Chapter 30: His Fiancée
Elijah Frost gazed down the table at his four grandsons, observing how they devoured their meal as if starved for days. With a disapproving harrumph, he reminisced about a time when he might have resorted to starvation to teach them a lesson. Alas, those days were long gone. Now, he was limited to mere threats.
"Sebastian Frost, you assured me your brother would join us! Dinner is nearly over. When will he arrive? Call him." Elijah ordered.
Sebastian Frost, the youngest of the Frost brothers at twenty-five looked up at his grandfather and mumbled with his mouth full," Mfmmph, he shtaid he’llmmph come l-later. Annmmph, phone’s ded, ash Ian."
Suppressing his frustration at the boy’s lack of manners, Elijah glared distastefully at his youngest grandson and turned to Ian who hastily intercepted," There’s no need, grandfather. I told you he will miss dinner, but he will come. Disturbing him will only delay his arrival."
The three boys almost snickered at Ian’s words. The girl with the sexy voice had said that Demetri was busy. Just what could the man be doing that he would let someone else answer his phone, they’d all made their wild and completely inaccurate guesses.
As the old man would have burst out to say something, a soft voice chimed in, "Great Uncle Elijah, please enjoy your meal. Everyone knows Demetri is occupied. We can wait for him, especially when he’s making time at the last minute. It’s not like he knew I was coming; otherwise, he would have hurried here."
"Arabella, you are a sweet girl. But you’ve travelled so far. I don’t want you to tire yourself out. If he does not come on time, I’ll have one of these boys send you home. And Demetri will clear his schedule tomorrow to take you around."
Just then a butler arrived and announced, "Master Demetri has arrived."
Arabella’s face lit up, eagerly awaiting Demetri’s entrance. Ian, Seb, and Lucien focused intently on their food, deliberately ignoring their brother’s arrival. Meanwhile, Gabe toyed with his meal, fixated on Arabella’s delighted expression.