Chapter 35: Happiness
Demetri sighed as he entered the quiet house. Exhaustion tugging at his every step, his fingers automatically moved to the knot of his tie. He had a splitting headache and his grandfather’s constant harassment was not of any help. was far from helpful. The old man seemed convinced that Frost Industries could prosper independently, leaving Demetri’s sole responsibility to be marrying Arabelle, keeping her happy and making babies.
In the past, he had hoped that his grandfather would understand his aversion to the woman eventually, but now, he knew that it was not of much use. He’d even tried to make the man see that there was someone else in the family who liked Arabelle but again, Elijah Frost was acting like a blind horse, charging ahead without a care.
Even before he could completely loosen his tie, the rapid pitter-patter of footsteps reached his ears, approaching him in a hurry. Perplexed, he turned just in time to be embraced by a whirlwind of warmth and energy. A surprised grunt escaped his lips as his arms automatically steadied the person crashing into him.
He barely had time to adjust his stance before he found himself pressed back against the door, the force of the impact greater than he had anticipated. It took him a second to regain his balance, his hands resting lightly on the small of her back as Nora clung to him.
"Demetri I am so so so happy! I could not have asked for a better teacher than you! Do you have any idea what happened today?"
Demetri blinked, his tired brain trying to catch up with the sudden turn of events. Slowly, her words penetrated his mind and he understood...
Almost instinctively, he rubbed her waist, as if soothing an excitable pet, and inquired, "What happened?"
In a rush, Nora recounted the entire event to him, including how the professor had presented her with a trick question. The professor had intentionally omitted a part of the question, not anticipating her to identify the error.
"Later, after I had pointed out the mistake, the professor nodded approvingly before providing me with the complete question to solve. I almost wish I could’ve captured Antonio and Sara’s expressions to show you when they realized that not only had I solved the question but solved it faster than them! For the first time in my life, I felt like a math genius!"
As she said this, Nora unexpectedly took charge of untying his tie and then undoing the top button of his shirt.
Demetri’s lips kicked up in a semblance of a smile before his expression turned serious again, but even so, his voice was amused as he gently pinched her waist, "Miss Williams, you’ve cornered me against the door and now you’re attacking my clothes. Is your mind still on consummating? You should be more shameless, shouldn’t you?"