Husband With Benefits
Chapter 717: Heartbreak

Chapter 717: Heartbreak

Caius stirred the hot chocolate and placed it in front of Dora, who sat staring blankly at a distant corner of her room.

Sigh! This was not what he had expected when he had raced over here. At most, he thought she might be troubled about something minor. But it seemed she had just experienced the biggest heartbreak ever. When she ran to him, he had been amused by the enthusiastic welcome, but when he found her trembling all over, he had been more than shocked.

Dora was not someone who would tremble easily. Even as a kid, there had never been anything that could have scared her. So what could have made her declare that she liked him and welcome him back.

He’d found the answer after he’d looked up though. The answer, or rather, the man had been standing right there, glaring at them with what looked like pure rage. He’d almost seemed ready to tear him apart.

But even now, he could only worry about Dora as she had yet to say a word since her request to take her home.

Gently, he ran a hand over her head and asked," Come on, drink this kiddo." He could see that she was in shock. And beneath that, she was hurt. Just for that hurt that the guy had put there, Caius was tempted to go and have a one on one with him. He’d like to see who won that. But, first, he needed to know what exactly had happened.

Did the man need to be only hit and a few warnings or did he need to get his scalpel out...

Seeing her sit unmoving, Caius clicked his fingers in front of Dora’s face, finally catching her attention. She blinked, as if waking from a trance, and looked up at him. Her eyes were red and he knew even now she was trying to hold back her tears.

He picked up the hot chocolate and gently placed it in her hands guiding them to wrap around the warm cup, like one would give to a child, hoping the heat would bring her some comfort. Then, he sat down beside her, "What happened, Dora?" he asked softly, trying to coax her into speaking.

But she didn’t say a word. Instead, she pointed weakly to her phone lying on the table. Caius frowned but reached for it, bypassing the lock screen with ease. He didn’t have to look for anything as the message was right there for him to see.

Caius clenched his jaw, feeling a surge of anger rising within him as his hands on the phone tightened. That bas*ard! Even the scalpel was too kind for him! He should use a hammer!

"This..." He stood up. RIght away. He would find that man right away and... Before he could march out, Dora held his hand and shook her head, tugging at his wrist.

With a sigh, he sat next to her and calmed his anger," Is everything true?"

Finally, Dora looked at him, her tears silently flowing down her cheeks," Unfortunately, yes. You saw the proof, didn’t you?"

"I was standing there, all vulnerable, ready to expose myself and he was there, unmoving wanting me to finish speaking so that he could win his bet."

"But you received this message before going on tbat stage, Dora. You received it in the morning. Why would you do something like this knowing that you’d been betrayed?" Caius asked in confusion. He could see that the message had been sent in the morning. So she’d known it and...

Dora chuckled smearing, "Because I didn’t want to believe it! I wanted to give my love a chance. It was all about trust wasn’t it? I wanted to trust him so badly that I refused to look at the truth that was staring at me so openly!"

Caius cursed again, not knowing what else to do. How was he supposed to call her stupid when this was the first time she had done something like this.

Before he could say more, anyway, the cup slipped from her hand and she flinched. Hurriedly, Caius grabbed a towel and soaked, scolding," what is wrong with you? Have you gone into self-destructive mode. Go and change out of the dress so that I can check you wound."

Obediently, Dora stood up and moved to go to the bedroom.Caius watched as she retreated to her room, her shoulders slumped, her steps almost robotic. He let out a heavy sigh, his chest tightening with a mixture of frustration and helplessness. He wished he could do more—say the right thing, offer the right comfort—but all he could do was clean up the mess.

As he wiped up the spilled hot chocolate, his mind raced with thoughts of what to say to her. How could he console her when she was clearly so much in shock? He knew the usual platitudes wouldn’t work. Dora wasn’t the type to be easily comforted by empty words.

She needed something real, something that would help her process what had happened, but Caius felt at a loss.

Just as he finished cleaning up, the doorbell rang, startling him from his thoughts.

Caius’s eyes widened in shock, and a surge of anger coursed through him, when he opened the door. As his hands balled into fists, he had to forcibly control the urge to pound this man into the ground! He actually had the audacity to come here afer what he had done!

"You!" Caius spat, his voice low and dangerous. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Kael Ignis seemed to be just as shocked as he stared back. "I am here to see Dora!"

"I doubt she wants to see you." Caius bit out. Just one punch! Just one for now, a little voice inside him insisted.

Kael tried to step into the room but Caius simply blocked the way. As the two men stared each other down, Dora walked out, calling Cai in a sweet voice," Cai. Is this okay?"

Both the men turned to stare at Dora.

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