Husband With Benefits
Chapter 516: Elena’s Nightmare

Chapter 516: Elena’s Nightmare

Elena Winthrope seethed with frustration, her foot connecting forcefully with the table in a burst of anger. Another failure, another setback. It was maddening. All she had tasked those women with was a simple mission: eliminate Olivia and hurt Seb. It would have struck a significant blow to him and subsequently to the other brothers, which would have been perfect. But those incompetent fools had not only managed to get themselves captured but were now determined to drag her down with them.

She had meticulously planned her return to the country, painstakingly avoiding detection and keeping a low profile. Yet, with one reckless phone call, everything she had worked for was now at risk of unraveling.

Even though she had used an alias to handle them, that Detective Rachel knew about her. And she would definitely use her to strike a deal with the Frosts. She would have to put a contigency plan in place. Carefully, she wiped traces of every phone call, message and transactions that could tie the two of them to her. Even if now, someone tried to connect them to her, they would find nothing.

She’d barely leaned back in her seat, when the pounding on the door started, making her jump! No. It couldn’t be those persky Frosts, right? They would not find her so soon, would they? She’d received the phone call from that Rachel only an hour ago...

But the pounding on her door got fiercer and she cursed under her breath. Dam* it! She couldn’t face them now. Not when her husband had completely withdrawn his protection. Trembling, she walked to the door, and asked in a shaky voice," Wh.. Who is it?"

Suddenly the pounding stopped and there was only silence left behind. Somehow, though she should have been relieved, but she wasn’t, a knot of apprehension tightening in her chest. The silence on the other side was oppressive. She tried to peer through the peephole but there was no one.

Summoning every ounce of courage she possessed, Elena cautiously unlocked the door, the creak of the hinges sounding deafeningly loud in the stillness of the night. As she cracked it open, a sudden jolt ran through her body as a hand slammed onto the door with a forceful knock, causing her to stumble backward in shock.

She stepped back as the door was forcefully pushed open all the way and then, saw Gabe walk in. What was he doing here? She’d made sure to ask around and been informed that Gabe was not around. The way he’d retaliated in the past had scarred her and scared her.

"G...Gabe.. What are you doing here?"

Gabe smiled thinly as he greeted her," I’ve come to see my mother-in-law, of course."

She shuddred at the words and shook her head," Look Gabe. I’ve just come here for a little time. I don’t want any trouble."

"Then you shouldn’t have created any, Elena Winthrope.", he answered menacingly.

Elena gulped and stared at Gabe, steeling herself and reminding herself that this man was responsible for killing her daughter. "What do you want?"

Gabe’s lips curled into a chilling smile, a hint of amusement dancing in them. "Oh, Mother in law, you know exactly what I want," he said, his voice dripping with venom. "I want you to leave us alone. To stop meddling in our affairs."

Elena’s jaw clenched as she fought to maintain her facade of indifference. "And if I don’t?" she challenged him, even as her insides tremored.

His smile widened at this," Then we will have some problems, Elena."

She raised her chin. The smile on his face enraging her. How dare he smile when her daughter was dead?

"What sort of problems, Gabe? Do you think I care about the so called problems? When you killed my daughter?"

She watched as her barb hit the mark and felt triumph! It didn’t matter how much he tried to scare her. What mattered was that she could still perturb him with Arabelle’s name. Maybe that was the key... She would have to use Arabelle...

Even as these thoughts echoed inside her head, Gabe had stepped forward, with his hands around her throat, he’d thrown her against the wall, as he threatened, "I don’t care about your problems or your opinion", his voice cold and unforgiving. "All I care about is protecting what’s mine. And if you continue to pose a threat to that, well... let’s just say I won’t hesitate to eliminate the problem."

Elena’s breath caught in her throat as she stared into Gabe’s steely gaze. She knew he wasn’t bluffing. The man standing before her was capable of unspeakable acts, and she had no doubt he would do whatever it took to ensure his own survival.

But Gabe wasn’t done yet," And if you think you can use Arabelle’s name to hurt me then you are a fool, I would never leave myself vulnerable to the likes of you. The only way you ever had a chance was if Arabelle was alive. But she is gone...So, it would be safer for you to be gone and stay that way. Am I clear?"

Elena nodded or at least tried to nod, with his hand still warpped around her neck, as she looked at Gabe in fear. She knew if she wanted to live another day, she would have to tread even more carefully.

Seeing her nod in agreement, Gabe let go of her and walked out of the apartment without looking back, having gained what he needed.

As the door closed behind him, Elena crumpled to the floor. She’d been too quick in wanting to harm him. She needed to wait more and plan more. But she would definitely have her revenge. She would show Gabe Frost that it was not going to be easy for him to live after killing her daughter. She may have once again lost a battle but the war was far from over. She would wait and lie low. And strike when they were at the weakest.

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