Husband With Benefits
Chapter 437: Betrayal

Chapter 437: Betrayal

The sound of the restless banging on her door woke Olivia up. She sat up quickly disoriented and panicked as she tried to make out what was happening. Last night had been too gut wrenching for her and she had a miserable night, being hounded by the question of what she was doing was right or wrong.

The door continue to bang again and she stood up, slowly rubbing her eyes as she grabbed her silk robe to check who this impatient person was and stumbled towards the door, still half asleep.

As she swung the door open, a rush of cold air greeted her, sending a shiver down her spine. Standing before her was Seb, his figure silhouetted against the harsh glare of the sunlight. Confusion and a hope that she had long buried, unfurled within her," Seb..."

Has he come here to stop her? To ask her to be with him? It was something she dare not let herself dream of.

"Good morning, Olivia. Won’t you invite me inside?"

Even as he said those words, he’d already entered through the door and was walking towards the sitting area. He looked around the empty space and placed the brown bag in his hand on the table in the middle and commented,"I see that you are already packed.Very good, Olivia."

Olivia frowned as she looked at him. There was something different about him. She couldn’t point out what it was, but it was there, a certain coldness... She couldn’t help but frown," Is something the matter, Seb?"

Instead of answering her, he walked away and leaned against the wall," Why are you in a hurry to leave the country, Olivia?"

Olivia paused. There it was again. Something was definitely off in the way he said her name. "I told you last night... I need a break and a new start..."

"So you did. But what is the hurry? You can travel around, take a break, hire someone to handle things in your stead and return when you are ready. You might not like the other places."

Olivia stilled and looked away," No. I don’t want to stay here. I am going to go to a small town away from the hustle and bustle of the city."

Seb stared at her. Haze bore into her with an intensity that made her skin crawl, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly as he studied her with a cold detachment that sent a shiver down her spine. She shifted uncomfortably under his scrutiny, a sudden sense of unease settling over her like a heavy blanket. He’d never seen her like that... What was going on?

"Hmm, I understand. But why te sudden hurry. Why not let us send you off witha farewell party, a night of drinking with friends? Why this urgency to leave?"

Olivia looked away, her gaze snagged by the brown bag that he brought. What did it contain? "There’s no need for that. It would only make things more difficult. I think... I think you should leave Seb. We’ve already said our goodbyes. There is no need for prolonging this... conversation."

Seb’s lips curled into a cold, mocking smile as he pushed himself off the wall and took a step closer to her, his presence looming over her like a dark shadow. "There is one small matter that we need to handle though, Olivia..."

Bypassing her, he walked to the coffee table and extended the brown envelope for her to take," This."

Olivia looked at the bag, her unease growing. "What is in the bag?"

Seb smiled, a smile that did not reach his eyes," Our unfinished business, Olivia. See for yourself."

With a hesitant breath, she gingerly took the bag from him and opened it, her heart hammering in her chest as she peered inside. Her breath caught in her throat as she saw the contents and the bag fell from her hand... Spilling the pregnancy tests in the bag onto the floor.

A sickening wave of horror washed over her as she looked at them and then at him," Wh.. What is this?"

Seb’s expression remained impassive, his gaze unwavering as he watched her reaction with a chilling detachment. "We had unprotected s*x, Olivia. It’s only logical to check before you leave."

Frantically, she shook her head," No... This... No.."

But Seb’s cold stare silenced her protests, his eyes piercing through her with a merciless clarity that left her feeling exposed and vulnerable. She faltered under his scrutiny, her words failing her as she looked at him,"I... didn’t... Seb...I..."

"Are you going to come clean? Or do you need me to make my own guesses?"

"Seb... I was going to tell you!"

Seb laughed shortly. "You were going to tell me? When Olivia? When the baby was born? When it went to school? Or college? Or got married? When were you going to tell me that you were pregnant with my child?"

Olivia looked away. She had no answer to that.

Seb pushed away from her angrily. Even as he’d come here, he had held onto the hope that maybe she wasn’t pregnant, that her carefulness last night had been a figment of his imagination! Or better yet, that she was pregnant but unaware...

When he felt her touch his arm, and call out his name, he felt like throwing up. "Seb..."

"Don’t! Don’t you dare take my name, Olivia Brown! I cannot believe how foolish I have been. Even after you betrayed me all those years ago, I fooled myself into believing you!"

Seb’s voice trembled with anger and hurt as he turned to face Olivia, his eyes ablaze with a fiery intensity that sent a shiver down her spine.

"You’re nothing but a liar and a coward, Olivia. You run away from your problems, leaving a trail of destruction in your wake. And now, you have the audacity to stand there and pretend like you were going to tell me? Don’t insult my intelligence."

Olivia recoiled as his words cut through her like a knife, her heart pounding with a mixture of guilt and shame. She opened her mouth to speak, but Seb’s glare silenced her, his anger palpable in the charged silence that hung between them.

"I should have known better than to trust you again. But you won’t get away with this, Olivia. Not this time."

With a final, scathing look, Seb turned on his heel and stormed towards the door, leaving Olivia standing there- alone.

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