Husband With Benefits
Chapter 707: The Fourth Date

Chapter 707: The Fourth Date

Dora was a nervous wreck. After what had transpired between them the last time, she just knew that she would be blushing the moment she saw his face. The memory of their last encounter played on a loop in her mind, her heart racing every time she thought about it. She felt the heat rising to her cheeks already, and he wasn’t even in the room yet. As she looked around the quiet conference room where he’d invited her, she wondered how he was going to have a date in a private room? What was he planning?

Surprisingly, he arrived with his entourage of guards and Dora’s eyes widened. Da*n it! She couldn’t be seen with him in public. What was he planning? Before she could ask, he covered the distance between them and quickly placed a kiss on her lips before moving back," Don’t worry about the security. They are just here as a buffer so that I don’t jump you like last time."

Dora blushed at the reminder of that night and nodded shakily as he continued," I’m taking you dancing. Or at least for dancing lessons."

Dora widened her eyes. Dancing lessons? But she already knew how to... She closed her mouth then. He looked so excited about the dance lessons. And it was the date that was more important.

***

They entered a large, airy room with mirrors lining every wall, making the space seem even bigger. The polished wooden floor gleamed under the soft lights, and the air felt cool and fresh.

As they stepped inside, a woman dressed elegantly in a flowing skirt quickly approached them. She had a warm smile on her face and a kind, gentle demeanor.

"Hello," she greeted them, bowing slightly. "I’m your waltz teacher for the evening."

As Dora greeted the woman, Kael’s phone rang, "I need to take this. I’ll be right back."

The teacher watched him leave before turning back to Dora with a soft smile. "Thank you for everything," she said, her tone sincere and appreciative.

Dora blinked in surprise. "For what?" she asked, her voice tinged with confusion.

The woman chuckled softly. "Prince Kael has been a great help to me. When I was in a tough spot financially, he stepped in and helped me. But he didn’t want me to feel like I owed him anything, so he arranged for these lessons as a way to support my work. I thought a prince like him woudl definitely know. But then he said that you wanted to learn how to dance the waltz." She paused, her eyes shining with gratitude. "So, thank you."

Just then, Kael returned, slipping his phone back into his pocket. "Ready to get started?"

The waltz teacher clapped her hands together, drawing their attention. "Alright, let’s begin with the basics," she said, moving into position. "Prince Kael, if you could place your hand on her waist, and Dora, your hand on his shoulder."

Kael did as instructed, his hand resting lightly on Dora’s waist. Dora placed her hand on his shoulder, trying her best to appear unsure. The teacher demonstrated the first few steps and Dora watched intently.

"One, two, three," the teacher counted, guiding them through the steps. Her brow furrowed in concentration as they began to move. She really needed to pretend to be a novice.

Dora stumbled slightly, pretending to be unsteady on her feet as she stepped on his foot.. Kael immediately tightened his grip, trying to steady her as she tried to apologize for being clumsy.. "It’s okay, just follow my lead," he said, gently trying to encourage her.

But as they continued, it became harder for Dora to keep up the act. Her body naturally fell into the rhythm of the waltz, and she found herself moving more gracefully than she intended.

Kael noticed. "Wait a minute," he said. "You’re not half bad at this."

Dora quickly fumbled her next step, exaggerating the stumble to throw him off. "I’m just trying to keep up," she said innocently.

Kael narrowed his eyes at her then. "You’re pretending, aren’t you? You know how to walts?"

Dora nodded," I like to dance so I know many forms of dance. I can do Waltz, tango, flamenco, ballet, etc."

Kael shook his head,"And here I was, thinking I’d impress you with my dancing skills."

"Hush! I know why you did."

Keal looked surprised then," What do you mean?"

"Just that you’ve got a soft heart, Kael Ignis. Anyway, we need to hide our skills or the teacher will know. So move a bit clumsily."

Kael laughed and pulled her close as he sighed," She shouldn’t have said anything to you. I told her not to."

"Well, why not. Its not like having kindness is going to ruin your playboy image."

"Okay okay. Don’t tease me about it." Kael murmured even as he satisfied glance to the teacher. His plan had worked perfectly to establish his image as a kind person.

***

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, two security personnel stood watch, keeping a discreet distance. One of them, a tall man with a buzz cut, leaned closer to his colleague.

"She looks familiar," he whispered, nodding toward Dora. "I’m sure I’ve seen her somewhere before."

The other nodded and frowned in thought. "You might be right. But I don’t understand where... I heard the prince say she is a scholarship student."

"But she moves differently. I mean others would be vary of us following them. But after the first glance, she ignored us as if she was already used to this."

The second guard scratched his head. "Maybe. Or was it that gala last month? The one with all the big donors? Should we report her to the Head of Security? He might want to gather more information about her?"

The first one, however, sent his colleague a horrified look," Are you crazy. If the prince knows we reported his whereabouts or anything else, he will have us thrown out before we can catch a breath.Let’s just keep quiet for now, its not like she is a security threat."

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