Husband With Benefits
Chapter 445: Magnanimous

Chapter 445: Magnanimous

Olivia opened her eyes slowly, only to have the glaring sun wake her up. And sighed. She should have been on the train today. She’d planned to travel through the continent and now... She shook her head. There was no point in thinking. The truth remained that she too had not thought things through. When she discovered that she was pregnant, the only thought in her mind had been that she needed time to come to terms with everything. She should have paid attention to the consequences.

In hindsight, she could not help but wonder if that was the reason why she had gone to Seb’s house. Somewhere hopeful that he would know the truth. But he’d come reeking of another woman.. She shuddered at the thought. How could he sleep with one woman the night before and then almost sleep with her last night?

’Almost’ being the key word! he’d taken real pleasure in torturing her all night, first in that bathtub and then later after he’d carried her into the sleep. She’d even woken up with a scream of pleasure when he’d been fondling her when she was asleep. Buy why then did he not make love with you? a snide voice pointed out in her head. She shook her head and reminded herself that she was relieved. Their relationship was already a mess.

With a sigh, she slipped out of bed and walked outside. The sun was already high in the sky. Her stomach growled as she realized that she had not eaten anything filling since last evening. And she needed to talk to Seb.

As she stepped out of the room, she wandered around the house, wondering where he could be in this monstority of a house. Had he gone to work already, leaving her to her own devices? She felt a pinch of pain at the thought but that was quickly gone when she walked into the next room, to see him preparing a tray of food.

She paused. He looked different again. Different from the cold and harsh Seb that she had met yesterday. And different from the Seb that usually took great pains to avoid being in the same room with her. He looked relaxed.

He seemed to have felt her scrutiny and he looked up at that moment. Their eyes met and Olivia felt herself blush. Why was she blushing just from looking at him, she had no idea. But as he licked the honey off the plate with his finger, she was reminded of the way he had done that to her last night as well, tasted her.

She looked away and cleared her throat," Seb, we need to talk. About where we’re going to go from here in the future."

Seb turned away and straightened, pushing the tray towards her," I made some millet pancakes. They are high in calcium and iron, good for the development of the baby. Have a seat."

Olivia sat down and looked at Seb carefully as he prepared his own breakfast. At least he looked normal from the madness that had gripped him.

Tentatively, she muttered, "Thanks," her gaze fixed on the food in front of her.

"Seb, about the divorce..."

His eyes flashed as he glared at her and she stopped talking. Nope. The madness was still there. "Seb, we cannot go on like this!"

Seb sighed and sat down," We’ve not been married a day and you are talking about the divorce, Olivia. Did you forget you signed a contract yesterday?"

"But you were angry at the time and I just..."

"You thought you’d pacify me and sign the contract? Then why not sign away your rights instead of agree to a marriage? After all, I would agree to anything once I calmed down. You’re wrong, Olivia. You want to discuss the future? Fine, we will be living together like husband and wife. We will be parenting our child or children together in the future. Live like a proper family. There will be no discussion of separation until I say so."

"Children?" Olivia squeaked, still stuck there.

Seb sent her a look and explained as if she were the ridiculous one here," We’re going to be a family, Olivia. So, it is natural to have atleast two children. We’ve been friends in the past and we can be good parents in the future."

"And what about love?" Olivia blurted out and wondered as he sent her another cold gaze.

"What about love?" Seb asked slowly.

"Love, Seb. Love between husband and wife. I don’t love you and you don’t love me." she spoke the words quickly.

"Do you love the child that is growing inside you, Olivia?" Seb questioned quietly.

"Of course," she answered without hesitation.

"And any future child you might have?"

"What does that have to do with all this? " olivia sked in confusion.

"Just answer me."

"Of course I will love my child.."

"And I will love our children. People have less than that in a relationship, Olivia. So we will live together happily with what we have, with no false expectations of love."

Olivia felt a knot forming in her stomach as Seb’s words settled heavily upon her. No false expectations of love? And what about the past? Could everything be forgotten so easily as he claimed?

"Then what if one of us fell in love in the future?", she asked, her heart beating agianst her rib cage.

"I won’t love, Olivia. And if you were to fall in love... then you are welcome to leave... just forget about taking my children with you."

"You’re being foolish Seb! This is madness. We cannot have a healthy relationship like this!"

"We will have to, Olivia, for the future. Forget the past. Lets start afresh. It is upto us what we make of this relationship. If you continue to refuse to accept this relatioship, the only person you wil be hurting is yourself. We’re going to be together for the next week and you can take this time to form a foundation for the future or have these meaningless talks."

Olivia watched with narrowed eyes as he walked away and muttered,"How magnanimous of you, Seb Frost. Now that you’ve forced me to a corner, you think we can forget the past. I’ll make sure that you divorce me before this baby is born and you realize that things don’t always work your way."

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