Husband With Benefits-Chapter 793: The Girlfriend Replica (2)

It took a few moments for Lily to realize what had just happened. And as her heart calmed down a bit, she realized just what she had done. She could feel his heart beating steadily under her ear... Her pulse thrummed in her ears at this, and she could feel the warmth of Caius’ body seep into hers as she held him just a little too long.

Realizing how close they were and how she was clinging to him, she quickly stepped back, breaking the contact, her cheeks flushing with a heat she couldn’t quite control. She smoothed her shirt as if trying to compose herself, avoiding his eyes as she did so.

"I—uh, thanks," she muttered, still flustered. "That was... unexpected. I am sorry about this... I didn;t mean to grab you. Its just that the horror stories of anumal attacks I have heard along this road is huge and I was kind of scared."

Caius blinked, as if snapping out of his own daze, and took a step back too, shoving his hands into his pockets with an awkward chuckle. "Yeah, well... that little guy came out of nowhere. You okay?"

Lily nodded, though she still felt a bit unsteady—not from the scare, but from the way Caius had held her. She tried to laugh it off, though her voice came out a little shakier than she intended. "I’m fine. Just... startled."

Caius tilted his head, his gaze lingering on her for a beat too long, as if he was still trying to figure out what had just happened. But then, he asked," So, not that we have even hugged and all, would you care to share your memory about the past?"

Lily paused and shook her head, the feelings inside her getting subdued as she watched him and sighed," Come on a date with me."

Cai frowned. "Huh?"

Lily shrugged," Lets have dinner together and I will remind you of old times’."

Cai paused for a moment, before sighing, " Alright, fair enough. Lets make it a meal.: So, tomorrow?"

Lily hesitated before nodding her head," Okay. Tomorrow. I will see you outside the hotel at the same time tomorrow. freeweɓnovel.cøm

As they began to walk together, a comfortable silence settled between them. Lily shot him a sidelong glance, curious. "Why are you still here? I mean, you could have just walked away after agreeing to the dinner."

He shrugged nonchalantly, but his expression was serious. "The road is too deserted and dark for me to feel comfortable letting you walk alone. I was planning to see you off."

"I walk down this road everyday, Cai."

"That makes me even more uncomfortable. I think I should take up this matter with the hotel managers..."

Lily rolled her eyes and sighed," This is public property. What will the poor managers do? They are swamped as it is...."

But even as she said this, she could not help but feel the butterflies. This was the problem with Caius Frost. When he was with you, he made you feel as if you were the only woman in this world.

After a few moments, they reached a small building. She stopped and turned to him, feeling a bit reluctant as she wondered if only she had taken up residence a bit further away. That way, she would have been able to spend more time with him. With a sigh, she bid him goodbye and turned to leave, "Well, this is me. I’ve reached. Thank you for bringing me here."

Caius nodded, a warm smile gracing his lips. "Goodbye, Lily. I’ll see you tomorrow."

"Goodbye," she echoed, her heart fluttering as she watched him take a few steps back. As he turned to walk away, she felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness wash over her. Tomorrow would be their chance to reconnect...Sigh, tomorrow couldn’t come soon enough.

Cai frowned as he walked back home. He had been debating himself all day about whether to approach the girl or not. But he could not keep away. He’d even felt like a stalker when he’d been waiting outside to see her.

And he had no idea what had prompted him to do that. He could have simply asked to see her at the hotel reception, but he hadn’t wanted to meet her in an official setting.

She looked so much like Jasmine, could it be that she was.... and then it came to him. A little girl... she’d been around eight or nine at the time? She’d usually follow him around whenever he would visit Jasmine’s. And so, he’d started to give her chocolates so that...Oops...He grinned. It seemed she really had been bribed by him. He couldn’t tell her that tomorrow though...

His grin, however, faded the next moment as he thought of cancelling the date. Now that he remembered, he wasn’t sure that he really wanted to reconnect with her.. She was his first love’s little sister...And then he paused. Could it be that he had subconsciously guessed this and that was why he had questioned dad about Aunt Nora...

No. He could not go on this date. His thoughts were elsewhere. Even when she had just hugged him, he had been tempted. And what if she wanted to talk about Jasmine tomorrow? He was not prepared for something like this. He should cancel. Yes. He would give her a random excuse to get out of it and then they would not see each other again.

But then, he realized. They had not even exchanged phone numbers. He had no way of cancelling the date...unless he simply did not go at the gate tomorrow... which would make him a total jerk.

And a coward, his ever-willing conscience happily supplied. Yes. And a coward is what he would be.

Better to be a coward and a jerk than do something that might end up creating a mess that could not be handled later. And so it was decided, he would be pulling a ghosting act tomorrow...