Husband With Benefits
Chapter 237: Awestruck

Chapter 237: Awestruck

Eleanora stared at herself in the mirror, caressing the small tattoo on her chest... "Only his."

Carefully, she used the concealer to get hide the tattoo before taking off her glove. Her hand had turned pale due to being constantly covered while the tattoo on it seemed to have become darker. Patiently, she spread the makeup foundation all over her hand, being careful to match the rest of her skin tone as the paleness and the tattoo disappeared.

Once done, Eleanora pulled out the short strapless romper dress that she had specially prepared for the occassion and stepped out of her room. Lily, who had been about to knock on the door, stared at the Princess’ stunning transformation and gulped," Princess Eleanora, you look really pretty!"

Eleanora grinned at the young girl as she walked out," Thank you, Lily. Also, I am going for a stroll. So, I’ll see you later."

’Princess!" Lily ran behind the princess and called out, "Your hand! Your hand is recovered!"

Eleanora smiled at Lily and shook her head, "Of course, it is not recovered. There are still those hideous stitch marks! But the wounds have recovered so I applied some make up on them to hide the marks."

"Really. Please show me too, Princess."

Lily excitedly hurried forward to hold her hand and see it for herself, but Eleanora quickly hid her hand behind her back," Nuh huh! Lily, you will ruin the make-up. I will show it to you some other day. Now I need to go somewhere."

As Eleanora turned away to go, Lily called out," But Princess, where are you going?"

"I’m going on a date."

"A date! With who? Where? I should call and inform your security..."

Eleanora waved her hand behind her back ignoring Lily who stomped her foot in irritation. She rather liked the previous princess who was always at home not wanting to go anywhere. But she was getting to be a pain now. Rushing behind a large pillar, she hurriedly dialed," I think she is going out on a date. Pause. I don’t think it is Prince Augustus. Pause. It must be the gardener. He keeps visiting her here and they sit alone always..."

As Lily disconnected the call, she shook her head. The Princess was really a foolish woman. She did not value a Prince and was going after a frog. Why were such foolish people blessed with such luck. If only it had been her who had been Prime Minister’s niece. She would have fought and gotten rid of Princess Evana and then promptly married Prince Augustus, thereby bypassing the loop in the constitution and ruling both countries.

Putting aside the tray in her hand, she shook herself off the daydream and quickly followed the direction that Princess Eleanora had taken.

Eleanora walked to the garden and as expected, the man was there working. Quietly, she leaned against a big tree and stared at his face, as if she was seeing him for the first time. He looked so beautiful and so at peace working here. She’d often seen him on his laptop or even the balcony in their home but...

A sigh escaped her as lips while her eyes moistened. They’d been so close to each other and so away. He’d been in front of her all this time and she’d been looking everywhere else...

Yes. Her memory had returned. Like a light switch going off, she’d fallen asleep last night thinking of ways to find Demetri only to be woken up at dawn with a jerk and her memory returned.

As she’d laid there feeling lost, she realized that those scars that she had seen on him were scars from where the bullets had entered his body. And from there had started the questions that she had no answer to. Why was she among these people? Why had Demetri not come to her from the very beginning and told her the truth. Why was he cooperating with Alexander Sterling? And what did these people belong.

However, the feeling that had been behind everything had been to run to him and jump into his arms, holding him tightly and telling him what she had not been able to tell him before they were separated by those people. That she loved him with all her heart.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and looked at his wrist. When did he get the tattoo? Was it before everything happened or was it after?

As she wiped her tears, she realized that he had stiffened. Dam* it! She had revealed herself. Looking away, she made sure that her profile was to him and struck a seductive pose. No matter how much she wanted to go to him, she had to be careful of his reasons.

What if it wasn’t safe for them to reveal that her memory was back. The gardens were an open space. She needed to create a way so that he would find a chance to tell her everything. And then she would let him know that her memory had returned...

Demetri had known of her gaze on him from the moment she entered the gardens but since the girl had planned to ogle him, he’d let her. After all, he belonged to her so she could ogle him all she wanted. However, he stiffened when he thought he heard a sniffle. Slowly, he turned towards her to check if she was alright. But in the next moment, he was sure that he was the one who was unwell.

To say he was awestruck would be an understatement. She looked as if she’d stepped out of a po*n magazine from his teenage days. The strapless romper accentuated each curve while the sun’s rays seemed to form a halo around her.

"Nora... my kitten." Her name left his lips on a sigh and as she turned her head to look at him, Demetri was reminded of her old self. The way she used to look at him before she forgot about him...

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