Husband With Benefits
Chapter 200: Meeting A Fiance

Chapter 200: Meeting A Fiance

Eleanora stared at herself in the mirror one last time as she walked out to wait for the arrival of her so-called ’fiance’- Augustus. What kind of a name was that? Who named their child after a month of the year. She knew that the founder of the Roman empire was named Augustus but could they be any more pretentious?

"Princess Eleanora, you should not make that face. It is unbecoming of you."

Eleanora blinked at the quiet reprimand from the queen’s personal maid and cocked her head with a challenging smirk as she retorted," Unbecoming you say? And it is quite becoming to be forced to marry a human calendar, is it? And just for future reference, I’ll make any face I please."

The maid’s eyes widened, clearly taken aback by Eleanora’s sharp retort. No wonder the queen was always fuming when she returned after meeting this young princess. The girl was too uncouth and blunt. Her poor queen. Unaware of the thoughts going around in the maid’s head, Nora glanced at the large clock in the foyer.

Another minute and it would be 7.05 pm. And then she would definitely walk out of here on the grounds that the calendar man had ditched her.

Unfortunately for her, Lily soon came running out of the kitchen with wide eyes and announced," Prince Augustus is here. He is here."

Eleanora grimaced and stood up to look outside at this paragon of virtue who was probably her husband. The man had already been escorted inside but looking at his flashy sports car, she could not help but be dismayed. She hated people who showed off. Maybe she should surrender and hand over the calendar to Evangeline.

However, she did not leave this chance to mock the maid," It seems you might have to sit on the roof of the car if you want to chaperone us..."

Just then, a man dressed in royal blue entered and announced formally," His Highness Prince Augustus Octavius Thurinus Tiberius is arriving."

As soon as the announcement was finished, a young man entered the room, sharply dressed in an army uniform. Eleanora looked at the man in front of her and then started to search behind him.

The young man flashed a smile in her direction, covering the distance with swift strides. He extended his hand, reaching for hers, and with a formal grace, he bent slightly, pressing a kiss to the back of her gloved hand. Eleanora flinched at the unexpected gesture, quickly snatching her hand back.

Prince Augustus raised an eyebrow at the gesture but did not react more than that as he watched her continue to look behind him.

"Are you also waiting for someone else, Eleanora?"

Eleanora turned her head back to him and asked innocently," Well, where are the others?"

"The others?"

"Uh huh." Pointing a finger at the person who had walked in just now, she continued," There is someone called Octavius, Thirunus and Tiber... someone also coming here..."

Prince Augustus stared at Eleanora in stunned silence before he chuckled softly as he shook his head," And here everyone told me that you’d lost your memory! Yet you still have your sense of humour intact."

Eleanora blinked at the words and at the man. His smile transformed his face, making him look quite handsome.

Augustus smiled and easily moved to hold her hand, while quickly threading it through his elbow," I cannot tell you how relieved I am to see you standing here safe and sound. When I heard you were in an accident, I wanted to abandon everything and fly to you. I know you are angry about that and rightfully so. But I hope you won’t hold it against me and understand."

Eleanora gave him a look and nodded in understanding, making the Prince smirk. And here everyone had been warning him that the Princess was difficult to handle. She was like all other women, charmed by his looks.

"Of course I understand. After all, you are not a vampire who can turn into a bat and fly to me at will. So I understand that you could not fly to come and be with me."

Prince Augustus jerked to a stop and looked at the woman incredulously. What did she just say? She looked back at him innocently, making his doubt his own ears. Finally, he decided to let the words go and proceed according to his own plan.

Once outside, he watched as the girl scrutinized the car and waited for her to fawn over it and compliment him. After all, it was a limited edition. But she continued to stand there so he could not help but add," Do you like the car? I think it makes a statement."

Eleanora cast a glance at the man who was dressed as shinily as the car and sighed under her breath," I suppose subtlety is overrated." Loudly, she spoke," Actually I do not understand car language so I have no idea what statement it is making. Lets go, I am hungry."

With that, Eleanora opened the car door and slid into the low car without much ado, leaving the prince standing there wondering what was going on. Even though Eleanora had not said anything that could be directly construed as insulting, there was something about her that rattled him.

As he watched the girl sitting in his car without an expression, Prince Augustus narrowed his eyes. It seemed Uncle Alexander had been right. She was a handful. Good. Very good. It had been so long since he had enjoyed a challenge.

It would be fun to take Eleanora on and mould her to suit his taste. There wasn’t a woman who had not fallen for him and Eleanora was not going to be any different. By the time she walked down the aisle, all she would be able to think of would be being with him.

With a charming smile, he walked towards the car and got into it. He was going to have a lot of fun with this little rebel.

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