Husband With Benefits
Chapter 636: Thoughts

Chapter 636: Thoughts

Autumn sat in the silent house, staring outside with a worried heart. She had insisted on coming back alone, but now she was regretting it as her thoughts tormented her. Initially, her concern had been that something terrible had happened to Gabe, fearing it had been orchestrated by Savoy or perhaps even Elena. But everything changed when she saw the surveillance video of Gabe driving into that woman’s house. The sight of it caused something inside her to shrivel.

Now, she was scared for an entirely different reason. What if she lost Gabe to that woman? The thought gnawed at her, and she felt a profound sense of dread. The only thing that gave her a sliver of hope was seeing Gabe leave the mansion after a few minutes, apparently alone. However, the tension on his face had been evident both times he appeared on the footage.

Even so, the expressions on everyone’s faces only made her fears multiply. Ian and Demetri had both reassured her that if Arabelle was indeed alive, Gabe would not return to her if he had assured Autumn otherwise. Yet, she had seen the doubt in their eyes, a flicker of uncertainty that they couldn’t fully hide. Worse still, there was sympathy directed toward her, an unspoken acknowledgment of the precariousness of her situation.

As she looked around the kitchen, she couldn’t help but wonder if her love was even strong enough to hold him.

Unexpectedly, the ringing of the doorbell broke her reverie. She stood up hurriedly and raced toward the door, her heart pounding with the hope that it might be Gabe. However, it wasn’t Gabe who stood there but Nora and Isabella, their faces etched with concern.

"We got soup. You haven’t eaten in hours." Nora said briskly as she placed the container on the table.

Suddenly, Autumn felt like crumbling. She knew Nora and Isabella had come to take care of her, yet she couldn’t shake off the feeling that it was out of pity. She didn’t want their pity; she wanted to be strong. She was strong!

"I’m fine. I’m not hungry. You can go," she said, trying to muster as much firmness as she could.

"No, we can’t go," Isabelle answered briskly, her tone leaving no room for argument. She walked into the kitchen with purposeful steps, followed closely by Nora.

"I don’t need your sympathy," Autumn snapped, her voice sharper than she intended. She immediately regretted it, but the fear and frustration were overwhelming her and she had no idea what to say or do anymore. Couldn’t she catch a break just once?

Isabella shrugged off her outburst with a calm demeanor, making her feel even more guilty, as she said, "We’re not here out of sympathy, Autumn. We may not be sisters by blood, but we are sisters. The Frosty sisters, Okay? And we’re worried about you. As we should be since your husband is missing."

Nora nodded in agreement. "We’re taking care of you because we care about you, and also because Gabe would blame us if we didn’t make sure you were okay. And that man keeps grudges, okay? I don’t want to have him take revenge on me later on becuase I failed to take care of you..."

At the mention of Gabe, Autumn’s resolve crumbled. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she broke down. "Is he going to return? I doubt that," she sobbed, her fears spilling out in a torrent of anguish.

Nora and Isabella exchanged a glance before Nora scoffed, "Of course he’s going to return. What are you thinking? No wonder you look pale. Nothing is going to happen to him, alright?"

"You know I don’t mean that he is in any danger."

Nora paused, inhaling softly, "Sweety, if you think that Gabe has gone back to Arabelle, then you are so wrong that even the wrongest wrong would be right when compared."

"There is no word as wrongest wrong," Isabella added while Autumn looked at the two of them.

"I know you’re trying to console me but..."

"Actually, we don’t give out false assurances. Whatever danger Gabe is in, he is not going back to Arabelle."

"How can you be sure? Even Demetri and Ian, I could see were not sure."

Nora sighed. "Because we know Gabe. He’s not the type to go back on his word. And if he said he’s not going back to her, then he won’t. Trust us on this."

As they plated the soup and bread, placing it in front of Autumn, Nora continued," Actually, I think it is a good thing Arabelle is alive." Feeling Autumn’s gaze on her, she continued," See, it is difficult to compete with a ghost but so much easier to compete with a person. But more than that, Arabelle’s rerturn will help you understand how much Gabe loves you."

"Gabe doesn’t love me." Autumn replied automatically but this time, she saw both the women shaking their heads at here.

"This is even more wrong."Nora added but this time it was Isabella who explained," Autumn, he loves you. He just hasn’t acknowledged that to himself or you."

"Let me break down things for you. What does a man in love do? He will be protective and caring for a woman. But Gabe was always that. So we can’t count that. The next best thing is what he does otherwise. He always wants to include you in everything and have you by his side. Family dinners, going out and even those boring work events. Gabe makes sure you’re by his side. He goes out of his way to make sure you’re happy." Isabella said making Autumn realize that everything she said was true.

And then Nora continued," Also, his eyes are always on you. Do you want proof? Here." She then extended her phone to Autumn where she’d clicked some candid pics of Gabe looking in a far away direction and everytime it was her he was looking at."

As Autumn stared at it, Nora nudged her with the soup bowl and said," So, trust your love and trust Gabe. He may be a hard headed, stubborn and foolish a**... but he is yours..."

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