Chapter 147: Memories
Nora stood in front of the tall building of Frost Industries with hesitating feet. She did not want to go inside but she wanted to go inside. She needed answers. Like echoes of her many nightmares, she could hear the voices of Lara Anderson and many others in school, telling her repeatedly," Do you think he was nice to you because you are likeable? He was only showing courtesy to your sister."
"She likes me, Nora. She wants to be my best friend. It is why I told her to be nice to you and she was pretending all along. She never wanted to be your friend."
"These chocolates are not for you. They are for your sister. She was feeling bad so she asked me to give a box to you as well. Don’t misunderstand. I do not like you."
Even though all these instances in the past, had been orchestrated by Sara and Lara in the past, Nora had failed to realize how deep these things had hurt her. The favored person in each of those memories was Sara but it did not feel like that now.
She had never doubted that they had a shared camaraderie because he liked her as she was. But now, had he been kind to her because of his love for her sister? Elijah Frost had believed that she would see the picture and break up with Demetri. Possibly the man had known that the woman in the picture was her sister. While she was the foolish one to not have had even that much of information.
Suddenly, she wanted an answer. She wanted Demetri to tell her that he was her friend and confidante because of her and not because of her a sister she did not even know.
Taking a fortifying breath, she walked into the large office building and confidently to the Reception, ready to ask to meet Demetri. However, before she could ask, she saw a man walking towards her hurriedly. She moved sideways, wondering if he was in some sort of a hurry but the man stopped in front of her and bowed quickly," Mrs. Frost. Sir is expecting you."
It was only as the man spoke that Nora realized this was the man she had previously seen in Demetri’s office. His assistant..." Assistant Ma. Thank you."
As she followed the man, she wondered how Demetri knew that she would come here. Could it be that Grandpa William had called and warned Demetri? But knowing Grandpa, he would never do that.