Husband With Benefits
Chapter 249: Transpired

Chapter 249: Transpired

"So, your grandmother is involved in the plot to kidnap you?" Lucien asked with concern.

Nora, however, was as shocked as that and a bit fearful. Since regaining her memory, she’d been thinking of all the people who were now her family. She even liked that old woman... no matter how grumpy she was.

Would she have to face a repeat of everything like Lara Anderson?

Prime Minister Sterling shook his head," Not really. They used her soldiers but she was not the one who gave the orders. I am not saying that she is innocent. Just that, they used her ambition against her. They still are. And Queen Rosalind has failed to see that."

"What do you mean, Uncle?"

"My mother is simple-minded even though it may appear not. It is why my father actually protected her all his life before leaving the task to me. As per the rules of Estania, if a royal marries another royal from another country, then they cannot claim the throne. So, my mother’s only motive is to bring you here and get you married to Prince Augustus."

"If I were to oppose her directly then she would have hidden her plans from me. It was what happened the previous time and you know what a disaster occurred. While I was in conversation with Demetri all this occurred. Thankfully, I discovered the plan at the end moment but even then damage was done. Demetri was shot and you lost your memory."

"You need not worry. I’ve slowly replaced all the people around Queen Rosalind with my own."

"Let me understand this, the original plan was to bring me back here and get me married off to that Calendar and kill Demetri? You call that not harmful?" Nora asked slowly.

"The Queen’s plan was to simply kidnap you. The person who used her people planned to kill Demetri, marry you and then use you to claim the throne before discarding you. And by using Queen Rosalind’s people he planned to blame her for acting against you and having her punished. With Queen Rosalind’s reputation tarnished for harming you, me and Evangeline would have been branded as traitors by association... thus clearing the way for him."

"Who is this person, Uncle?" Nora questioned, a dangerous edge to her voice.

Alexander Sterling did not say anything for a moment, only able to look at the girl in front of him with a narrowed look. He’d wondered if Nora would want the throne once her memory returned. He did not have the answer to that yet but as he saw her cold look that resembled her husband so much, he knew one thing. If she really did want that, she would definitely be able to match Evangeline if not better her.

His daughter was still innocent but Nora had already suffered things that gave her a harder edge. It had been tampered a bit due to her memory loss but now it was there. As he watched Demon Frost gently caress the back of her hand, Alexander realized that the innocence was still there... It was just guarded for someone else and by someone else.

Eleanora might address him as Uncle but that did not mean she trusted him or was not wary of him.

"As far as my research has taken me, I believe that it is the Banfi family who wants to harm us all. The Banfi family is related to us since Alpin Banfi is the son of my grandfather’s sister who married the Noble Banfi family in the past to help the Royal House stabilize Estania. As a result, they believe they have a right to the throne."

"Whlie Alpin always tried to create trouble, he never went out of his way to harm anyone. His thirst and greed for the throne was tempered by his love for the country. His son, however, is a different matter. He wants to rule and he does not care who he harms to reach his goal. Alpin Banfi- the junior."

Nora looked at the man’s picture in front of her and frowned. He seemed familiar somehow. As if she had seen him somewhere. However, before she could think hard, Lucien questioned," How are we going to be of help?"

This time it was Demon who answered," By establishing exclusive hotels and resorts here, we make sure that Estonia soon becomes a tourist destination, creating jobs, which are declining at the moment. That gives Prime Minister Sterling and Evangeline to gain the vote of confidence of the people on one hand and suppress Banfi’s reach."

"While that brings a positive outcome for Estania there is no guarantee that it will suppress Banfi."

"Yes. But we need to do this quietly because creating any drama will only affect us. There are factions of people who are trying to create problems to pursue their own agenda. For now, Banfi is thinking of using you against Evangeline. Since her popularity is growing as the future ruler, he plans to use the two of you to get rid of each other. It is why I encouraged you to accept that you are interested in the throne and there are problems between you and Evana."

"Your maid, Lily is in cahoots with him and tends to pass on all the happenings to him. What he does not realize is that by following her, we have been able to reach him. As far as I know, he has already started to make his move. Once he does, we will counterattack accordingly."

"Why are we waiting for him? Why can’t we attack him directly? Flush him out of his hiding hole and deal with him?" Nora asked quietly.

"Do you have a plan in mind?" Alexander Sterling asked her quietly.

Nora looked at Demetri and then at her uncle before nodding slowly," I do."

Just then the door to the small house opened and Evangeline entered with a grim expression," He’s made his move. And he has chosen to attack us simultaneously." With that, she placed her cell phone on the table, being careful to not look at Lucien...

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