Husband With Benefits
Chapter 263: Lucifer’s Angel

Chapter 263: Lucifer’s Angel

Evangeline chuckled as she concluded her phone call with Nora. Of all the outcomes that she had expected, this was not even in the top ten. First, Alpin had really plotted such a juvenile plot. Did he really think that he could drug two people and make them sleep together to create a scandal.

Maybe he could but not when the person involved was her sister. Evangeline sighed. When she’d learnt that Nora was her cousin, she had not been too pleased about having to fight someone else. And even when her father had repeatedly assured her that she would not be interested in the throne, she’d felt wary.

Who could have thought that instead of gaining a rival, she’d end up getting a sister in the mix. Nora was fun and playful while being strong at the same time. When she thought of how she’d faced so many challenges in her young life, she could not help but feel sympathetic towards her. In comparison, all those years of loneliness and over-protectiveness from her father that she had felt suppressed her, paled.

On the other hand, the only thing she felt envious of was her relationship with Demetri Frost. The man was intimidating and threatening at first glance. And yet she’d seen for herself the way he doted over her. Nora usually lit up like a Christmas tree whenever he entered the place.

"Why are you sighing so much? Are you missing me?"

Evangeline stiffened at the sudden intrusion and tried to get away from the man as she answered," I missed you like I would miss a shoe bite!"

"Liar."

Lucien stepped back quickly before she could hit him and moved to sit opposite her, as he accused," You are avoiding me."

"I did just call you a shoe bite, Lucifer. Do you think I would not avoid it? You know, as a princess, I can order someone to walk in my shoes and break them in for me so that I don’t get shoe bite."

"Wow. I did not know that. But I’ll remember this piece of information..."

Evangeline frowned," Why?"

"So that when I get you shoes in the future, they are broken in, of course."

"Why would you get me shoes?" Evangeline asked with a frown.

"To bite you of course..."

Evangeline stared at his innocent-looking face before breaking out into laughter," That is the oddest thing I’ve ever heard."

Lucien stared at her laughing face and shrugged. He was willing to say the most nonsensical things to make her smile.

As tears of merriment fell from her eyes, Evangeline could only shake her head," Why are you here?"

"Its because I got free early today. The plan did not work..."

That caused her to laugh some more and she nodded," Yes, I heard. Augustus ran away from the room where he was supposed to seduce Nora and then Alpin tried to force Nora to drink only for himself to receive a right hook from Nora and have his teeth fall out. I can’t stop laughing at the scene. I wish I could have been there."

"I have a recording if you want to see it." Lucien held up a pen drive to show her and Evangeline realized that this man was too clever. Previously, he’d wiggled his way into her home and stayed late into the night watching harmless movies. He’d even sat through the Princess Diary movie which usually made her cringe.

And tonight, he’d come prepared with something else. She weighed her options before she said," You are lying. Nora told me that Belkin took her to another private room that was not rigged."

"Hmm. But it was rigged by him. And I am very good with my fingers..."

Evangeline blinked as she glanced at his long fingers and then at his strong wrist. How did their discussion about her distant cousin end up with her admiring him?

"I don’t understand..."

"I hacked the surveillance camera and stole the video, baby. Now, you want to watch?"

Evangeline quickly nodded her head, forgetting that she planned to ask him to leave the pen drive and she’d watch later.

"Good, then let’s watch it. It makes a good thirty minutes. I even edited and added the scene where Augustus did some great acting before running with his tail tucked between his legs."

***

About two hours later, Evangeline munched on the popcorn and wondered how the thirty minutes had spiralled into a few hours? Every time, she reminded herself that Lucien Frost was dangerous and yet, her brain could not seem to grasp the reality. The devious man had edited alright... so that when they were finished watching Alpin cursing and gathering his teeth off the floor, the video came to an end, only to be followed by a hooking sci-fi drama.

And now, the man had made himself totally at home in HER house, even going so far as to make popcorn in her kitchen. She’d not even known there was popcorn in there. As she stuffed the last bit of popcorn into her mouth, she looked down at her messy fingers and sighed. Now she’d need to go and get something to wipe her hands. And she did not want to miss the scene...

Before she could think of getting up, her hand was grabbed and one finger was licked clean by Lucien. Eyes wide, she stared at him but he simply tapped her nose and spoke," You’ll miss the landing of the spaceships. Concentrate."

Evangeline turned her head to the screen but she could definitely not concentrate. Not with the man’s wicked tongue doing wicked things. No! Enough was enough! If she kept up with this, she might end up losing everything!

She wiggled on the couch, as if gathering her courage or maybe sanity, she wasn’t sure, and pulled her hand out of his grasp. "Lucifer! That is enough! What do you want? Why can’t you leave me alone? You’ve achieved your goal and found Demetri and Nora! Then why do you keep pestering me?"

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