Husband With Benefits
Chapter 150: The Argument

Chapter 150: The Argument

Nora walked to him hesitantly while Demetri stood up. As she reached him, he quickly caught her chin between his fingers and gently kissed her lips. Her eyes widened as she quickly kissed him back and stepped away while he complained," You’d forgotten to kiss me."

Smiling and feeling shy at the same time, she quickly rolled her eyes to him and waved a goodbye to him and Gabe, who continued to stand there.

The door had barely closed behind her when the atmosphere in the office changed from cold to freezing. Gabe and Demetri stared at each other, each refusing to back down.

For what seemed an eternity, the battle of wills continued until Gabe was forced to look away," Please Demon. This is the only way."

However, Demetri shook his head unequivocally and answered, "No."

"Why not? My plan is fool proof. Nora has already proven that she can stay calm under threats. And if we were to follow my plan, it would mean killing two birds with one stone. Can you at least consider it."

"I cannot consider it, Gabe. I won’t. You THINK your plan is foolproof but sitting where I am, I can already point out a few glaring flaws in your theory."

"Then tell me those flaws and I will work on making the plan better. It is what we do. Help me Demon. Help me help you. I will make sure that Arabelle will never come into your life again."

"I have other ways of getting rid of Arabella without the high stakes and high price that you are asking me to pay."

Gabe clenched his jaw at Demetri’s casual threat and spoke," If you take that route, you will still have to pay the price."

Demetri rubbed a hand over his face as he stared at his brother," Can you not think of another way? Does it have to be like this?"

"I did not even know it would be like that, Demon. You know it. After all, it was actually Nora’s words which showed me the light. Please consider everything, Demon. I know Nora is your happiness and I would never do anything to jeopardize it."

"But Arabelle is not your happiness. She is your ruin, Gabe. I have held off all this while only because I wanted you to see for yourself how black she was from the inside. She cannot be saved from her own madness, Gabe."

"And I cannot be saved from my own madness, Demetri. I’m long past the time about caring what Arabelle is like. I just want to keep her happy. And if that means going to these lengths, then I am willing."

"But I am not. Gabe, I’ve already lost Erasmi to the sickness that is ’love’. I am not willing to part with another brother. Not when I can save you."

"Demon, it is already too late. Tell me if it had been Nora instead of Arabelle and you in my place, would you have let her ruin herself when you could save her?"

Gabe’s question was only met with silence and Gabe smiled, even though the smile showed no signs of joy, as he said," It is the Frost Curse, brother. It’s in our blood. We fall once and we fall hard. You cannot save me, Demon, just like you couldn’t have saved Erasmi. The only difference is that now you know the feeling."

Leaving Demon quiet, Gabe stood up and started to leave the office as he said the parting words," You can help me save whatever ruins I can or you can sit back and watch me destroy myself. The choice is yours. I know it is not a great choice but there you have it."

Gabe walked out of Demetri’s office with a clenched jaw as he took determined strides towards his own office. He needed to find a way to convince Demetri to agree. Like he’d said, he would still do what he needed to do but he would prefer to have Demetri standing on his side.

As he reached the office, however, he was shocked to see the person standing there. Stopping mid-step, he raised an eyebrow and questioned," What are you doing here?"

"Waiting for you, of course."

Gabe inhaled slowly and offered," You should not be here. If Demon knows about this, he will not be happy."

"Hmm, I know. But, still, here I am. Now, are you going to keep me standing here or are we waiting for Demetri to come and take me out?"

Looking away, Gabe sighed, walking forward," Come on in, Nora."

Nora walked in slowly behind Gabe, looking around curiously. Gabe’s office was comparatively smaller than Demetri’s but also almost the opposite. While Demetri’s office was sparse with only plain furniture and a wall of plants on one side, Demetri’s was welcoming and a bit laid back.

"You did not leave, Nora? Did you need me for something?" Gabe gestured her towards a chair with a smile on his face, looking much different than the fuming man who had just walked down.

Nora sat down casually and returned his stare as she said," I was thinking you needed me for something. So here I am."

Gabe looked up at Nora in surprise, not having expected that. The astuteness of the statement reminded him that Nora was not a simple girl. Despite being young, she had already experienced much so it was natural that she would be sensitive to such things. But confiding her would be equivalent to betraying Demetri and he wasn’t about to fall to such levels... yet.

And so he pasted a fake smile on his face and shook his head," I think you misconstrued the atmosphere just now. I was just wheedling Demetri about a merger. It’s nothing. You can rest assured. But thank you for offering to help me."

Expecting her to leave, Gabe pulled out a random file from his desk and quickly started to read. He breathed a sigh of relief when she stood up and was about to bid her goodbye when he realized that she had not walked towards the door but towards the shelf. "Nora..."

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