Husband With Benefits
Chapter 146: Discovering The Past:Bonus -

Chapter 146: Discovering The Past:Bonus Chapter

Nora and William Doughby stared at each other across the large table, in a stalemate.

Nora was intent on questioning the man while he wanted to avoid it at all costs.

Finally, William Doughby sighed and looked away muttering, "I should have known that man would be a bad influence on you. You are actually picking up his skills."

Nora blinked at the unexpected comment. This was not what she had expected.

"What do you mean, Grandpa William?", she asked perplexedly.

"Well, in the past when you came to me, you were very demure and barely asked any questions. And then with the Antonio case, you were hurt and gaining a bit of strength. But now, with that Demon’s influence, you are actually growing wings and getting stronger. While I am happy for you, I suddenly miss the young girl who was taking her baby steps."

Before Nora could say more, the old man however continued," But I know that those odd hesitant steps were made with difficulty and how badly I failed in protecting you so I have no right to wish for you to go back. I am proud of how strong you are becoming, even though that means, you will soon not be looking up at me but see me for all my flaws."

Nora blinked at this and wondered what to say. She’d only questioned Grandpa William about her sister but he seemed to be intent on talking about her...

"Grandpa William..."

"Wait, child, let me speak. Nora, your elder sister was named, Nellie. She was conceived before your mother’s marriage and was about ten years older than you. Your mother refused to keep her to herself because she wanted freedom so she was brought up by your grandparents who raised her like a daughter instead of a granddaughter. By the time you were born, Nellie already took your mother as her sister and your father as a brother-in-law. When your grandparents died, Nellie was sent to the boarding school."

Now, if your father had been alive, they would have definitely placed both your sisters in his care, but he’d already passed away and they were too old to take responsibility for protecting you and... the point is, the reason you never knew about your older sister was because you never met her. And after knowing everything, she’d never had any interest in meeting Lara and also you... Don’t blame her though Nora, you were nothing but a stranger to her..."

"It is why I never thought to tell you about her. And then later, she passed away in an accident... your mother refused to bury her so her boyfriend’s family contacted me and we buried her. I swear, I never imagined that Lara had gone so crazy that she would dig their graves and do something like that..."

"So, the other sister mentioned in my grandparents’ will was not Sara but... Nellie?"

"Yes. In fact she was supposed to get everything and take care of you. It is why the marriage stipulation was added so that Nellie would marry at the soonest and get your custody...When Nellie died, your mother convinced some judge to add Sara as a de facto, claiming that since the inheritance was always meant to be divided between two sisters and your grandparents were unable to change their will before their passing to acknowledge Sara so the judge let her be added."

Nora looked down at her hands as she heard Grandpa William sum up everything for her. All her questions had been answered. The existence of an entire human being had been erased from the world because of her mother. "Do you have a picture of her?"

She asked slowly. Grandpa William hesitated before sighing," Nora, she is already gone. Why would you want to open this can of worms? She is already gone..."

"I’d just like to know what she looked like... If I’d known earlier, I would have definitely visited her grave, but now... Can I at least look at her picture?"

William Doughby sighed and shook his head," I don’t have any pictures of her, Nora. I was away from here when Nellie was growing up so I did not know her much. All her pictures were with your grandparents and Lara took possession of their belongings after they passed away. I do have a picture that was given to me by someone else..."

Grandpa William sighed and showed her a picture of the young woman in question. Nora looked at the picture and felt the world almost crumbling around her. She should have known. Or at least she should have guessed. She had, after all seen the lady in the picture earlier with... Demetri...

"Grandpa William, how do you know Demetri Frost?"

Grandpa William looked away at that before looking back at her," I think it would be better if you were to ask Demetri that question..."

Without a word, Nora left the old man’s office with as many questions as she had come with. And just as many answers. Every time she thought she understood that man, she was forced to see another layer making her see that every assumption she ever made was wrong.

Her heart seemed to ache strangely. When she had seen the picture in the past, she had been uneasy but she had convinced herself that it was because the woman in the picture looked too much like her. But even then, she had slowly understood that this was probably the reason Demetri had chosen her to be his contract bride. But now, another layer was peeled off... Demetri had been Nellie’s boyfriend.

Unknowingly, tears filled her eyes. She’d started to believe that Demetri and her had become friends. That he trusted her. But he continued to keep such a big secret from her. Even when she told him that she had a sister, he had not shown any reaction, never telling her that he did not just know her sister but was her lover.

It was a joke. Suddenly everything felt like a joke. She was not lovable. She already knew and accepted that. But was she also destined to never have any friends and always be betrayed? But was it betrayal? Or had Demetri simply hidden the truth. And if she asked him, would he continue to hide it or would he trust her as a friend and tell her the truth.

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