Husband With Benefits
Chapter 215: Insect

Chapter 215: Insect

Prince Augustus looked at the man who had stepped out and gulped. The man had appeared out of nowhere and was now staring at him as if he was an insect. Augustus looked him over and seeing the man’s shabby clothes, was enraged that a servant dared to try and intimidate him and look down on him!

As he was about to scold the man, the man moved. Augustus stepped back in fear. Even though he did not seem to be threatening, there was something about him that made him feel wary.

The man ignored him and extended his hand to Eleanora who was still rubbing her bruised bottom and questioned," Are you alright?"

Grateful and embarrassed, Eleanora placed her hand in his and smiled, "Yes, thank you for your help."

However, instead of realizing his mistake, Augustus was enraged at this and shoved the man, "How dare you touch the princess with your dirty hands? Who do you think you are?"

Demetri still refused to acknowledge the man, as he calmly stepped back before turning his murderous gaze towards Augustus," Your Highness, I am the gardener here. And while you may think my hands are dirty, my princess here does not seem to mind holding my hand. At least my hand is not responsible for her fall..."

Augustus, realizing he wasn’t gaining the upper hand, shifted his approach, attempting to reassert his authority. "A mere gardener and you dare to talk back. Know your place and do not try to interfere with our matters." Placing his hand on Eleanor’s wrist, he spoke harshly," Come on, Eleanora, let’s continue our stroll before this man ruins it further."

However, as he pulled her, Eleanora stood stiffly in place and spoke coldly," Know your place? Let go of my hand, Prince Augustus. You seem to forget your place."

Frowning in irritation, Augustus stared back at Eleanora, and stepped close to her," I remember my place very well. I am your fiance. You are the one who has forgotten. Now, I would suggest that you not make a spectacle of yourself and come with me. I am not in the mood for a stroll any longer. We will return to your house."

Ignoring his words, Eleanora struggled to make the man let go of her hand, however, Prince Augustus was not ready to go. Just as she was about to kick the man to make him leave, the gardener stepped forward and pinched the man’s wrist, somehow making him lose his grip.

Augustus yelped as he let go of her hand and glared at the gardener," How dare you touch me! Wait till I report this matter to the queen and my people. They will throw you into the mud so deep that you won’t ever be able to come out again."

"You can do whatever you want, Prince Augustus. While you are at it, you can try explaining the bruises on the Princess’ wrist also."

Shocked, Augustus looked at Eleanora’s hand, only to see that it had almost turned blue and his fingers seemed to be printed on her wrist. "Eleanora, I am so sorry."

As Augustus stepped close to her, she stepped back and ordered him," Get away from me before I call my security."

If it had been any other time, Augustus would have disregarded her words but as he tried to get close to her his way was blocked by the dangerous gardener who was waiting for him to make a move so that he could kill him.

Staring between Eleanora, who refused to look at him and the gardener who was staring at him with murder in his eyes, Augustus quickly realized that he was at a disadvantage and stepped back," Our tempers have gotten the better of us. I’ll come by to talk to you later, Eleanora. Goodbye."

Demetri watched the man rush away and tried to calm himself. Seeing that man touch her so proprietorially and then hurt her had made him see red. If it had not needed to keep a low profile, he would have buried the man right here. He had half a mind to still do it. All he needed was a big enough hole...

His anger was broken by Nora’s voice who asked softly," How did you know that I was bruised."

She knew that this man had not even looked at her when he had made Augustus let go of her hand so...

Demetri turned to her and took a deep breath to calm himself before he turned to see her bruise. "It was a guess, Princess. He was holding your hand too tightly."

Looking around, he walked a bit further away and bent down, looking for something in his toolkit. Finally, finding what he needed, he gently took her hand and slowly applied the medicine, blowing softly on her wrist to counter the cooling effect of the medicine.

Eleanora felt her heart thud against her as he carefully tended to her wounds. Looking at his downturned head, she suddenly had a feeling of deja vu... as if she had experienced this in the past as well. Trying to curb this unsettling feeling, she tried to joke," Do you get hurt a lot? You are even carrying a bruising medicine in your toolkit?"

Without looking up from his task, the man replied," My wife bruises easily and often. I usually keep this around for her."

At the mention of his wife, a wave of jealousy so intense passed through her that Nora was shaken. What did this sour feeling mean? Quickly, she snatched her hand back and spoke, "Its late now. I’ll go back. Thank you for this."

"Let me escort you, princess."

"No need. I can go on my own," Eleanora burst out and quickly turned back to leave. She needed to get away from this man.

"Kitten," he called out and Eleanora stopped suddenly and looked back.

Why did she feel as if he was calling for her.

Before she could question the little pup quickly ambled over and stood there obediently. "Princess, let her escort you. In case there are an rats or other insects, she will chase them away and protect you..."

"Then, how will she come back..."

"She’ll find her way back to me. My kitten will return to me on her own."

Eleanora nodded and with a simple thank you, started to walk back, letting the little dog walk by her side.

Unknown to her, Demetri’s target had been not the rats but a single rat names Augustus...

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