Husband With Benefits
Chapter 698: Not Nice

Chapter 698: Not Nice

"Seriously? What do you think you are going to do? Block everyone from going inside?" Dora asked as she gestured with her head towards people who were now waitiing for them to empty the doorway.

The man had the gall to smile as he said, "Not everybody. Just you. Everyone else’s suffering will be on you. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to inconvenience others and if I continue to stand here longer, I think there is a possibilty that you would simply tell me your name, getting me out of my misery. Or even if you don’t someone else might.

"You are going to blackmail me for my name? That is not very nice."

The man shrugged and winked at her," I am not very nice. So, your name, my fairy queen?"

Isidora felt her heart flutter at this. No one had ever really flirted with her like this. They would usually back off when she sent them a look. An insidious voice spoke in her head then- to take a risk. She was going to need to settle down. If she missed her chance for a first love, at least she would not miss the chance for some fun. And she could just be very sure that Prince Kael Ignis would know how to have fun.

"Come on, baby. You know my name." Kaen urged, making puppy eyes at her.

Unable to help herself, she answered, "Dora."

"Dora.. What a cute name..." Kael murmured as he stepped aside, letting her through. She gave him a smile and quickly walked away as she reminded herself that she was not supposed to be tempted. Dar* it! This was definitely Lucien and Evana’s bad influence on her. Evana had fallen for the ’not nice’ Lucien and reiterated the story to her with that stupid look, and now her head and hormones were playing tricks on her!

Finally, having walked a bit further away, she breathed a sigh of relief, only to almost jump and miss a step as she heard his voice near her ear," Dora... my dear fiance. Would you go on a date with me?"

Kael gave her a look so surprised that if Dora had been someone else, she would have definitely been convinced that she’d become engaged to him. "Last night. Don’t you remember? I knelt before you and you took the ring..."

Dora opened her mouth to protest, then snapped it shut, opened it before closing her mouth again and then opening...

"Dora, sweetheart, you are looking like a little guppy fish."

Dora puffed her cheeks, before blowing out a breath, before glaring at him," That was my ring."

Kael’s face lit up with an exaggerated look of realization. "Ah, I see! So should I order a different ring for you, then?"

Dora rolled her eyes, trying to suppress the smile tugging at her lips. "Absolutely not," she said, turning away from him. She made her way to the front of the room, hoping to put some distance between them. But, as she expected, Kael followed her and sat down right beside her.

She sighed, giving him a pointed look. "Can you please not sit with me?"

Kael grinned, leaning back in his seat as if settling in for the long haul. "I’ll move, but only if you agree to go on a date with me this evening."

Dora shook her head, refusing to be swayed. "Not going to happen."

Kael raised an eyebrow undeterred as he answered," We’ll see. So, Dora, what do you.."

Before he could say more, the lights in the auditorium dimmed and those on the stage brightened as Dora shushed the man next to her with a gesture. "The lecture is about to begin."

Throughout the lecture, Dora tried to pay keen attention as the professor on the stage pointed out the various flaws in the plans that the countries who had suffered bankruptcy in the past they had made and how they could have circumvented the situation if they’d had timely help.

However, even as her mind should have been focused on absrobing every word, she could feel the man’s gaze on her continuously. It was thoroughtly... electrifying. Every part of her was attracted to this man’s magnetism.

As the professor paused in the lecture, she leaned sideways," Will you stop staring at me?"

"Will you say yes?"

"What kind of a blackmailer are you, Prince Kael? Does this suit someone of your stature?"

"Call me Kael."

"No."

"Why do you have to say no to me all the time?"

"Fine. Fine. I will go on a date with you, but on one condition."

"Come on, Dora! Look at me? Do I look like someone you should be setting conditions for? I am temptation incarnate. Why do you want to... Okay okay. My my... you made my heart flutter with that look."

Isidora grimaced. She’d glared at him to make him back off, not so that his heart would ’flutter’

"Okay, then. My Fairy queen. I will wait for you at Lover’s Garden Cafe, seven p.m. Sharp. Do’t be late."

Dora hurriedly nodded and turned back to listen to the lecture, when that man had finally stopped pestering her. However,even with the man not glaring at her continuously, she found it difficult to concentrate. Prince Kael Ignis was like no man she had ever met—mischievous, persistent, and utterly shameless.

Her heart raced at the thought of the upcoming date, even as she questioned her own sanity for agreeing to it.

When the lecture finally ended, Dora stood up, hoping to slip away unnoticed. But Kael was faster. He stepped in front of her, blocking her path with a playful grin.

She sighed,"Now what? Are you going to blackmail me at every step?"

"Of course not. I just meant to say, goodbye, Dora. I’ll see you soon."

She rolled her eyes but couldn’t suppress a small smile. "Just don’t be late," she quipped, turning on her heel and walking away before he could respond.

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