Husband With Benefits-Chapter 800: A Chance

"Kael hates you now," Dora muttered, glancing up from the menu as she placed her order for a hearty breakfast at the all-night diner that Cai had insisted on bringing her to.

Cai rolled his eyes dramatically, leaning back in his booth with a playful sigh. "He’s always hated me. How is that news? It’s practically a fact of life at this point."

"Hey! He didn’t always hate you. There was a time when he was just jealous," she countered, her voice teasing as she settled into the plastic seat. "But this morning? He is really, really angry. You see, you robbed him of his precious early morning snack."

Cai leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table. "Well, if that’s the case, then why don’t you take something tasty for him? This place has a multitude of delicious snacks." He gestured animatedly around the diner, where neon lights flickered above and the smell of spices and condiments wafted through the air.

"Those are not the snacks I am talking about. You see, I was the snack," Dora muttered slyly, pretending to immerse herself back in the menu, her lips twitching with amusement.

"Eww! I do not need those kinds of visuals! How can you torture me like this?" Cai exclaimed, glaring at her at this point.

Dora shrugged, a playful smile dancing on her lips. "You are the one who pestered me into meeting you here at the crack of dawn! Heck, it’s not even dawn yet, so you absolutely deserve to be punished for this."

"Really! Fine then! Go on and sleep!" Cai shot back, throwing his hands up in mock surrender. "I had something interesting to discuss with you, but if you don’t want to know, feel free to doze off..."

Dora’s curiosity piqued at his words. "Interesting, huh? You have my attention. What’s so important that you had to drag me out of bed at this ungodly hour?"

"Well, I met a girl."

Dora, who had just taken a sip of water, choked at this. In a strained voice, as her eyes watered, she asked him carefully, "What did you say? You met a girl?"

Cai nodded and Dora narrowed her eyes,"Okay.... And what does she have? Tremors, memory loss, butterfly tumors? What?"

Cai’s brow furrowed, and he shot her a look. "Do you think only thoughts of brain surgery make me excited? I just met a girl whom I want to get to know and you think I am talking about..."

Dora laughed and shook her head,"Hey! You know I was just teasing! So, the great Caius Frost has met a girl- a girl he is interested in and who has no connection to any neurological diseases..."

That made him pause. "Actually she does have some connection.."

Dora paused and gave him a stare,"She can’t be a patient because then you would definitely not see her as a girl. So, don’t tell me she is a doctor like you?"

"Huh? No no. She is not a doctor. But what is wrong with being a doctor?"

"Nothing is wrong? But you? And a doctor? The two of you would probably talk about nothing else all day. Nope nope! You need someone who brings you out of the medical field not someone who lets you drag her in there with you."

"You have quite strong opinions about this." Cai murmured.

"I have strong opinions about everything. You should know that by now, Cai. So, since she is not a doctor, as of now point is moot. Tell me about her." Dora asked, trying to suppress her excitement. It had been so long since Cai had mentioned a girl.

But when he did tell her about the person, she almsot wished he had not. "She is Jasmine’s younger sister. You remember Jasmine?" Cai asked and looked at Dora who was not looking at him with consternation.

Of course she remembered Jasmine. She was the girl that had altered Cai’s course of life. She and her death had changed him. Even now, he had been insisting about naming the research centre after her.

Cai clicked his fingers in front of her face and Dora looked up at him, as he said," What? Don’t tell me you don’t remember Jasmine."

"I do. So... her sister... Lily?"

Cai blinked."You remember her name? No. Wrong question. How do you even know her name? As far as I know you only met Jasmine once and never met Lily."

"You mentioned her." Dora said quietly.

"I did?"

"Hmmm. It was during those last times when Jasmine was fading away. You mentioned how that their entire house seemed as it if were already shrouded in mourning. You’d started to hate going there and the only thing that gave you the strength to go there was Lily because she was always smiling and trying to cheer everyone up. Like a little sunshine."

Cai stilled. Now that Dora mentioned it, he could already feel those memories tugging at him. It was indeed true. She had indeed always been there, trying to make him and Jasmine smile with her antics. Even when Jasmine would scold her after a while, she would only slither away and not blame her older sister.

"Wow! I can’t believe that you remember that." Cai murmured to Dora. She really did have an incredibel memory.

"Of course I do. She even wrote you a note when Jasmine passed away and you did not go to her funeral. I think Ava still has that note because you refused to read it or discuss Jasmine again."

Once again, Cai was shocked. He thought he remembered everything that he had never forgotten and yet, this simple conversation reminded him that he had indeed erased a lot from his mind. Not just the bad memories but also the good ones.

While he was lost in thought, so was Dora. She did have opinions about this as well. Him dating the younger sister of his first love... was not an ideal situation. But this time, she kept her opinion to herself. Because, she could sense that this was somehow important to him.freёwebnoѵel.com