Husband With Benefits
Chapter 379: Pursue

Chapter 379: Pursue

Nora raised an eyebrow as she stared at Ian standing on her door with a mischievous grin on his face. Narrowing her eyes, she looked at the large bouquet of flowers in his hand and leaned against the frame," You playing delivery guy for Demetri now?"

Ian frowned," Huh? No."

Nora frowned then,"What is with the flowers then?"

Ignoring her question, Ian reached into a pocket and pulled out a small box, presenting it to her with an exaggerated flourish. His grin widened, and Nora couldn’t help but shudder playfully, taking a step back.

"Who are you?" she quipped, trying to close the door in his face.

Ian, undeterred, stuck a foot in the doorway, preventing her from shutting him out completely. "I come in peace, bearing gifts!" he declared with mock seriousness.

Nora burst into laughter, unable to resist his infectious enthusiasm. "Alright, delivery guy with a twist, what’s in the box?" she asked, genuinely curious now.

Ian winked and replied, "Well, you’ll never know unless you invite me in for a cup of coffee. It’s a mystery box, Nora!"

Nora graciously stepped back, welcoming Ian into her space but not without establishing some ground rules. "Well, I’m not making coffee. I hate the smell. I can offer you tea or hot chocolate."

Ian made a face, pushing a small bouquet of flowers her way while reluctantly accepting her terms as he spoke in a disgruntled tone, "Fine, I’ll take the chocolate... none of that poisonous ’green tea’ water. And I know for a fact that Demetri drinks cofffee every morning, does that smell not bother you then?"

Nora, unfazed, shrugged it off with a playful smile. "I like it better when the smell is mixed with him." Her answer was Ian’s disguested grimace.

Nora grinned as she placed the flowers strategically," Well, while I love flowers like every girl, you bringing them screams danger. What are you upto Ian Frost."

"What? A man can’t bring flowers for his sister?"

Nora placed the cup of hot chocolate in front of him and sat on the opposite side with her cup,"Hmm. But not you. You are upto something, for sure. What are your intentions?"

Ian rolled his eyes and drank the hot chocolate, pushing the small box towards her," We’ll get to that later. First take this gift."

Nora pulled the box in front of her with a grin before playfully trying to find what it might contain," Are you planning to declare war on Demetri? You brought me flowers and chocolates for no reason. Your brother is not going to like that."

"You can’t threaten me with that. I’ll talk when I am ready to. And those are not chocolates. In fact, Demetri might just enjoy the gift more than you."

"Not chocolates?" Bringing the box to her nose, Nora sniffed it and frowned," Well, they smell like chocolates." Tearing the small tape on the side, she quickly opened the box before snapping it shut and glaring at Ian,"You! You... You..."

Ian, trying to suppress a mischievous grin, leaned back in his chair, enjoying Nora’s reaction. "Well, well, Nora. I thought you might appreciate something a bit more... adventurous. But I did not expect you to lose your words... And I think I deserver a pat on the back for finally getting one over you and making you go red!"

Nora snapped the box shut with a cheeky grin and narrowed her eyes," ou really do know how to stir up trouble, don’t you?You think you can just drop something like this at my doorstep without consequences?"

Ian chuckled, unabashed. "Consider it a gift to spice up the routine. Demetri won’t mind, will he?"

Nora shook her head," You know it! How can you even..."

Ian shrugged," I had no option. I needed to tell you that I am going to be pursuing your bestfriend so I needed you off guard."

Nora, who was busy thinking about the contents of the box simply murmured with a sound, making Ian relax for a moment.

"Well, that was easy..." he thought to himself.

However, a few minutes later, an ear-piercing scream shattered the quiet and Nora glared at him," Did you just say what I think you said?"

Ian raised his hands in surrended immediately as he said," If you think I said that I am going to pursue your best fried then yes."

Standing up, she glared at Ian and looked around," Where is my knife? I ought to castrate you! I warned you to stay away from my friend! Do not play with her heart!"

"Hey hey! Lets not go to extremes alright? Nora, I am not playing with her heart! Did you not hear me carefully? I am going to pursue her! Marriage on my mind!"

Nora, still holding a furious glare, halted in her search for the nonexistent knife, her eyes narrowing at Ian. "Marriage? You mean..."

"You need me to give you a crash course on what marriage entails?" Ian quipped, still maintaining a cautious demeanor.

Nora dropped into a chair with a thud, her eyes fixed on Ian as she carefully probed, "Let me get this straight. You’re willing to part ways with your cherished bachelor lifestyle to marry my Bella baby?"

Ian responded with unwavering determination, "Yes." He held Nora’s gaze, emphasizing the sincerity of his words.

"Yes." Ian answered without hesitation as he looked at Nora.

"Does she love you?"

Ian grinned. Of course, that was the most important question, wasn’t it? If it had been anyone else, they would have asked him if he loved her. But Nora understood the crux of the matter and the Frosts better than anyone." Not yet." He answered thruthfully. "Hence, my intention to pursue her."

"I see."

Silence reigned for a few moments as the two stared at each other. He could see that she wanted to say something but kept was hesitating. So naturally he decided to wait. It was why he had come here.

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