Husband With Benefits
Chapter 128: Vinegar

Chapter 128: Vinegar

Demetri Frost’s entrance cast a chill over the room. as if someone had simply set the temperature to a freezing point. His presence overshadowed the warmth of Sara and Antonio’s embrace. His eyes, cold and penetrating, bore into them with an intensity that made the air around them thick with tension. Sara’s grip on Antonio’s hand tightened instinctively as they both faced him

"Where is Nora?" Demetri’s voice was a low rumble, a subtle growl that hinted at a well-contained menace. His gaze flickered between Sara and Antonio, searching for any sign of weakness or guilt.

Sara felt as if the room was shrinking, the walls closing in as if to press the truth out of them. She gulped and tried to answer the man, "We don’t know where she is, Mr Frost. We haven’t seen her since she left in the middle of the game and messaged that she was giving up and retiring for the night.."

Antonio nodded in agreement, but the sweat forming on his forehead betrayed his unease.

Without uttering another word, Demetri took a measured step forward, his movements slow and deliberate. The rhythmic tapping of his shoes echoed through the room, each tap amplifying the growing anxiety within Sara and Antonio. He circled them like a predator assessing its prey, his gaze unrelenting.

Sara’s resolve wavered and she stammered, "We’re telling the truth, Mr. Frost. We don’t know anything about Nora’s whereabouts."

"So, you really expect me to believe that you do not know her whereabouts?"

Antonio, who could feel his back drenched in sweat, shivered and said," I don’t know who took her! I am clueless."

Antonio’s eyes darted nervously, avoiding Demetri’s gaze, while Sara’s eyes pleaded with him to see reason. " Yes. We do not know. Maybe mom has made a move. She hates Nora..."

Demetri’s lips curled into a cold, humorless smile, sending shivers down their spines. He stepped even closer, invading their personal space, his presence overwhelming. The room seemed to vibrate with an unspoken threat, and the couple’s denials sounded increasingly feeble in the face of Demetri’s threatening presence.

As he’d expected, Sara started to talk, to cast suspicion on the real culprit. "You should know that my mother has never been fond of Nora. They’ve had their disagreements, and my mom can be unpredictable. Maybe she’s done something to Nora out of spite. You know how unstable she can be. She has done that in the past as well! Mr Frost, please, believe me, we have not done anything to Nora!"

Antonio also nodded quickly," We are even planning to leave the country after this semester. I loved Nora. I could never harm her. I have no reason to. Sara has changed, too. She’s been working on herself, trying to be a better person despite her family’s issues. We know our mistakes and how they have affected our past and present. But we do not want to live like this. We want to live peacefully, with each other."

Sara nodded hurriedly and explained," We even had a big fight regarding this. We were actually not planning to come to this vacation at all. But we came here so that we could enjoy and have some fun with the rest of the class before we left forever! We have already started applying to other universities. You can check that. Please don’t waste your time on us and look for Nora."

Demetri cocked his head, his stern expression showing a hint of consideration, and seemed to be accepting their explanations. He studied their faces, weighing their words against what he knew.

After a prolonged moment, he stepped back, his piercing gaze relenting slightly. "I’ll look into your claims. But if I find out you’re lying, there will be consequences."

Once Demetir left the room, Antonio and Sara breathed a sigh of relief. They knew Demetri Frost was a dangerous man and if he suspected that they were responsible for bringing harm to Nora, they would not be spared.

They looked at each other and nodded. They were indeed planning to leave the country but not next semester. They were going to move away sooner. Just as relief started to settle in, the door swung open with a force that sent it banging against the wall. Before they could react, they were drenched in a viscous pungent liquid.

Antonio, bewildered, wiped his face, questioning the bizarre assault. In contrast, Sara paled, her eyes widening in recognition. The truth dawned on her, and she whispered, "Vinegar... My mother’s signature punishment."

Antonio looked up to see Demetri standing there expressionlessly after throwing a bucketful of vineger on them," What is the meaning of this?"

But Antonio was ignored as the man turned his gaze to look at Sara," This was your mother’s signature punishment?"

Sara nodded and spoke carefully, " Yes. She used that often."

Demetri nodded and continued to stare at Nora carefully," That day when Nora was attacked by the dog, you had met with your mother, didn’t you?"

Sara nodded and thought of the argument that she’d had with her mother and explained the circumstances of how everything had happened.

After she explained everything, she exclaimed," Do you think that my Mom was involved in the attack as well?"

Sara shivered as she thought how vicious her mother could be. Trembling, she thought of the ferocious dog and looked at the dangerous man with watery eyes, " I did not know. I asked the security people later and they said that the dog attacked because it was sick..."

Antonio patted Sara on the back and looked at Demetri pleadingly," Please look for Nora. Miss Anderson is really dangerous and bordering on insane."

But instead of answering Antonio, Demetri leaned against the doorway and stared at the two of them," If you two are done with your sub-par acting skills, I think you should take me to Nora. Where is she?"

"Mr Frost, we told you..."

However, instead of talking with them, Demetri moved aside. And as he did, a low growl echoed in the room...

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