Husband With Benefits
Chapter 66: An Almost Accident

Chapter 66: An Almost Accident

With her bag tightly clutched, Nora walked out of the police station with a frown on her face. Her footsteps echoed faintly in the night, her heart pounding with unease. It wasn’t the first time she had felt this way, the nagging sense that someone might be following her, though her rational mind assured her otherwise.

Why did the police have to keep insisting that this was a prank? Did they think that the stalker would come and give them a confession? With the previous incident between her mother and herself, some even insisted that it must be her mother who was trying to stalk her. She’s been tempted to use the commissioner’s name but she knew that it was not possible. As far as anyone knew, the commissioner had just made a random stop for inspection.

She glanced over her shoulder every few steps, the streetlamps casting eerie, elongated shadows which scared her more than reassured her.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was lurking nearby but there was no one there. Her space quickened and her mind went through all possible scenarios while taking into account every escape move, she could think of.

Suddenly, a cacophony of blaring horns and screeching tires filled the air. Time seemed to slow down as her wide eyes locked onto the headlights of an oncoming car, its grill inches from her trembling body. She’d unknowingly stepped into the middle of the street...

As the car came to an abrupt halt merely a few inches away from her, Nora stood frozen in fear. She could feel her nerves thundering in her ears while her legs almost collapsed under her.

Her breath came in ragged gasps as the driver’s door swung open, and a man emerged from the vehicle.

"Are you alright, Nora?" he asked with genuine concern, his voice cutting through her fear. Nora looked up into the man’s familiar face and nodded slowly.

Nora finally managed to find her voice. "I-I think so," she stammered, her trembling hand clutching her chest. "I’m so sorry, Lucien. I wasn’t paying attention."

Lucien Frost offered her a reassuring smile. "No harm done. But remember, it’s important to be careful out here, especially at this hour. Do you need a ride home?"

N hesitated for a moment, but the dimly lit street and the earlier anxiety pushed her to accept. "Yes, thank you. That would be much appreciated."

Lucien threw a glance Nora’s way and wondered what it was that had her so worried that she would step onto the road, in the way of upcoming traffic. She had even accepted a ride from him. From knowing her these past few days, he’d understood that she preferred to keep a distance from others.

Oh, she was good at chatting others up and talking to them. But she was careful to not mention her personal life. She was an expert at changing the subject at that.

He could not help but worry about her situation. A few days ago, she’d had some bruises on her face, that she’d worked hard to cover up. When he questioned her, she told him that she had fallen onto the pavement. But the anxiety that he had witnessed just now...He could still feel her fear in the car.

Lucien glanced at Nora, his eyes filled with empathy. "You know, Nora, sometimes life throws unexpected challenges at us, like almost getting hit by a car." He chuckled softly, trying to lighten the mood. "But remember, I’m here to make sure you get home safely. Now care to tell me your address?"

Nora managed a weak smile. "Thank you again, Lucien. I can’t believe I was so careless. You can go straight from here, it is not very far."

As they drove through the dimly lit streets, Lucien decided to shift the conversation away from the recent scare, "So, how’s work been treating you lately, Nora?"

Nora appreciated the distraction and began talking about her job only to stop abruptly as a thought entered her head. Feeling as if she had stepped over a grave, she instead questioned him," Why is a banker like yourself doing here? Do you live around here?"

Lucien smiled at her question, even though he heard the suspicion in it. "Sigh! Our CEO has been hell-bent on torturing us all. Us poor worker bees are being run into the ground trying to vomit up the honey that he is demanding."

Nora chuckled at the description and turned her head outside. She tried to tell herself that she was being ridiculous. There was no way that Lucien could be her stalker. But, hadn’t she first met him in another cafe? Then he started visiting this place regularly. According to Lena, she had never seen him here prior to that and he always spoke to her when she took his order.

But he had not visited the cafe today so he could not have left the note...

As they approached her luxurious gated community, Nora’s anxiety surged once more. She knew she couldn’t let him know where she lived. And she had to keep her composure in case he realized that she was suspicious of him.

She dimly heard him ask if she lived here and she shook her head. " I am house-sitting for a friend. She is on vacation." Nora cleared her throat, her voice trembling as she said," You can drop me off here. I’ll go inside myself."

As the car came to a stop, Nora jumped out of the vehicle and raced towards the gates without a backward glance, leaving with only a mumbled thank you.

As Lucien watched her leave, Lucien couldn’t help but feel a growing concern for Nora as he watched her hurriedly disappear into the gated community. He knew there was more to her story than she was letting on, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that she was in trouble. He could enter this community easily since he owned a house here, but he knew that this offer would not have reassured her.

Taking out his phone, he typed out a message...

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