Husband With Benefits
Chapter 758: Distracted

Chapter 758: Distracted

"You look distracted," Dora muttered, glancing up from her phone to observe Kael as he stripped in front of her. The charity auction had finally come to an end, and she was already anticipating the news of her and Kael making the trending topics from the leaked picture. That would be the perfect gift for him, especially if the rumors really did bother him as much as he pretended they didn’t.

Kael caught her gaze as he unbuttoned his cuffs. He turned his back to her, walking toward the dressing room as he replied, "Just thinking about work."

He reached for the hem of his shirt, but before he could pull it off, he felt Dora’s arms snake around his waist. Her chin came to rest lightly on his shoulder as she leaned into him, her eyes meeting his in the mirror. "Your hands are trapped, mister," she whispered teasingly into his ear.

He grinned, the corner of his mouth quirking upward. "Well, considering you kidnapped me, it only makes sense I’d end up tied up, right?"

With a playful glint in her eyes, Dora grabbed his discarded tie from the chair and dangled it in front of him. "Then maybe I should tie you up. It might help with the interrogation."

Kael raised an eyebrow, his smile deepening. "Interrogate me, huh? And what exactly would you be interrogating me about?"

She nuzzled her chin against his shoulder, her voice dipping lower. "You’re distracted, you’re lying about something, and you’re not meeting my eyes. The last time you were like this was right before I had to admit how much I liked you and you planned to betray me. Of course, at the time, I hadn’t realized why you were being like that."

Kael froze for a moment, his body going still as her words sunk in. Was he really that easy to read? He exhaled slowly, knowing there was no point in pretending anymore, but trying to get more time. "Maybe you should go easy on me this time, detective."

He watched as her eyes met his in the mirror and the smile on her face disappeared.

"What are you hiding, Kael?"

He turned around, still in the circle of his arms,"A lot of things that are sitting heavily on my mind, but I cannot break the confidence of someone else so I cannot tell you."

"Is this about Lord Rupert’s daughter?" Dora asked carefully, looking up at him. She already didn’t like that he was not yet willing to share that matter with her and now there was more. At this rate, was she willing to make more concessions for him?

"Yes. It is related to that. And just give me another week’s time and I will resolve it, okay?"

Dora sighed and nodded. A week, she could give.

As she was lost in thought, Kael pulled her to him, feeling relieved that he didn’t need to hide this from her and nuzzled her close," I must be losing my touch if you are distracted while hugging me?"

Dora looked up at him and smiled as she winked,"I still need to interrogate you don’t I? So, I can’t take advantage."

"Really? What do you need to interrogate me about?"

She hooked her finger at him and he bend down a bit as she said," Do you know that I was at a charity auction just now when I received your message?"

"Hmm. I heard something about it. So?"

"So, I bought something that Rafe donated." Kael widened his eyes at that, the surge of jealousy quick through him. He tried to hide it but Dora, who was actually looking for it this time, saw through it. Ha! Caught!

He let go her then and moved away and she let him as she watched him discard his shirt," What did you buy?"

"I won’t tell you." Dora grinned and added," But,I will enjoy it as much as I can."

The jealousy this time was sharper and as Kael held the handle of the wardrobe in his hand, he was sure he might just pull off the entire door at this rate.

"Kael, are you not worried about the rumors between me and Rafe? I mean my buying this item might as well, fan the rumors. Though,I don’t really care about the rumors, after all, what is the harm in being linked with a handsome man..."

Before she could continue her teasing, Kael spun around abruptly, his eyes darkened with a fierce intensity. Before she could even process his expression, he stomped over to her in a few long strides, gripped her waist and pulled her flush against his chest. Without a word, his lips crashed down onto hers, kissing her with an urgency that sent a shiver down her spine.

The kiss was heated, possessive, and full of unspoken tension. Dora’s initial surprise quickly melted into desire as her hands instinctively tangled in his hair, pulling him closer. She could feel his frustration, his jealousy, in the way he claimed her lips, demanding her full attention. When he finally pulled back, both of them were breathless.

"Donate whatever it is you bought from Rafe. There is no need to fuel those rumors," Kael growled, his hands still gripping her waist tightly, as if afraid she might slip away.

Dora blinked up at him, her lips still tingling from the kiss, but a grin tugged at the corners of her mouth. "Oh my," she teased, voice still breathless, "you are jealous, aren’t you?"

"I’m not just jealous," he said, his voice low and rough. "I don’t like you even saying another man’s name. Heck! I don’t like Cai and he is your nephew! How do you think I feel about Rafe’s name being linked to you?"

Dora was quiet for a moment before she caressed his cheek," Then why didn’t you just tell me?" she asked softly,no longer teasing.

Kael’s eyes flickered, a trace of hesitation there before he sighed, leaning into her touch. "Because... I didn’t want to burden you with it. I trust you Dora and I don’t want to waste our time discussing rumors but... they do bother me, okay?"

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