Husband With Benefits
Chapter 752: Dilemma

Chapter 752: Dilemma

Kael closed his eyes on the airplane, trying to escape the relentless torment of his thoughts. The images from his past and the agonizing memories of the previous night seemed to swirl around him in an unending loop. Among all the people Dora could be linked with, why did it have to be Rafael? The realization gnawed at him. Things between him and Rafe had barely come to an understanding as the two of them had buried the past without ever talking about it, just to come to a truch. And now this.

The truth was he did trust Dora. He’d learned his lesson the hard way after believing Kit’s lies about her and then being suspicious of her over Cai. He had come to realize that Dora was genuine, her loyalty unshakeable. That she was too honourable to cheat him or even lie to him. And yet if she had been involved in the rumours with anyone other than Rafe, he might have been able to overlook it or deal with it much more easily.

But it was Rafael. Rafe was someone who was used to getting things his way. As the crown prince, everyone had to heed to his whims, even his own younger brother. And yet, even as their parents had tried to maintain a balance, things had not always worked out, which had lead to the two of them becoming too competitive. While Rafael was the favoured one, Kael had proven himself to be better in everything. While Rafael worked hard to learn things, things came to his younger brother easily, sometimes without even havign to try.

Slowly, they’d started to compete over everything from academics to sports to even women as they entered teenage. It was the last that had almost damaged their relationship forever.

The fact that they’d fallen for the same woman, a gold digger at that had almost destroyed them. She’d played them against each other using their rivalry for her own gains. And the worst part was neither of them had really ’loved’ her. But that was a matter of the past. From there on, he’s started to steer clear of any women that Rafe might have an interest in and vice versa.. until the matter of Master’s daughter had stood between them.

That thought took him back all those years and now images of the past started to overlap with images from the news that he had seen, seemingly sucking him into a sickening vortex.

Kael’s thoughts were pulled back to the present when the airplane lurched suddenly, jolting him from his spiraling memories. His eyes snapped open as the turbulence shook the plane, a stark reminder of how fragile his mental state had become.

Determined to escape the relentless swirl of his thoughts, Kael pulled out his cell phone. He needed something to distract him, something that could anchor him back to the present. Scrolling through his messages, he found the ones Dora had sent from the island last night, messages that hadn’t been delivered until this morning when he’d almost lost himself in despair.

Yes. The truth was that he’d been unable to sleep last night with the thoughts of Rafe with Dora torturing him and Rafe trying to seduce her. He might trust Dora but his own brother was another matter...

The first message was a picture of her pouting at the camera and a caption, "I’m marooned here on an island and yet, you are not here. We should be together."

Next, she shared a picture that she’d caught of the lightning from her window," Nature’s Fireworks." Even the sky is angry that I didn’t bring you along. I’d rather snuggle into you with the thunder as background noise. The pillows and blankets are too cold."

And then she’d complained that her messages were still undelivered because of the bad network. She’d even promised him that she would not turn off her phone tonight, in case he receives the messages in the middle of the night and decides to reply.

Lastly, she’d sent a good night message with ’lots of kisses’ and that had been it...

An idea struck him then. Since she’d sent him messages to be delivered later, he could do the same. He knew of course he could use the wifi in the airplane and yet, this would be more fun.

With a smile, he clicked the picture of the whiskey in front of him and sent it to her," I’d rather be drinking you."

Next, he peered outside to see the grey clouds they were passing through and clicked another picture," The sky is sad that I didn’t bring you along."

With a grin, he then clicked his own picture, mimicking her pout and pose," I’m stuck here in an airplane without you. We should go on an airplane to an island together to get stuck there."

As he pressed the send button, he shook his head. Never would he have believed anyone if they’d told him he would be this silly when in love. But here he was...

He stilled. He was in love... Why had he not realized this until now? Or more like why had he not accepted this fact until now? He scrolled upwards, magnifying her picture as he said," So, princess Dora, you are a thief huh? You’ve stolen my heart and I didn’t even realise?"

However, all his thoughts and happiness from discovering that he was in love evaporated when the airplane landed and he heard the voicemail from his master. His hands clenched. What did he mean that he was vying for Dora because Rafael was interested in him! Dam* it! He’d met her first and fallen for her first.

Clutching his phone in his hand, he resisted the urge to smash it against the floor but instead breathed in deeply and walked out of the airport. Of all the people, the one person he could not explain things to was master. Because then, he would have to tell him the truth.

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