregarded it. The matter of the picture could be cleared by simply showing it to Demetri so of course Elijah Frost did not need to use such underhanded methods.

She thought back to Grandpa William’s words. She’d questioned Grandpa William repeatedly about his assurance that Demetri would marry her before the man had even arrived at the office. And then later, when he had really agreed, she had continuously wondered about his reasons. But Grandpa William had simply assured her that Demetri was also in need of a wife as much as she needed a husband.

But now, the truth was clear. Grandpa William must have been aware of the resemblance. It was what gave him the confidence to ask Demetri to marry her. He had been aware that Demetri would take one look at her face and all his protective instincts would come to the surface.

Gathering her courage, she sent a look to Demetri whose hands were clenched on the wheel, even as he said nothing. Did it not hurt him to look at her every day and think back to his painful past. How was he able to treat her well when she would be a reminder of everything he had lost.

Clenching and unclenching her fingers, she finally gathered the courage to question him," Demetri, can you tell me something about yourself? Something about your past?"

Demetri sent a sharp look her way but quickly turned back his eyes to the road," Why the sudden interest in my past? Did my grandfather had something to say about it?"

"Mm... I know I don’t have a right to ask you and I promise that I am not trying to interfere or intrude but I just came across something disturbing..."

"I see." Without a word, Demetri pulled up his cell phone and passed it to Nora.

It was the same picture that she had seen in the old man’s office, and she could not help but look at him in confusion," The old man showed this picture to you?"

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