Husband With Benefits
Chapter 405: The Misunderstanding

Chapter 405: The Misunderstanding

Evana anxiously paced her hotel room as she waited for the visitor records from the airport back home, her stomach in knots. However, even without the plans, she had a sinking feeling that Lucien had definitely been there. After all, the timeline matched.

Before that fateful day, despite how busy they had been, Lucien had never missed her call, day or night. And he’d never ignored her messages. No, what had he said when she’d asked him why he did not reply... He’d said, ’I did reply, Evana... with silence."

Her gut had warned her that something was wrong, but she’d attributed it to her own guilty conscience, ignoring the warning signs. The pit in her stomach deepened as she wondered how she was going to explain things to him.

Why couldn’t he have stayed and confronted her? Why leave? It would have been so much better if he’d stayed there and accused her of cheating on him rather than doing this. She’d have felt much better if he’d accused her instead of breaking things off like that.

Finally, her secretary emailed her a video and the records. her hands trembled as she checked the email and closed her eyes. Her nightmare had come true. Steeling herself to look at the video, she pressed play.

The video unfolded before her eyes, capturing Lucien’s arrival at her outer office with a bouquet of flowers in hand. The familiarity of the scene intensified the ache in her chest. He walked in with purpose, slowing down only to place the flowers on her secretary’s desk. The tenderness in his gesture echoed the Lucien she once knew and the smile on his face shattered her.

And she zoomed in on the video when she noticed him pausing at the door. The transformation as he stepped back a few moments later and walked away. Throwing the phone aside, Evana crumpled to the floor, now aware of what he had witnessed. her weakest moment.

She already knew what the video would be showing next. Her walking out of the office with Henrik Pold. But that wasn’t what was important. It was her slightly mussed up make up that would have given away what had happened inside.

Desperately she wiped her tears. She needed to explain things to Lucien. He must believe that she’d cheated on him. No wonder he’d offered to take for them to take a break.

She thought back to the discussion they’d had last night. Taking a break meant that manybe they wanted to explore other options. So, Lucien probably thought that she wanted to be with Henrik...

In a desperate attempt to salvage what remained of their unraveling connection, Evana dialed Lucien’s number. She couldn’t let this mistake continue.Each unanswered ring heightened the desperation within her, as the realization of his unreachable phone sank in.

She looked at the time. Lucien and the others must be on the way back by now and would probably reach by evening. Would he call her back then? Or would he ignore the calls like he’d been doing since announcing the break. Shaking her head, she stood up. She won’t give him a chance to ignore her now. She was not going to lose him because of her own foolishness.

Clutching her car keys tightly, she rushed out of her hotel room and headed towards Lucien’s home. She waas going to fight for their relationship... fight him and fight herself.

***

However, things that were worth fighting for were not very easily attained. As Evana pressed on through the winding roads, the first few droplets of rain began to fall on her windshield. She paid little attention, consumed by her singular focus on reaching Lucien. But soon, the initial light drizzle evolved into a relentless downpour.

Evana’s knuckles tightened on the steering wheel as the rain intensified, blurring the world outside.

Suddenly, a small creature darted across the road, startling her. In her urgency to avoid it, she swerved, narrowly avoiding a collision as she braked hard on the side of the road.

Horrified at the accident, she stared wide eyed at the large tree trunk in front of her and took a calming breath. She’d almost crashed into a car. Closing her eyes, she thanked the fates for a moment before moving to restart the car. But, to make matters worse, the engine refused to start.

Desperation seeped into Evana’s heart as she tried to restart the car, turning the key in the ignition repeatedly, each attempt met with the stubborn refusal of the engine.

Her mind raced, searching for a solution. In a frenzied realization, she fumbled for her phone, intending to call for help. Panic set in when her fingers traced the cracked screen of the phone that had fallen to the floor in the small crash and was now rendered useless.

A curse escaped her lips as she placed her head against the steering wheel. Was this some kind of a sign? That she was doomed to fail? Why were things stacking up against her?

She couldn’t let things sit there. Already this matter had escalated and let them part ways. There was no way she would waste another moment.

With resolute steps, Evana stepped out into the pouring rain, her clothes clinging to her body, and raindrops mingling with her tears. The broken car sat on the side of the road,as she started to trudge towards his home. It wasn’t far and she would get there soon.

As she walked, the dimly lit streets blurred into a watery kaleidoscope causing her difficulty in seeing the road ahead, even as her shoes bit into her flesh, making her wince with each step. The distance to Lucien’s home seemed insurmountable, but her determination was unyielding.

Finally, she reached the tall apartment building where Lucien lived and hesitated for the first time, plagued by doubts. What if he refused to listen to her? Or worst still, what if he was willing to listen to her explanation but was unwilling to forgive her?

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