Husband With Benefits
Chapter 715: Trust

Chapter 715: Trust

Kael watched Dora walk up the stage, his heart pounding in his chest. He felt a surge of panic, almost like the ground was giving way beneath him. His mind raced, cursing himself for being such a coward. He wanted nothing more than to bolt from the scene. But, forcing his feet to stay rooted, he waited as Kit joined him, a smirk playing on his lips.

"I can’t believe this," Kit said, eyes twinkling with amusement. "You really do have charm, Kael! I mean, she’s actually going to confess to you in front of the entire crowd? Amazing."

"I don’t want her to confess." Kael suddenly muttered.

Kael’s confession seemed to ignite something in Kit. His eyes narrowed, and his playful smirk morphed into a scowl. "What do you mean, you don’t want her to confess?" Kit’s voice was low, barely controlled. "Isn’t that what you planned all along? Why are you wanting to back out now?"

When Kael remained quiet, Kit’s eyes narrowed," Are you having second thoughts now? It is too late to back out now, Kael. Don’t even think of it! I can’t believe you’ve fallen for her charm too! How could you be so weak. I always thought you were stronger than this!"

Kael stepped forward, his resolve hardening He had to stop Dora. There was something deeply unsettling about the whole situation, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that he was about to make a monumental mistake. But he’d barely taken a step when Kit’s hand on his arm stopped him," You can’t do this! You can’t back away now! I won’t let you."

Kael moved his hand away, " Stop it, Kit! I’ll have Dora apologize to you for the hurt she caused but this might just be...

As he moved toward the stage, Dora’s voice suddenly filled the room. The first notes of her song were soft, almost tentative, but as she continued, her voice grew stronger, more assured. Kael turned to look at her then. She was singing a love song. She was confessing her feelings through a song.

He felt his heart stabilise. Yes. This was perfect. She could do her confession through a song. That way, he would not have to accept or reject her confession in public. They could later talk in private.

Kael watched as Dora’s song drew to a close, and tried once again to walk to the stage. The crowd erupted into applause, the sound echoing all over but Kael barely registered it. His gaze was locked on Dora, who stood at the center of the stage, her face a mixture of relief and apprehension as she looked for him in the dark sea of crowd.

Kit’s voice cut through the applause, dripping with contempt. "This isn’t a confession, Kael. She’s making a fool out of you. You’re going to lose this bet, Kael."

Kael’s anger flared, and he turned to glare at Kit. "The stupid bet is off," he said through clenched teeth. "I’m done with this. I’m going to stop her."

Kit’s hand shot out, grabbing Kael’s arm and holding him back. "Stay put," he growled. "You’re not going anywhere until you deal with this. If you make a move now, you’ll be responsible for what happens to me."

"Kit! What do you mean?"

"It means that I have been waiting for this moment! To watch her make a fool of herself. And if you stop her, I will kill myself! And you know I can do that. So, choose Kael. You want to spare her the humiliation or spare my life."

With that, Kael took off his hand from Kael’s arm and stepped away, as if inviting him to go ahead and stop Dora.

On the stage, Dora tried to look for Kael, hoping that he was roughly standing in the same place as he had been. But the glare of the spot light on her, made it impossible to see the crowd.

She clutched the mike in her hand, the butterflies in her stomach having somehow morphed into elephants who were not stomping around. She’d spoken countless times in front of crowds double this size, but tonight was different..

She cleared her throat and began, "I sang this song for someone special to me," her eyes scanned the crowd as she spoke. Finally, a roving spotlight had come on. She wanted to see his expession when she spoke so she was thankful to the light man as she continued. "I wanted to tell him how much he means to me and how much I care."

"I never imagined I’d be the one standing up here like this," she said with a small, nervous laugh. "Honestly, I thought I’d be the one receiving it instead of doing the other way round. It’s kind of funny how things turn out."

She glanced around as the crowd cheered and shook her head," But you know what? I wouldn’t trade this moment for anything. I’m more than happy to let go of those silly things and just be real with you. I’d rather be here, being honest and genuine, than stuck in my fantasies."

Just as she said this, the spotlight stopped on Kael and her heart beat fastened. Even the lightman had guessed him correctly. Seeing him, she breathed in and spoke up," I..."

However, before she could make the confession, she watched Kael take several steps back and frowned in confusion. "I love..."

***

Kael turned around before she could confess. He couldn’t do this. As he turned, he pushed into someone but kept going, hoping that she would stop and understand this for the rejection it was...

But she pressed on, like he knew she would," I love you Kae..."

His steps slowed down and the world seemed to stop for him. Kael clenched his hands, unwilling to turn around. Soon, the entire place turned silent. It was happening. Something he had carefully planned was now happening as Kael heard the whispers begin...Starting today, he would remember this moment as the biggest mistake of his life.

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