Husband With Benefits
Chapter 661: Honeymoon

Chapter 661: Honeymoon

Erasmi stared at the closed door and sighed, rubbing a hand over his face as his smile vanished. His brothers had planned the ’honeymoon’ for them as a wedding gift before everything had spiraled out of control.

He wanted to refuse, clarify everything, and demand that they cancel the trip, but Caius’s hopeful and happy expression made him hesitate. How could he disappoint his son, who was so excited about the future? The weight of Caius’s joy and expectations pressed on him, making him question his every move.

And that is how they were now here, in this small airplane, flying off to a secluded destination he didn’t know, for the next ten days. With a shake of his head, he took a seat, sending another glance at the door where Ava had vanished. Maybe it was a good thing thet would have time to themselves. He would simply treat it as a vacation. Give them both some space and time to cool diwn.

Maybe during this time, they could even come to an agreement about the annulment. It wasn’t what he had envisioned for them, but it seemed the most practical solution. They could simply annul the wedding and continue to live together, keeping the facade for Caius’s sake and avoiding the scandal of a public separation.

As the plane hummed quietly, Erasmi looked out of the window at the passing clouds, his mind a whirlwind of thoughts. How did they end up like this? From strangers to friends to strangers again?

As he was lost in thought, the door to the bedroom creaked open. Ava stepped out, still in her wedding dress, her eyes avoiding his. She took a deep breath and finally spoke, her voice soft but steady. "Erasmi, can you help me?"

He looked up, a bit surprised by the request. "Sure. What is it?"

Ava turned her back to him, revealing that her zipper was stuck. "It’s jammed," she said, avoiding looking into his eyes.

Without a word, he walked to her and reached for the zipper, his fingers gently tugging at it. It was indeed stuck, the fabric caught in the teeth of the zipper. He tried to pull it down, but it wouldn’t budge. "Hold still," he murmured, focusing on the task at hand.

Ava stood still, her breathing shallow as Erasmi worked on the zipper. The tension between them was palpable, a mix of awkwardness and unspoken words hanging in the air. She could feel his fingers graze her back and her own response to his nearness. As Erasmi tugged at the dress a bit more forcefully, the zipper remained stubbornly stuck. But she almost lose her balance.

He steadied her with a hand on her waist and then without a word, leaned down, his face close to her back to look at the zipper carefully. Ava stiffened slightly but didn’t move away even though she wanted to. And then she felt a warm breath on her skin. She turned her head to see Erasmi taking the zipper between his teeth. Her eyes widened as he tugged again, trying to free the fabric caught in the zipper’s teeth.

Ava’s breath hitched, and she could feel the warmth radiating from him. With another careful pull, the zipper gave way and Ava hurriedly clutched the bodice to keep it from falling away.

"Thank you," she said softly, her voice barely above a whisper as she watched him straighten and rushed back into the room, without waiting for his response. But, before she could close the door, she heard him call her name. She stopped, but did not turn around as he said," Ava. We need to talk. Please come back when you are changed."

Ava nodded and went into the room, closing the door behind her firmly. As she changed into a simple dress, she laid the wedding dress carefully on the small bed and took out the note from her purse, reading it all over again," You think he is your hero? He is nothing but a villain and killer. The moment, he returned to his senses, he killed Lara Anderson, her lover and her daughter. If you want to save yourself from a killer, don’t marry him. Take your son and run."

She stared at the note, debating whether to show it to Erasmi or not. When she’d received the note, she had thought it was a cruel prank. Someone trying to create trouble. But then, when they’d gone to the city, during Gabe’s rescue she’d heard them discussing the kidnapper’s demand.

And then, Erasmi had accepted everything today... She was conflicted. Over the last year, she had come to see a side of him that was gentle and caring. But now, knowing he was capable of something so... inhuman, made her scared.

No. She wouldn’t show it to Erasmi. What was done was done. He had given her a chance to walk away. And she had not. She had chosen to marry that man. She would need to find a way to come to terms with everything so that they could go back to the past, when she’d never seen the note. Carefully, she folded the note and decided to go back out.

She would have to take this chance. For Caius.

As she walked outside, she saw the man’s profile as he was looking out of the windows. She breathed in deeply and walked towards him. He seemed to sense her approach and turned to look at her, following her every move as she went to take a seat opposite him.

However, as she met his glittering gaze, she couldn’t speak up and looked out.

"You can’t even look at me now?" Erasmi asked and her eyes shot to his.

She looked at him then, carefully, as if seeing him for the first time. And maybe it was the first time. For he looked different suddenly. Colder. It made her realise that he’d kept this part of himself suppressed with them. But now...

Without a word, he pushed a file in her direction. "What is this?"

Erasmi looked at her carefully, his eyes observing every change in expression," Marriage annulment papers."

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