Husband With Benefits
Chapter 462: A Walk

Chapter 462: A Walk

Olivia woke up slowly, feeling well rested and refreshed. The small nap had been a good idea. As her gaze moved to look at the time, her eyes widened. It was almsot ten pm! A short nap? She’d slept almost three hours!

Dam* it! What was wrong with her? What if Seb thought that she was avoiding him and had delibarately fallen asleep? She looked around the room and realized that Seb was not around. But she’d been covered with a light blanket so it had to mean that he’d been here. Picking up, her phone she intended to call him, when she realized he’d sent her a message.

Reading the message, she grinned and hugged the phone to herself," My dear sleeping beauty. Come out when you wake up. We’ll have a light supper and then go out.You were so tired you were snoring loud enough to scare me, so I did not have the heart to wake you."

PS: Do you think the sleeping beauty in the fairytale used to snore? Would the prince have kissed her if she was snoring as prettily as you?"

Giddy with laughter, Olivia slowly straightened and rushed outside.

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"Were you aiming to look like a vindictive ghost? You look rather..."

His words struck Emma like a sudden chill, her smile faltering as she struggled to mask her disappointment, which quickly turned to confusion and then annoyance as she looked at the man standing in front of her. "Who are you?"

Her eyes darted around to look for some makeshift weapon. How could she have been so stupid to let a strange man enter her house. She should have been alert when she opened the door and his face was covered by the large bouquet.

As she looked at the man, he actually had the gall to frown to look at her and ask in confusion," Miss Emma? Are you alright? I am Drake Rosette? Mr Sebastian’s assistant..."

She paused. Yes. She’d seen this man a few times but never paid attention to his looks. "Oh... I’m sorry, Mr Rosette. I did not recognise you. I’m so sorry, remembering faces is a bit difficult for me at times."

The man smiled thinly at her as he accepted the apology," Its not a problem, Miss Emma. You were not expecting me so of course it is natural to be confused."

She smiled awkwardly and then looked around. Gosh, this was so...She needed to shift the conversation. Spying her purse, she quickly smiled and said,"So, did Sebastian send you here to pick me up for the charity dinner? Are we going to the office to pick him up or will he be meeting us directly at the venue?"

Drake hesitated a bit before finally answering softly," Mr Sebastian asked me to deliver those flowers to you as an apology. He will not be able to join you for the charity dinner tonight."

Emma’s heart sank at the news, disappointment flooding her senses. She had been looking forward to spending the evening with Seb, and now his absence left her feeling deflated. She knew he was not busy but had chosen to avoid her.

Seeing her disappointed face, Drake continued," You need not worry about going without a partner, Miss Emma. Mr Sebastian has instructed me to accompany you in his stead."

"Why did he send you?" Emma asked sharply, unable to be gracious any longer.

Drake frowned at the abruptness but patiently answered," He had some prior commitments.."

"Don’t lie! He had a free evening! I know because I saw his schedule! So, why did he send you here?"

Drake’s jaw tightened at the rudeness of the woman. While everyone thought she was the future Mrs Sebastian, he was well aware of the truth as well as the person fanning the rumors. After all, he’d been a witness for Olivia Brown and Sebastian Frost’s wedding. Also, he was a director within the company and attending such dinners was a part and parcel of his profession. But Miss Emma seemed to be looking down on him.

His eyes narrowed. He hadn’t worked with Seb Frost for years without learning some tircks himself. Deliberately pretending to misunderstand her question, he nodded," He sent me here as a punishment. Because I failed in my duty to keep his schedule a secret from some nobodies."

He watched in satisfaction as his barb hit the mark and the woman scowled and clenched her teeth.

"I’m sorry, Miss Emma. I did not mean to imply that spending the evening with you is a punishment or that you are a nobody..." Drake paused, letting the silence speak for itself that is exactly what he meant before continuing," Its just that, I prefer to spend my evenings with my cat...hence tonight would be an appropriate punishment... as for his schedule, I’ll be careful in the future..."

As she turned red, he bowed his head. Well, revenge was sweet. She dared to fool him and take a look at his boss’ schedule...

Emma felt as if she was going to explode! The audacity of this Assistant! He even dared to imply that spending the eveing with his cat was more preferable to spending the evening with her! She wanted to walk forward and punch this man but she needed to restrain herself.

Her research was not for nothing. She knew that all the assistants working directly with the Frosts were their most trusted ones. As such, Drake Rosette was probably higher in ranking than her. But she vowed to herself, once she had captured Seb’s heart, Drake Rosette would be thrown out of the office before he could say a word!

With a smile that looked like a grimace, she spoke," Mister Drake, lets go and get this dinner over with. I’m sure you must be eager to get back to your cat..."

Drake nodded and gestured with his hand for her to proceed," Of course of course. I love her. Do you know it is a coincidence but her name is also Emma..."

As Emma almost stumbled, he continued smoothly, "Actually it is Emmaline, but I call her Emma."

Emma clenched her teeth... God give her the strength to not murder this man tonight.

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