Husband With Benefits
Chapter 447: Clarity

Chapter 447: Clarity

Seb walked inside the office building with all the grace of a bull in a china shop. It was late in the night, so thankfully the halls were deserted and Seb could breathe calmly. As he entered the elevator, however, he was surprised to see the security guard standing inside.

"Why are you still here?" Seb asked, grimacing when his own voice echoed in the quiet.

The security guard glanced up from his post, his expression tired yet attentive. "Demon Frost is still in his office," he replied matter-of-factly.

Seb’s eyebrows shot up in surprise at the mention of Demetri’s nickname. "Really?"

However, he alse felt a rush of relief. He could talk to Demetri...Quickly, he changed his initial plan to crash in the office and pressed a higher number. As he watched the numbers climb steadily, he wondered what he could say. He was still at a loss when the elevator reached Demetri’s floor. Taking a deep breath, Seb marched towards Demon’s office.

At the door, he hesitated. What if he couldn’t explain himself to Demetri. After all, he was unable to make sense of his actions to himself. Or if he stood by Olivia and asked him to let her go...Just as he was about to retreat, "Come in, Seb" Demetri’s voice called from within, the tone oddly expectant.

He slumped. Demetri had been expecting him? Without a thought, he walked inside and was surprised to see two decanters and a glass of whiskey on the table.

"You’re not working. Are you expecting someone?" He asked cautiously. The whiskey couldn’t be for Nora...

"Just you. Sit." Demetri answered calmly as he opened the bottle to pour some for them.

Seb ran a hand over his face and threw himself into the chair opposite Demetri. " I don’t know if I should be relieved that you were waiting for me or worried."

Demetri’s mouth kicked up as he watched his brother before sliding the glass towards him," A wise man would do both, Seb. And I believe in your wisdom."

"You’re quite fluent in sarcasm, Demon."

"I wasn’t being sarcastic, Seb." Demetri sat down as he picked up his own glass, swirling the amber liquid in it as he continued," Congratulations on the marriage and the impeding fatherhood."

Sebastian looked up and gave his first genuine smile in days," Thanks Demon. I neverthought that I’d be the second of us to have a kid."

"You wanted to be first?" Demetri quipped.

Seb chuckled at that," Nah! I just...I thought I’d never have a family.. I’d be doting on all the kids that all of you have."

"And you had this thought before or after Olivia?" Demetri as ked slowly.

"Lets not talk about the past, Demon.

Demon sighed," You cannot build anything substantial on a shaky foundation, Seb."

Seb rubbed his hand over his face again," I don’t need to look back at the past. It is gone, Demon. I need to look at the future. And how to make everything better. Demon, its all messed up... I forced her into marrying me. Into signing a contract with me for the child."

Deemtri shrugged," Then break the marriage and cancel the contract."

"No! I can’t do that! I don’t care how wrong it is. I don’t care that she doesn’t love me back. All I care about is that I cannot let go of them. Demon, I might not have hoped for this family after everything but this is the family I intend to have! I cannot let her go."

"Her? Did you marry her for her or for the baby?" Demon asked the question.

His answer was silence as Seb looked at him with a shocked expression. "Its a simple question Seb."

"Demon, I...She doesn’t love me. And I can live with that. But what if she hates me? I’ve stayed away because of..."

"Seb, you are looking for answers in the wrong place. You need to ask questions to Olivia and yourself. She has made some foolish mistakes in the past and so have you. And lost a few good years bacause of that. Fate has given you another chance and you’ve already taken the step that was in your heart Seb. Finish what you started. And its not like you’re not lovable.. Make her fall for you."

Seb looked at Demon and nodded as he continued to sit there silently. Yes. He could win her love in the future. And they could hopefully clear the difficulty of the past. He thought about Olivia, about the way she had looked at him, about the moments they had shared in the past, both good and bad. Despite everything, he couldn’t shake the feeling that there was still a chance for them, a chance for something real.

He’d used the chance of a baby and her past to hold her to him. Demetri was right. He needed to question himself. And he already had the answer. The reason for their marriage was not the baby. He’d married her because he could not bear to let her go. And he had used the probability of the baby to tie her to him.

She hadn’t loved him in the past and now that he had some sordid years between them, the possibility of that was even slimmer. But he had to try. Hmm. Time to lay everything on the table and hope for the best.

As he stepped out into the corridor, Seb felt a sense of liberation wash over him. He was going to clear everything and then they could be the happy family that he wanted. And since he’d already been despicable, he had all his life to win her love.

His mind buzzing with a plan, he quickly called the pilot to take him to Olivia and then moved on to instruct his people to make an announcement about his marriage. He would let the world know about his love for Olivia, instead of hiding it from her.

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