Husband With Benefits
Chapter 337: Get A Hold

Chapter 337: Get A Hold

"You need to get a hold of yourself, Ian." Seb advised softly as he watched Ian pace the office floor restlessly. "Lately, something’s off with you. What’s going on? You seem... changed."

Ian glanced at Seb and sighed deeply," Its nothing. I just... I didn’t like what happened today."

"Mm.. none of us liked it. But it is just not like you to burst out like that? Aren’t you Mr. Unflappable? If anyone other than Demon, has always kept calm in the eye of the storm, its been you. I understand Demon’s anger, but you..."

"What? Only Demon is about to be angry about everything that happened? Hasn’t Gabe been foolish long enough? He’s been thinking about his love and that is all. And we’ve let him be, but today because of his selfishness, two innocent lives could have been harmed."

As Ian banged on the table, Seb suddenly had an inkling. It seemed he had finally discovered his brother’s reason for the burst of anger. Hmmm. Isabella was an interesting person...

"Are you worried about Miss Ruffalo? But she escaped unscathed, as well, didn’t she?"

"Unscathed? Do you know how panicked she was when she arrived here? I don’t even know how Demon could be so calm when he saw Gabe! For this matter, I don’t blame just Arabelle but also Gabe!"

Seb stared, "Since when did we do that, Ian? Hate our brother? Especially when he recognizes what he has done and needs us more than ever?"

Ian paused and stared at Seb with dawning realization that he’d been too angry at Gabe. ";I don’t hate him. I’m just angry at the mess..."

Seb sighed," It’s alright, Ian. We’re all angry at him. But we need to clean up the mess carefully, Ian."

Ian sighed and shook his head," I’ll talk to Gabe."

"Lucy went there, for now. I think you need to take a breather. Let’s go to the bar. It’ll give you an outlet to take off some steam and forget things. Everyone is safe for now."

Ian shook his head and waved his hand," You go. I don’t feel like it tonight."

Seb shrugged and walked out of Ian’s office without looking back. He was going to see a beautiful girl tonight. He was sure of it. With a bittersweet shake of his head, he whistled and walked away. Soon, he was going to lose his wingman as well. His brothers were falling like dominos. Shortly, he was going to be left the only Frost bachelor standing.

A little while after Seb left, Ian decisively stood up and grabbed his keys, walking out of the office.

***

Isabella let out a weary sigh, her eyes carefully examining the large bruise on her arm. The memory of how it got there eluded her, lost in the shock and chaos of the accident. She realized she had been too overwhelmed to notice the pain at the time.

Dragging herself towards the couch, she sank into its cushions and absentmindedly turned on the television. Sleep seemed like an impossible feat tonight, haunted by the vivid image of the car hurtling towards them. Later, she’d look up things to binge watch and pass the night.

Reflecting on her past perception of the life threatening situations Nora had to face, Isabella thought she had understood what her friend faced in those perilous moments. However, facing the potential end of her own life altered everything. The gravity of the danger hit her differently and she realized that she understood next to nothing...

In a moment of rare vulnerability, she accepted the truth was that she been a little envious in the past when she’s heard of Ian’s concern for Nora. Though she reminded herself that Nora deserved all the love she could get from Demon and his family, it made her want something like that for herself as well. Sigh. Maybe someday she would have that love as well. Hopefully without all those bruises.

Grimacing at the bruise on her arm, she checked the time. There were still a few more minutes until her favorite K-drama aired. The accident had almost caused her to miss the latest episode.

Perhaps she should tend to the bruise with some medicine in the meantime. However, laziness won over, and she dismissed the idea, deciding to endure the discomfort for a little longer. With a resigned shake of her head, she sighed again. Adjusting herself on the couch for a more comfortable position, Isabella prepared to lose herself in the world of her favorite drama, momentarily escaping the harsh reality of the recent events.

However, she could not have expected that she would not be able to get lazy as someone would soon ring the doorbell as soon as the drama started to air.

Cursing the person, she wondered who would come to her place. No one even knew her address except Nora and there was no way, Demetri would be sending her here.

Irritated, she muttered to herself about unexpected visitors and made her way to the door. As she opened it, her annoyance turned into surprise when she saw Ian Frost standing there.

"What are you doing here?"

"Hey," Ian greeted, a concerned furrow in his brow. "I was in the neighborhood and thought I’d check on you. After today’s incident, I wanted to make sure you’re okay."

Isabella’s eyes widened at this and she asked in surprise," How did you know my address?"

Ian scratched the back of his head with a sheepish smile on his face," I asked Demon after the last time. After all, the wedding is still further away and you and Nora are probably going to get drunk again. So I thought it would be better to be prepared for next time. In case you need someone to take you home again."

Isabella blinked at that, wondering if she should be feeling touched or aggrieved that he would think she was a total slush. However, with her current mood, she was leaning towards being touched.

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