Husband With Benefits
Chapter 124: The Holiday

Chapter 124: The Holiday

The rhythmic hum of the bus served as a backdrop to the loud noise as the students slowly started to settle into the bus. The atmosphere was alive with loud laughter, ribbing among students and throwing of snacks at each other. Nora took in all of this with a glance before turning her attention to her novel. She was covered from head to toe with weapons and in no mood for this holiday.

She hoped and prayed that the risk she was taking this time would pay off. Even though she had already spotted the security that Demetri and the police had arranged for her, she found herself on the edge. The only way to calm herself was to immerse herself in the world of a book so that she would not be too worried about the danger to come.

Nestled in a corner against a window, she continued to read her book, when suddenly she felt a dip beside her. Turning her head to greet whoever was going to be her seatmate for the journey, Nora let out an "Oh..." as she realized that it was Sara who sat next to her.

Sara gave her a strained smile as she said," I hope you don’t mind."

Nora shook her head and turned away but not before she saw Antonio who had turned around in his seat and was now staring at them with a frown. Suddenly she wanted to say something to Sara, about keeping her away from whatever argument she’d had with Antonio. There were so many other empty seats around, but she simply kept her mouth shut. Maybe if she pretended to be invisible... She was happy when it worked and Sara also kept her mouth shut.

However, she should have known that her peace would be short-lived. They’d barely been on the road for thirty minutes when Sara almost moved onto her lap as she tried to read her book with her over her shoulder.

Lowering her book, Nora turned her head to look at her questioningly. Sara gave her a sheepish grin and fidgeted with her phone," Actually there is nothing new or interesting on social media. And I thought the book must be really interesting that is why you were so engrossed..."

Nora frowned and glanced at Sara before slowly marking her page number and closing the book. "You want to talk..."

Sara gave her a surprised look which Nora interpreted as her wondering how she knew. Sighing, she pointed out," You’ve been moving around on that seat as if there was an entire colony of ants under you."

"Oh..." Sara excalimed.

"Sara, whatever it is you want to discuss, I am not the right person for advice. If you have problems with Antonio go and talk to him."

"But you were with him for so many years? You must know what he was thinking..."

"If I had known what he was thinking do you think I would have ended up being the one who was cheated on?"

Sara looked down at her hands after Nora’s pointed question and sighed," Fine, I concede that you have a point, but I do not have anyone to talk to. The other girls all want Antonio for themselves and if I tell someone that we are having trouble they will definitely take advantage to take Antonio from me. I cannot let that happen. Actually, we had not planned to come to this trip earlier and instead were planning to have a small getaway of our own. But suddenly Antonio started to insist that he wanted to go... and then we fought..."

When Sara trailed away after narrating her story, she looked expectantly at Nora who looked at her with an impersonal expression and asked," Do you want some advice?"

Sara nodded, "Yes. There must be a way you would know how to talk to him after a fight. This is our first fight, lease help me."

Nora sighed and turned back to her book before murmuring," Then go and talk to him before other girls realize that he is sitting alone."

Sara looked at her consideringly, wondering if Nora was giving a piece of truthful advice or simply mocking her. Seeing that the girl was serious, she decided that maybe she could do it. Nodding her head decisively, Sara said," You are right. I should go talk to him. Bye Nora."

Nora hummed in response to Sara’s goodbye and kept her eyes glued to the pages of her book, however as she was left alone, she could help but feel the chill run up her spine. Antonio and Sara had added their names to this trip at the last minute.

She patted the chain around her neck to comfort herself. Could it be Antonio who had been behind all the attacks? She shuddered to think about this and quickly typed a message," Antonio and Sara joined at the last minute."

The unease of this realization settled over her like a shroud. Her mother had always hated her so her wanting to kill her was something she had reconciled with. But why would Antonio do something like this? She watched covertly as Sara and Antonio interacted.

The scenery outside transformed, the city giving way to rolling hills and lush greenery. The group’s excitement mounted, voices rising in anticipation of the weekend ahead while Nora remained focused. She would have to find a way to confront Antonio discreetly. If he was indeed the perpetrator, she would need to create an opportunity for him to attack her. Her future and the success of this plan depended on it.

Maybe she could use Sara to bring out Antonio’s true intentions. For all his faults, he really seemed to dote on her. However, she could not tell Sara directly as the girl would never believe her over Antonio. She looked down at her mystery novel as another idea started to form in her head. She knew she was taking unnecessary risks but she was determined to get rid of the threat this time.

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