Husband With Benefits
Chapter 170: Waiting

Chapter 170: Waiting

Gabe reclined in the large armchair with his eyes closed. His bag had already been placed on the side and a glass of wine sat on the small tray table next to him. Even though the man had seemingly lost weight, at the moment he exuded an air of peace as he waited for the others to settle.

Ian on the other hand, sat opposite Gabe with a travel magazine in his hand. Him and Gabe had been the first to reach and so they had no option but to wait for the younger and noisier ones. Since he had taken an official vacation, he was dressed casually in jeans and a comfortable T-shirt and poring over the magazine. Tomorrow, they were going to surprise Nora for her birthday but later, he would escape and explore the place.

Glancing at his watch, Ian wondered if he needed to call Lucy and Seb to remind them, when the two devils entered, arguing with each other. While Seb complained that Lucy was using this as an excuse, Lucien simply shrugged everything and simply threw himself in the first available seat with a thump, his carry-all bag lying at his feet.

Seb snorted and kicked his brother’s leg, moving him as he handed his bag to the wait staff. "You’re pi**ed off because I spoke the truth, Lucy. Get over it."

"You speaking the truth? That will happen when pigs fly! Actually, you might not be able to be hones even if pigs do such a feat!" Lucien snapped back, thoroughly irritated.

Gabe, still keeping his eyes closed, chimed in without even looking. "Oh, you two, already at it again? We haven’t even left the ground, and the entertainment has started."

Ian on the other hand, cooperatively put down his travel magazine and gestured for the staff to bring them some popcorn. What did one need when travelling? Food and entertainment. The entertainment had arrived. So the food should too.

Unfortunately, his two brothers were not glaring at each other and not speaking a word. Where was the fun in that? He needed action... "Care to tell me what you two are fighting about? Maybe I can help resolve the issue."

Lucien turned his glare on Ian for a moment, snorted in derision and turned away to look out of the window at other planes. The day Ian would solve an argument instead of adding fuel to it would also come after pigs became experts at flying.

Seb, on the other hand, had no problem laying out the cards on the table," Well, I just gave him a simple suggestion that could solve all our current troubles in a jiffy. We’ve been dealing with the Winthropes’ and Grandpa’s tantrums for months now. While we are not going exactly bankrupt, our liquid funds have indeed suffered great damages. So, I said that one of us needs to get into a traditional business marriage with an heiress and get some funds."

Gabe opened one eye at that. Of course, he knew very well that while Arabelle’s parents had been trying to create trouble, they had not suffered that greatly to sacrifice themselves on the marriage block.

But Ian grinned and did something true to his nature, and questioned," So you suggested Lucien marry an heiress?"

"Of course! He is the only one among us who is innocent, sweet and kind. Demon is already off the market, Gabe is pining away and you and me have too bad a reputation for any parent to hand their daughter to us!"

"So you decided to sell me to some heiress? Well, think about this, it is more weird to think that I am innocent when I am in my mid twenties." Lucien pointed out with a scowl.

This time Gabe’s lips lifted in a smile and he inserted smoothly," Lucien is right, you know."

All three brothers looked at Gabe in shock. Lucien felt touched that someone was finally standing up for him on his side while Ian and Seb looked thoroughly betrayed. Their only mission in life was to torture their younger brother after all.

But then Gabe continued," You cannot sell Lucy to any young mistress. You need to ask him if he wants to be sold to an young and beautiful heiress or a handsome and rich young master..."

Ian and Seb broke into loud laughter while Lucien tried to kick his brother... rather unsuccessfully. The staff that stood at the back, waiting for orders to fly, looked at each other in wonder. They had heard of the formidable Frost brothers, each as cold as their name and an expert in their field. But these people sounded more like college-going bantering students than exclaimed businessmen...

After a while, Lucien was finally able to get his back when he grinned and showed Nora’s message to Ian and Seb," Your plans to find girlfriends here might be ruined. Erasmi has already charmed half the girls on campus here."

Both the men quickly took out their phones to protest this while exclaiming that they were not coming there to look for girls but to celebrate their favourite sister-in-law’s twentieth birthday!

"I am your only sister-in-law, much to my disappointment. You guys need to look for women whose lives you can ruin..."

Lucien crossed his arms with satisfaction as he read Nora’s messages roasting his brothers. She was the one who could handle him.

While everyone was engrossed in their phone, Gabe could not help but frown and look at his watch. They should have closed the doors by now and be ready to fly?

He turned to the steward to question the man about the cause of their delay when suddenly Demetri stood there at the entrance.

This caused all the brothers to be shocked as Demetri had been adamant about not going to meet Nora. They’s tried to do everything to convince him until he had them thrown out of his office. And yet here he was now, looking like a Halloween ghost.

Before Ian could gloat that he had been right about their brother, he caught a look at the man’s white face. Was something wrong? However, Demetri simply ignored them all, barked at the people to," Fly." and marched past them to the private room."

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