Husband With Benefits-Chapter 47: The Report

The Private Investigator stood in front of Elijah Frost with his hands clasped in front of him and his head bowed as he reported," There is indeed someone in young master’s life, but we have not been able to find out who."

"Of course, there is! Would my God-daughter lie to me about seeing Demetri with another woman? I have not asked you for confirmation! I tasked you with the responsibility to find out the identity of this woman! How difficult can it be when you already know that the girl threw herself at my grandson in the middle of a busy airport! Do you not know how to check the CCTV footage?"

The investigator hunched his shoulders, suppressing the urge to step back as the older man shouted louder than ever.

"We’ve already tried to check the footage. But that is not possible because there was a virus in the airport’s system that day. All the recordings from that particular day were deleted. In fact, not just the cameras, the flyovers and paths leading up to the airport also experienced the anomaly and lost all footage."

Elijah Frost frowned at the report. It seems he had underestimated Demetri. The boy had actually deleted footage of entire days and caused such problems to protect the identity of this woman.

He should have expected it though. Demetri was like a labyrinth of thoughts that twisted and turned like a river through a dense forest. From a young age, he showed a propensity for seeing beyond the obvious, and for thinking steps ahead of the others. He should have known that Arabelle seeing him with another woman would not be a simple coincidence but a well-thought and deliberate move on his cunning grandson’s part.

He would have expected Arabelle to report this news to him and in turn, he would investigate. Demetri had left breadcrumbs for him to trace while shrouding his real intentions well. Elijah looked at the investigator and sighed. "Traceback. As far back as the beginning of this year. I am sure he would have made a mistake somewhere." ordered Elijah. He needed to get to know this woman and cut off before his grandson fell prey to some scheming bi*ch. This time he would not let Demetri suffer.

Once the investigator had left, Elijah turned to his trusted butler and inhaled deeply," I am going to have to be real patient with this boy. But he needs to understand what is good for him. And Arabelle is perfect for him. The girl loves him dearly and would go to any lengths for him. He needs that love in his life."

As Elijah contemplated his next move, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt. The incident from many years ago still haunted him. He had interfered in his grandson’s life once before, and the consequences were still reverberating through their relationship. He was determined to make sure that Demetri would not suffer anymore.

The butler cleared his throat and tried to reason," Master, do you not think it would be useless to try and coax the young master? After all, the incident that happened so many years ago..."

Elijah Frost threw a sharp glance at the butler who trailed off mid-sentence, keeping his thoughts to himself. However, having devoted many years of his like to working for the old man, he could not help but think to himself that the old man was making a mistake again. Once, Elijah Frost had tried to interfere in his grandson’s life and they were still suffering the consequences of that fateful time.

At the time, they had been able to do some damage control because the younger grandchildren had been away in the boarding school. All the Frost brothers may have had different personalities, but they were fiercely opinionated and loyal to each other. More so to each other than their grandfather.

"How long has it been since I visited that person?" Elijah Frost asked quietly, a little while later.

The butler did not have to ask whom the old man was referring to. After all, he too had been thinking of that person just now.

"It’s been at least three years now, sir."

"Has it really been so long? I never realized..." Elijah Frost murmured softly, his voice laced with guilt.

"You have been busy, sir." The butler tried to comfort the old man’s guilt.

"Have I? Hmm? Has Demetri been visiting?"

The butler hesitated before answering. The old man would only blame himself more.

"Tell me, Alfred."

"Master has visited diligently every week. When he is not in the country, he makes it a point to schedule a video call..." The butler replied slowly.

Another sigh escaped Elijah Frost and he muttered," Why will the boy not let go of the past? Why does he insist on clinging to it? I wish that person would just die."

"Master! Please do not wish ill on others." The butler actually said this because he did not want Elijah Frost to get this idea in his head. The man was fully capable of executing this if he got it stuck between his teeth. Already the relationship between the grandfather and grandson was hanging by a thread. If Elijah Frost killed the one person whom Demetri valued the most, it would mean a disaster.

Once again silence reigned in the small room before Elijah Frost sighed and stood up. "Ask the driver to prepare the car. We are going there."

The butler once again hesitated, wanting to stop him but this time he kept his peace, remembering his place.

Elijah Frost knew he had to face the past and confront the person who had played such a significant role in shaping Demetri’s life. It was a journey into memories he would have preferred to avoid, but for the sake of his grandson, he would have to go to that person.

Maybe if he let go of his pride and begged that person to release his hold on Demetri, there would be a chance for Demetri to live a happy life with Arabelle.