Husband With Benefits
Chapter 465: A Test

Chapter 465: A Test

"I don’t understand ma’am. The rumors are still going strong about their relationship, but they do not meet outside the office. It’s almost as if their supposed romance exists solely for public consumption, a carefully crafted facade. They haven’t gone out on any dates outside the office. No dinner, no hidden meetings, nothing whereas earlier he would meet her outside and take her out as his date publicly. Could it be that he is trying to curb the rumours?"

It was no surprise to her. Despite Sebastian Frost’s polished persona in the media and his seemingly transparent demeanor, Viv knew better. Behind the facade of affability and openness lay a man fiercely guarded about his privacy, a trait inherent to every member of the Frost family. He was simply a master of hiding things in the open.

"I thought you were sure that they were dating. In fact that was the reason we rushed here. So, now you’re saying you could be wrong?"

The woman shook her head,"I don’t think so. I’m just sure that something is missing. Some variable that we are not aware of. For one, Sebastian Frost was known for his partying ways. But for the last few months, he’s simply cut them down. Even the public appearances that he used to do on behalf of Frost Industuries, he has been conspicuously absent from them , and his assistant and vice president have been attending them in his stead."

Vivienne mulled over this information, still not worried. Soon, she would orchestrate a meeting with Seb and this woman. And then everything would be revealed to her. Until then,

"What about Olivia? Did you find anything about her?"

"No, ma’am. Her last known whereabouts are when she signed the deed with Mrs Frost to sell her cafe. From what I understand she left the very next day and never returned. According to her neighbors, a few people came the next day and cleared out her things."

Vivienne frowned. There was something fishy about... " I need someone to find Olivia Brown at the earliest! Do you understand? I don’t care if she is hiding under the ground or over the mountains. I want every information on her!"

The assistant hesitated, wanting to question the young miss, but not daring to. Of course, this was noticed by Vivienne, who smiled," Ask what you want to know."

The assistant nodded," Miss Vivienne, all these years, you’ve been keeping an eye on Mr Frost only. Why the sudden shift to Miss Brown?"

"Because those two are always going to end up together." Vivienne explained.

While the assistant waited for more clarification, Vivienne simply lay back and closed her eyes, making her realize that she was not going to get any more information.

Bowing quickly, she stepped back," I’ll go and relay your instructions."

Just as she was skittering away, Vivienne stopped her," Wait."

She stopped," Yes ma’am?"

"I have a way to find out if Sebastian Frost is really involved with Emma or not..."

As the assistant heard the plan, she felt a chill down her spine but quickly nodded and agreed to coordinate the entire thing.

Vivienne smiled as the door closed behind the woman. Finally, her wait was over and her patience would be rewarded and she was going to...

***

Emma paced the floor of her house. Had she somehow offended Sebastian Frost. Was that why he’d started treating her indifferently. Usually, he would be receptive to her asking for appointment, or whatever else she needed. But ever since that day when she’d revealed that she’d seen his schedule, he’d been cold to her.

First, he’d missed the charity dinner, forcing her to attend it with his assistant. Then he’d repeatedly refused her calls for appointemnt until that Drake Rosette had called her and told her that his schedule was full and any communication could be handled by him. It was as if he was avoiding her.

She needed to do something immediately if she wanted him to become interested in her again. And the next time, she would have to be careful about letting him know. That day, she’d been too excited about getting him to come with her and that had ruined everything.

Suddenly an idea struck her. She needed to give him a chance to rescue her again. He’d then probablt soften his approach. Maybe he was different than his other brothers.

With determination, she drove towards his office, making sure to keep an eye out on the oncoming traffic. Her heart raced with anticipation. The move was risky, but she was willing to do it.

As she drove off the road, taking a longer scenic route towards his office, she spotted a large tree ahead. It was perfect. She stiffened her body, preparing for the upcoming impact. And then, with a calculated move, she swerved her car towards the tree, ready to collide with the tree. She needed to cause minimum damage to herself and maximum to the car so that it would look horrendous.

A loud crash echoed in the quiet lane, as the cars front drove into the tree and she was jolted forward. She was glad with her calculation when the airbags did not deploy. She could now say that she was even driving at a reasonable speed. But she wasn’t hurt visibly... This could be a problem.

As she sat there, pondering what she should do, suddenly, another loud bang echoed and she was once again thrown forward against the steering wheel, her head hitting it hard. She felt a sharp pain shoot through her skull, disorienting her. What just happened?

Before she could regain her senses totally, she watched in the mirror as a large truck seemed to be coming at her car from behind. With a loud scream, she tried to protect herself as the car was pushed into the tree trunk and she felt herself being hit against the seat again, sure that she’d broken a few bones. She tried to open her mouth to let another scream as she watched in horror the truck reversing and coming at her again, but she blacked out before she could be hit again.

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