Chapter 161: A Game
Erasmi Frost quickly put the car into gear, well aware that the move he had just pulled was too dangerous. He could feel the girl’s confused gaze on him. They’d barely been together for a few minutes and already she was looking at him quizically. He had not expected that.
He had been carefully studying Demetri’s body language for the past years and was sure that he was able to fool everyone. He’d not dared to test his theory with any of their brothers because they were too close to each other, but he hadn’t expected this girl to also get suspicious of him.
He cast another glance at Nora William and hardened his heart. He’s already seen pictures of her and even observed her video clips a few times. He’d expected her to look like Nellie but seeing her up close, she could have passed as her twin.
It made his heart ache to see her like this. Nellie William was the woman he loved and hated with every particle of his soul. That should have made it easier for him to carry out his plan. And everything had been going great until he asked her to come out of that room and she followed him so trustingly. Nellie would never have done that. She was always wary of everyone around her.
He shook his head. Now was not the time to think of her. He could feel the suspicion in her gaze, and he needed her cooperation until they were out of here.
"Demetri?" Nora asked questioningly. She did not know why but she felt surer by the minute that this was not Demetri.
The man continued to drive in the opposite direction, ignoring her. Erasmi cleared his throat and gave her a strained smile, knowing that he needed to reassure her," Its okay, honey. I’ll tell you everything soon enough."
Even though the man spoke soothing words, Nora froze. This man could not possibly be Demetri. Her eyes searched for any signs of make-up or mask that someone might have donned to pretend to be Demetri but she could not find any such signs. This was Demetri but he wasn’t. For one, Demetri would not have given her fake platitudes, instead, he would either explain the next step in his plan or wouldn’t have said anything.
Slowly, her hands inched towards the car’s door handle. She’d already decided to risk jumping out of this car, regardless if this man was Demetri or not. However, Erasmi was already sensitive to his surroundings. Nora’s silence had already revealed to him that she was doubting him. When he saw her move, he seized his chance.