Husband With Benefits
Chapter 740: Break Up

Chapter 740: Break Up

"Actually, I had a meeting with Rafe and Cai just now," Dora exclaimed, watching Kael as he drove, his knuckles tight around the steering wheel. He was driving like a man possessed, pushing the car faster than necessary.

Without saying a word, Kael reached for the dashboard screen, stabbing at it with more force than required. The sound of ringing filled the car, and Dora’s eyes widened. A beat later, Prince Rafael’s voice answered the call on the car’s speaker, "Kael, I was just about to—"

But Kael cut him off before he could say another word. "Your next meeting with Dora has been postponed for today," Kael muttered coldly. "Just do whatever you want."

Before Rafael could protest, Dora giggled softly at the absurdity of it all. Kael didn’t even give his brother a chance to respond, not bothering to wait for any form of protest or explanation. The moment Rafael tried to speak, Kael disconnected the call with a sharp tap and switched off his phone altogether.

"Poor Prince Rafe," Dora murmured, still amused by the interaction. "He has such a difficult little brother..."

The comment was meant to lighten the mood, but Kael wasn’t having it. He shot her a sharp glance, his eyes narrowed in warning. With a flick of his wrist, he engaged the auto-cruise mode on the car, allowing the vehicle to manage itself as it sped down the road.

Before Dora could process what was happening, Kael unsnapped his seatbelt and leaned toward her with a sudden intensity that made her heart skip a beat. She barely had time to react before his lips crashed onto hers, hot and demanding. Her gasp of surprise was swallowed by the kiss, and even as she instinctively hit his arm with her fist in protest, she found herself returning the kiss with equal fervor.

"Are you trying to get us killed?!" she hissed, as he moved back. "What the hell is wrong with you, Kael?"

His response was chillingly casual, "I don’t like you taking other men’s names," he said, his tone matter-of-fact.

Dora opened her mouth to fire back, to tell him he was being ridiculous, but the words caught in her throat. Nora’s warning from that morning rang in her ears, echoing louder than her own indignation. "It’s fine to make him jealous if you want to teach him a lesson, but don’t keep pushing it, Dora. If the seed of suspicion and insecurity takes root, the tree it grows will be dangerous for your relationship. Clear the misunderstanding before it’s too late."

Dora grimaced and opened decided to come clean. After all, she already knew that Evana and Lucien had almost broken up due to a lack of communication. But before she could say anything, Kael stopped the car in front of a small house...

Curiously, she looked out at the quaint house and then at Kael," Where are we?"

"A safe place where we can talk."

***

Dora looked around at the furnishings of the house or rather the lack of and then at Kael who was pacing the floor. He wanted to talk.. But he’d been only walking in front of her for the past twenty minutes.

"While I appreciate you walking around and preening for me like some peacock, though let me tell you they dance to attract," she quipped," Can we talk? My next meeting is—"

"Break-up." Hurriedly, Kael came to kneel in front of her while she blinked, feeling a bit of pain. They’d only slept together, and had one date and he wanted to break up with her? Fine! She would not beg for crumbs of affection.

Slowly, she nodded," Okay..."

He looked at her, relieved and she frowned. Did he have to look so happy so suddenly? Fine they’d not been in a long term remationship but it wasn’t as if she would cling to him. She had her own self-respect.

While she was cursing him out in her head, he hugged her, throwing his arms around her, as he pulled her tight into him. "I can’t beleive you agreed so easily. I thought I would have to argue with you. Thank god, you’ve agreed! Thank you!"

Dora felt tears prick at her eyes. He really was happy about them ’breaking up’ even though they had never been officially together. She struggled in his arms, intent on not showing her pain as she glared up at him," Let go of me! And now that you’re done talking, I want to go back."

Kael frowned as he looked at her carefully. Was she really so upset about breaking up with Cai? He could see that she was trying to stop her tears... The jealousy inside him roared and he quickly held her, wanting to soothe her but not knowing how without letting her continue her relationship with Cai," What is wrong?"

"What’s wrong?!" she repeated incredulously, her voice sharp and on the verge of breaking. "You just asked me to break up with you! And then—then you have the audacity to look relieved about it! Happy even!" She let out a shaky laugh, full of disbelief. "Kael, I don’t know what I did wrong, but I don’t deserve this. I won’t beg for your attention or your affection if this is how little you think of me."

Kael’s eyes widened in realization, his heart sinking as the words hit him. "Wait—what? No! Dora, that’s not what I meant at all!"

"You literally just said ’break-up,’ Kael," she snapped, her eyes glistening with unshed tears that were now threatening to fall over.

Kael shook his head frantically, stepping closer to her. "No, no, no. God, no. I don’t want to break up with you. That’s the last thing I want. I was talking about you and Cai!" he explained, the words tumbling out in a rush as he tried to make her understand. "I want you to stop seeing Cai. Not me. Never me. I meant that you should break up with Cai!"

"Cai?" Kael nodded at the question but then felt his heart sink as she shook her head slowly...

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