Husband With Benefits
Chapter 695: A Suitable Candidate

Chapter 695: A Suitable Candidate

Evana sighed, her eyes lingering on the sight of her little sister playing with Arabelle, Caius and the twin babies. The carefree laughter and joyful shrieks that filled the air were a stark reminder of the innocence that should define Dora’s world. This—this was the life a child deserved, filled with happiness and play, not the burden of adult decisions. Yet, Dora was willing to sacrifice everything, this was a thought that filled her with complicated emotions.

"Why the deep frown?" Nora’s voice broke through her thoughts, drawing her back to the present. "You’ve been kind of lost all day. Did something happen between you and Lucy?"

Evaba looked up at Nora and grimaced. She needed the advice though she felt ashamed to ask for it. "I... I don’t even know where to start."

"From the starting would be good." Nora pointed out, making Evana smile a bit as she began," I’ve been asked to step down from the throne."

Nora raised her eyebrows then," Really? Why? Weren’t they all rallying in your favour until recently."

Evana smiled," Uh huh. That was until they realized that I would not be so easy to handle as they imagined."

"So basically, they are scared for their as*es and have started to view you as the common enemy?"

Evana nodded," Yep. You got it. You know about the recent briddge tragedy right? They wanted me to cover up the investigation results."

Nora raised her eyebrows," Did they? But weren’t the records made public recently?"

"Uh huh. Someone from my office leaked them. I even punished them by demoting the and sending them to work outside the country in one of our embassy."

Nora chuckled at that. "Ohhh! That must have hurt them."

"Yep, And so they retaliated by pushing me into a corner. And, now I am not being given a chance to fight back because they are attacking me and Lucien."

As Evana explained the entire passing of the new law, and surpassing her and her father’s of the same, she could not help but sigh. This move had been unanticipated.

She wondered what Nora would say. Maybe it was better to break off with Lucifer. But even the thought of that, filled her with dread. She might become Queen if they broke up but she would be a dead queen."

"Of course, she’d been looking for ways to circumvent this checkmate but her father’s solution was not of much help. She did not want Dora to suffer.

There was a moment of silence as the two sisters stared at Dora before Nora sighed," I don’t think it is a bad option."

Evana was shocked to hear this and whipped her head around to stare at Nora in disbelief," This is not her fight!"

Nora shook her head and spoke up," Listen... they are forcing you to step down by passing the law because they think Dora will be easy to manipulate. But she is not and we know it. Also, her temperament is different from yours. You are more pacifying. You would rather sort things out, talk things out. But our Dora is a but unreasonable. The day she comes into power, those people will be on their knees begging for you."

"But, coming to power, what about her dreams? With you and me, already having abdicated the throne, things are going to be bad for Dora. She will have no one to rescue her, if needed."

"Well, we are not going to be wasting our time until then, are we? You know how to work well behind the scenes, Evana. Do that. So that when Dora takes the throne, she will not have a difficult time."

"But that law...about the marriage has already come into effect..."

"With you stepping down, we will have secured some time for ourselves to find ways to overcome that as well. Don’t worry."

***

Outside, Caius pulled at Dora’s hair as she sat outside, staring at the sky," Why are you sitting here glaring at the moon. Did it do you any harm?"

Dora grimaced and rolled her eyes," I am not glaring at the moon. I am striking a deal."

Caius sat beside her and questioned," What deal?"

Isidora rolled her eyes and siged," Here’s the thing, can you keep a secret?"

"Of course, tell me."

"So, I am going to become the next crown princess of Estania."

"What? Why? What about Evana then?"

"She has to step down due to politics if she wants to marry Lucy."

"Ohh. So are you sad about it? Do you not want to become that?"

"Oh, I want to become that. These people, they have made my sisters miserable all the time. Due to their thirst for power. They think that because I am too young, they might be able to manipulate me. They are so wrong."

Caius rolled his eyes as he heard the determination in her voice," Oh my! You sound scary."

"I am scary! I am going to make them regret their foolishness. But I am also scared. That is why I a signing this deal with Mr Moon."

"What deal?"

"That he has to send a handsome prince to rescue me, when the time comes. Someone like the Frosts."

Caius chuckled," Are you still stuck on having someone like a Frost."

"Yep. And I am going to need that more than ever now. I don’t want to wind up alone."

"Hmm. Well, I can’t be your prince. But I can promise to never leave you alone. And I am Frost. So, why not make a deal with me?"

Isidora glanced at him then," What deal?"

"I’ll come to your rescue whenever you demand it and wherever you demand it. In return.... ummm you will owe me a favour."

Isidora narrowed her eyes at him. " A favour? What kind of a favour?

Caius shrugged," I don’t know that yet. But since you want a deal, I am offering one."

Isidora cocked her head and narrowed her eyes before nodding," Okay. I can consider that. But, I have the right to reject it, if I don’t see it fit."

"Deal."

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