Husband With Benefits
Chapter 452: Ensnare

Chapter 452: Ensnare

"This is Rosie." Isabella said, as she showed the picture to Olivia and Nora.

Nora guffawed at the man in the picture and then looked at Isabella, " This is Rosie? Did his parents hate him to give him such a name?"

Olivia nodded along, totally dumbfounded by the new revelation. "Nah. His name is Drake Rosette. He once pulled off a heroic move, saving Seb from a persistent stalker by pretending to be his girlfriend over the phone. Apparently, his impersonation of a seductive woman’s voice was so convincing that even Seb was taken aback. Word has it, Mr. Rosette’s feminine voice could melt the hardest of hearts. Hence, Seb christened him ’Rosie.’ "

Nora and Olivia laughed hard as they imagined the tough looking man in the picture talking like a woman while Isabella shook her head," Oh please. Laugh all you want. But Rosie is like a secret weapon. Rosie’s talents go beyond just saving Seb from awkward situations. When Rosie speaks, even the toughest guys start talking."

Nora and Olivia laughed even harder at the thougt of poor Drake Rosette trying to get the clients to talk by pretending to be Rosie.

Finally, Isabella shook her head," Okay, lets not get side tracked. You said you have an ultrasound next week. We’ll have our esteemed Rosie clear Seb’s schedule without telling him and then you can begin the Operation Get the Man."

"Operation Get the Man?"

"Uh huh.. Operation: Get the man. The first stage in this is to get him all alone and helpless. Then...."

Finally, as Olivia bade Nora and Isabella goodbye, her bad mood had been uplifted as she thought of the future ahead. Maybe, things that she had thought of as impossible in her future might be possible... With a sigh, she patted her stomach and promised," Your father and mother will be totally together when you come into this world little one. Give mama some courage." Though her baby was still too small to be felt, Olivia felt as if he did respond and curled up happily, rejuvenated with hope for the future.

***

"Bella baby. Spill the tea. What are you hiding?" Nora asked once they had driven away from Seb’s house.

"You noticed that?" Isabella asked with a grimace.

"Uh huh."

Isabella scowled," Do you think she noticed it too? I hope not..."

"Nah. She was too distracted and I know you better. So whats up..."

Isabella sighed. "Okay, here’s the thing. Rosie is no threat of course but there is someone who is quite close to Seb these days. And there have been rumors of their closeness."

Nora stilled," Really? But Seb wouldn’t... would he?"

"We don’t know, Nora baby. Seb is like all Frosties but the truth is that he is quite an expert at diverting attention from himself. He uses humor and pranks to stop people from digging in too deeply. And he has been carrying the hurt in his heart..." Isabella muttered.

Nora looked troubled at this as she wondered if Seb could really be cheating on Olivia. He loved her that she was sure of, but everyone could make mistakes. Admittedly, Olivia and Seb had a one night stand and then they married for the baby. So he wasn’t committed to her in his heart. And he’d been sleeping with multiple women all through the years, despite loving Olivia forever.. So...

But it could also be a rumor. People liked to talk. And Seb had been missing from the gossip columns since he married. "Who is the woman?"

"She’s an up-and-coming model. She’s been working on creating her own line of clothing and approached Seb for the funding. As you know, Frost Industries is expanding, and Seb pitched her idea to the others and they saw potential and agreed. And while I think that she is good, I don’t like how she looks at Seb... Its all moony eyes. As if the sun sets on him."

"Well, if she is like that, I’m sure Seb won’t fall for her, right?" Nora asked, unsure now. Moony eyes. That was also how Olivia usually stared at Seb. And if Isabella was using that term...

"Can’t say. He’s been treating her differently as compared to his ex girlfriends from what I hear. And she was his latest girlfriend before he discovered Olivia’s news."

"Bella baby... This is..." Nora started.

"Troublesome and more torublesome, I know." Isabella agreed.

Nora thought carefully. While she had pushed forward for confronting Ian and she’d been able to talk to Lucien freely for Evana, things were a little complicated in this matter. She wanted to intervene, maybe talk to Seb but wasn’t too sure of how he would take it.

"Bella... I think we should talk to Seb." She stated the statement like a question.

"Should we?" Isabella asked as well.

"Well we are family.. And even if he gets angry, he can shove his anger where the sun doesn’t shine.." Nora answered. They would be careful of course but they couldn’t just sit back.

"Well; he’d do the same for us if it was any of us in a similar situation with our Frosty." Isabella nodded along.

In tacit agreement, they drove towards the headquarters of Frost Industries, ready to have a confrontation... uh no- a friendly talk with their brother in law.

As the two women entered the building, they happened to meet Ian who rasied his eyebrows at their presence. Quickly, he grinned and kissed his fiance," Hello there, doll. I thought you took a leave today. Did you miss me?"

Isabella rolled her eyes at Ian and quickly stepped out of his arms, "No. We are here to see Seb."

Ian raised his eyebrows at that, his gaze moving from Nora to Isabella and then back to Nora..."Ohh! Don’t go to his office. Let me arrange a conference room for you. Come along gals." As he lead them into the elevator, he was already typing something on his phone...it was finally Seb’s turn... What fun. Conference room two was perfect for this meeting. The cameras and microphones, recorders, everything was working well...

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