Husband With Benefits
Chapter 439: Cold

Chapter 439: Cold

Seb stood with his back to his assistant, gazing out of the expansive floor-to-ceiling window of his office. Beyond the glass, the city sprawled in a blur of motion, a stark contrast to the stillness that enveloped the room. His jaw clenched as he listened to the assistant’s report.

"Mr. Frost, Miss Olivia has left her house. She is coming here with the security team," the assistant relayed.

Seb nodded, a flicker of anticipation igniting in his eyes. "Good," he replied tonelessly. "Relay the next set of instructions to the team and you know what to do once she is here."

"Yes, sir," the assistant replied, his voice tinged with uncertainty.

Hearing the hesitance in his tone , Seb turned to face him, his expression unreadable. "Is there a problem?" he inquired, his voice sharp.

The assistant shifted uncomfortably, his gaze flickering between Seb and the window. "Mr. Frost, just to confirm that I am not making a mistake," he began, his voice faltering slightly. "You really want me to do all those things..."

Seb’s jaw tightened, a flash of impatience crossing his features. "Are you having trouble understanding simple instructions?" he snapped, his frustration palpable. "I already made myself clear."

The assistant swallowed hard, his hesitation palpable. "I know, sir. But this is Miss Brown..."

The assistant wanted to continue but looking at his boss’ dark face, he dared not say the words. No one knew but he did. Seb Frost had always protected Miss Brown. There were so many dangers from competitors pulling dirty tricks to licensing problems with the cafe, Seb had always protected her from the shadows. And yet today... He shuddered to think what Miss Olivia had done to make Seb Frost turn into her enemy.

Seb heard the assistant leave and sighed. He knew of course what the man wanted to say. But those words were useless. Today should have been the happiest day of his life. Knowing he was going to become a father. And yet, all he could do was feel fear. Fear of what would have happened if he not felt suspicious over her reaction.

If that car had not overtaken them, and he hadn’t remembered Olvia’s protective action of guarding her belly, he would have remained clueless for no one knew how long. Just like the past... when everyone but him had known that she had left him for...

He was not foolish to give her a chance again. She’d made it clear with her actions that she did not care for him. So he was not going continue his own foolishness. Any care he had for her was now gone. His only concern now was his yet to be born child.

Another unreasonable layer ot anger welled inside him as he thought of her taking away his child. Would she have forever avoided them all? Or would she have found someone else to marry and then let that man be the father of his child?

Even though there was no comparison between Arabelle and Olivia, he finally realized what Gabe had gone through. Every moment, his foolish heart urged him to trust her to give her another chance, only to have that chance thrown back in his face.

What did he do to make her treat him like this? Did he ever give her a chance to think that he wouldn’t take care of her? Or their child? He’d been hurt in the past and yet, he’d been willing to forgive her, only to be hurt again.

Did she plan this? The errant thought entered his mind. And much as he did not want to believe that she would deliberately by so cruel, he could not help but wonder. She’d been the one who’d come to him. She’d been the one to ask him to make love to her without protection, assuring him that she was safe...

She’d known that Mrs B would be gone and she would be the only one left in this world. Did she do this so that she would still have a family? Even as these questions beat at his mind, his heart rebelled against what he was thinking about her. He’d always loved her. He did not want to believe that she would do this.

But she neved loved you. She said that to you, didn’t she? It is you who has always convinced himself that her gaze towards you holds love...

"No!" He shouted to himself, wanting to ignore the voice in his head. But it had been the truth. Hehad probably been deluding himself like Gabe. It was why she felt it was alright to take everything from him and give nothing in return.

He hardened his heart. Not anymore. Now he would take what was rightfully his. Whether she liked it or not.

The phone on his desk rang and he pressed the button. His assistant’s voice broke through," Miss Brown is here, Sir."

"Good."

He watched as she was lead into the place by the guards and smiled. Good. She was already shaken. She probably hadn’t thought that he would invite her here instead of his house or the Frost Industries headuarters. What he was about to do... it was good to keep her off balance.

"Seb," she began, her voice trembling slightly as she met his eyes. "I need to explain..."

But he cut her off with a curt gesture, his jaw clenched in a steely resolve. "Sit," he commanded. He did not need her fake words. The time to come clean was gone.

He looked at her directly and questioned," Have you been to the hospital yet?"

She shook her head in negative and he nodded.

Reaching across the table, he picked up the two files in front of him and placed them before her," Take a look."

"What is this?" She asked, not picking up any of the files.

"You can read, Olivia. Don’t waste my time and yours. Go ahead and read."

He watched as her hands trembled and she picked up the file. The emotion that he felt on seeing her pale was enough to give him a bit of satisfaction of vindication.

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