Husband With Benefits
Chapter 440: A Declaration of War

Chapter 440: A Declaration of War

Seb watched intently as Olivia’s hands shook, her fingers tracing the edges of the file. He maintained his cold stare, his resolve unyielding, as she flipped through the few pages of the first file. There wasn’t much to read in the first file... It was a simple and clear cut document outlining the handing over of the custody of their unborn child/ children to him while she would have visitation rights.

He knew the moment she reached the clause that highlighted his stance as she looked up at him in disbelief.He discerned the tremor in her lips, the flicker of uncertainty in her eyes as she struggled to find her voice," What is the meaning of this?"

Seb raised his eyebrows and simply shrugged his shoulders. She understood well enough. He simply pushed forward the next file. He watched as she picked it up, the hope in her eyes that this agreement might be different than the previous one. It was different, but how acceptable to her, it remained to be seen.

Unable to sit still as she read this thicker proposal, Seb stood up and walked to the window, looking outside. He had no interest in seeing her expression when she realized that this was a marriage contract, complete with a pre-nuptial agreement for the next eighteen years... till their child was an adult. She must be feeling appalled at the thought of marrying him. After all, neither of the documents were quite fair to her and were made in his favour.

Or his child’s favour, to be exact. After all he was not going to put his child’s future at risk, just because it was it’s mother’s decision to not live with its father.

"What is the meaning of this?" she demanded, her tone laced with a mixture of anger and desperation.

Seb’s lips curled into a cold, humorless smile. " Are you going to keep repeating that question? I think both the contracts are quite clear. I can call a lawyer to come and explain it to you word for word. Or I can give you a direct answer- the documents mean you have no other option," he replied icily, his voice cutting through the air like a knife. "Choose one and sign!"

Olivia shivered. Whatever it was that she had thought, she could not have predicted this. He had planned out everything in a couple of hours. It was all so cold and emotionless...

Her hands clenched into fists in her lap, her nails digging into her palms as she struggled to maintain her composure. "I will not," she spat defianly, her voiced ringing through the room like a challenge. Did he really think that just because she had come to him to resolve matters he could force her into something like this.

However, she watched as his expression remained unchanged. And yet, his eyes seemed to light up in a way that scared her. Who was this man? Seb had never been like this...

His unwavering gaze bore down on her as he stated matter-of-factly, his tone brooking no argument. "You have no choice."

She stood up. She was going to call out his bluff. If he thought that she would believe him to be so ruthless, then he had another think coming.

As she made to leave, hisvoice stopped her in her tracks, his words like a thunderclap in the stillness of the room.

"If you walk out that door, I will take you to court," his voice dripping with venom. "And I will make sure you never see our child again once its born."

She turned to look at him, hissing," You wouldn’t dare!"

His derisive laughter hurt her ears as he snapped," Try me, Olivia."

She shook her head, and tried to reason with him,"Seb, please there are other ways. We can do co parenting without it changing into some kind of a contract. Marriage or giving up the child to you is not a solution..."

"I have already made the two ways clear. I am not looking for any other solution. Unless you would like to not give birth to my child." Seb questioned.

"It is our child, Seb! Ours! Not yours!"

"And I know that. Hence the second contract!"

"A contract! Is that all it is?! It is a marriage contract, Seb! For the next eighteen years of my life! I am not willing to get into a cOld marriage!"

"And i refuse to let my child call another man a father just because you decide to marry someone else in the future..."

He stopped and stood up, walking around the desk slowly. She stepped back as he walked close to her, until her back was against the door... "it will definitely not be a cold marriage, Olivia... don’t worry about that..I’ll make sure that the heat between us doesn’t disappear...

He leaned down,close to her face, gently holding her jaw..

Olivia felt her heart race as she looked into his eyes. They were still cold..but the way he touched her made her feel as if she was on fire. Slowly he blew over her ear, "Make no mistake, ours will be a real marriage... and I’ll make sure to keep you hot..."

Olivia looked away and gulped. She needed to get her head straight. Raising her chin, she glared at him, "There will be no marriage, Sen. I’ll... I’ll ask Demon for help. He won’t let you do this..." Her voice trembled at the end as she looked into his eyes. Demon was her only hope.

Hope that Demon’s name would make him back off. Or hope that... if needed she would be able to go to him...and ask for help.

He smiled, "Do you really think my brothers would support you over me?" he countered, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "You’re deluding yourself if you believe that."

"It’s not delusion, Seb. I’ll call Demetri right now!"

Seb stepped back and walked back to his chair, "Go ahead, Olivia. Make the call. While you are at it, we can discuss how you cheated me last time when you took the money from Elijah Frost to dump me and leave. Until now, they have been neutral because I have kept the truth from them. But this is a war, Olivia. One I won’t loose."

Olivia felt herself shake as he continued to talk, " And then we will have him know your recent actions too. How you used his wife to make a profit and sold your business, business that you made from selling my love and betraying me, to run away with my child. Are you still going to go to Demon? Go ahead. The door is right behind you."

Olivia gulped, "Seb...please... I never..."

Finally, Sen stood up, "Olivia, it’s already afternoon. The Civil Affairs Bureau will close in an hour. The two contracts are in front of you. If you choose the first one, then we’ll proceed from there. If you choose the second one...there is a dress in the adjacent room. I’ll be waiting outside."

Once outside the office, Seb marched into the elevator to the penthouse. It was only as the door closed behind him that he slumped and leaned against the door, exhaling softly.

He just hoped that Olivia had been scared enough that she would make the choice, she needed to make.

If Olivia really called Demon,he knew he was done for. He would then definitely have a war on his hand. Demetri would never let her be forced, regardless of whether he was right or not in the past.

An hour later, he walked back to his office, with his heart threatening to fall out of his chest. He didn’t know what she would choose and he did not know what he wanted her to choose.

His breath caught as he looked at her. She did not know he had returned. The sun shone on her, highlighting her beauty, making her look ethereal, her long hair tied up neatly while her white sheath dress made her look like an angel.

Maybe he made a sound, he didn’t know, but he noticed the way she stiffened, as she felt him approach. Ignoring the resistance in her body language, he reached out, his hand trembling slightly, and gently pulled the pin from her hair, letting her hair fall over her shoulders.

She whipped her head, to look at him and stared. Her moist eyes caught him off guard, and he quickly looked away, walking to his desk. Hurriedly, he looked at the contract, her signature on the marriage contract making him feel a surge of satisfaction.

"Seb...this, what you are doing... please think again...it is irreversible.."

Seb sighed. "Let’s not wait anymore Olivia. I’ve made my decision and you’ve made yours obviously. We need to go to the bureau and then the hospital..."

She hesitated but Seb simply took her wrist and led her out of the office. Now was not the time to hesitate.

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