Husband With Benefits
Chapter 304: The Will(2)

Chapter 304: The Will(2)

The attorney smiled at the brothers and pushed his glasses upwards. When Elijah Frost had dictated these words to him, he’d been amazed at what the man wanted to write. A rich tycoon like himself should be writing about his treasures but he was reminiscing and said nary a word about the vast Frost business.

He’d expected to see impatient faces, asking him to get on with the sentimentality and to business. For the first time, in his career, it made him happy to be reading a will. It was... warm to watch.

Clearing his throat, he continued, "I know you think I am going to talk about business now, but you all are wrong. I have a few more people to address, so you boys can sit back or just standing around and listen. But for god’s sake, Ian, leave my porcelain dolls alone. I’ve already bequeathed them to you."

Ian straightened and quickly put back the little dog he was fidgeting with causing the others to give a low chuckle.

"My next words are to a person whom I insulted on the first meeting and hurt on the second. You came into my Demetri’s life and shook him up. I cannot tell you how happy, you’ve made me Nora Williams Frost. You reminded me of my wife, the way she used to get all fiery and sassy with me. I hope the two of you will always stay together.

Nora’s eyes widened in surprise as she heard this, and she looked at Demetri in wonder. The old man who had done his best to make her miserable and divide a wedge between her and Demetri actually liked her and wanted them to be together.

Demetri held her hand and slowly entwined their fingers while the attorney continued," Unfortunately, our time together was cut short by your accident and I could not get to know you as a granddaughter. I’ve got a special request and a gift for you."

The attorney picked up a small velvet box and a small white envelope with Nora’s name written on it and passed it to her before taking his seat back and continuing," Firstly, do not share this letter with your husband, I don’t need him interfering in this. In the box that you’ve been handed is a key to a locker. It holds a few pieces of jewellery that my wife favoured over the years. I hope you will be able to enjoy them in the future. I hope you will like them. I know that woman is going to torture me in the afterlife and blame me for not giving these to you sooner."

Lastly, the business matters have already been taken care of and I know that I need not worry. This house, I leave to Erasmi Frost, my oldest grandson as a reminder, that he wherever he may wish to go, his home will always be here, waiting for him.

***

Demetri, Erasmi and the other brothers, all wiped their tears quickly as the attorney shut the file and looked at them carefully. He now placed a separate file on the table and said," These are the division of the properties and treasures. Apart from this, Mr Frost has left personal letters to all of his grandsons.

According to him, the letters should answer any questions you all might have wanted to ask him.

As the brothers all parted, their letters in their hands, Demetri and Nora returned home with a bittersweet heart.

There should have been happiness in returning home but instead, there was only heartache. She’d wondered why Demetri was always tolerating Elijah Frost, despite the man pushing his limits repeatedly, but as she looked at the letter that she held in her hand, she realized that she did not know this man well.

Without a word, she watched Demetri walk towards his room, his own letter clutched in his hand and sat down on the couch. Slowly, she opened the letter that the old man had left to her.

She looked at the bold deliberate strokes and was reminded of her husband. He had a similar handwriting to his grandfather’s.

Nora, First, I owe you an apology and I understand that you may or may not be willing to give me one so I take this chance to force you to accept it. You can’t really refuse a dead man.

I never doubted you when I claimed you to be a gold digger or those other vile things. I’ve always trusted my Demetri’s judgement. But the things I did were necessary for this would be the beginning of your future storms. The two of you will need to trust each other implicitly and I hope that my sly tactics have helped you forge a deeper bond.

The only thing that worried me was the difference in your ages. Demetri is a man of few words but his actions have always screamed louder than words. I always worried how he would find a woman who would bring out the youthful boy in him that was lost so many years ago.

But you brought that to him. In the little time that I had to observe the two of you, I saw life return to my little boy’s eyes. Take this old man’s bow as a way to thank you.

There is one last reponsibility I am leaving you with. Do you remember the cheque that I offered to you? Offer that to any woman who you think is unsuitable for my boys. And if they all find good girls like you, divide the money between yourselves and consider them this old man’s blessings. You might be the youngest of them all, but you are the fiercest of them all as well! Scare any bad woman away and keep my boys safe, Nora.

And don’t roll your eyes at this old man’s request. For if you don’t help me here, I will haunt you from the grave. Lastly, feel free to name my great-grandson or granddaughter after me. I know my name is old fashioned so just Eli will be fine."

Nora chuckled at the old man’s last words and tucked the letter back into the envelope. No wonder all these brothers had this whacked sense of humour and a little bit of that narcissism which made them endearing and not annoying. They’d inherited it from their grandfather.

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