Husband With Benefits
Chapter 469: Sisterly Love (2)

Even the name brought him pain as he thought of memories past. He could still vividly recall the day when Olivia had come to him, bursting with excitement about how her father was going to visit her.

It was the first time she was going to meet him and she could barely contain her excitement.

"Sebby! Sebby!You’re home! Today is the best day ever!"

As he caught the running girl, barely keeping his balance as she threw herself into his arms, he laughed and kissed the tip of her nose. "Well, I for one am happy about the welcome. But I can see that you are not excited about just that."

She nodded her head , like a little bobble-head doll and exclaimed," Yes! My daddy is coming to meet me! I’ve been wanting to meet him so long!" She’s stepped away from him, twirling happily," How do I look? Pretty enough to meet him?"

"You look the prettiest when you smile Livi! I’m sure your father will love you instantly!"

"He will?" She practically bounced in place as she clapped her hands," Will you come with me?"

Seb smiled at her, even as he felt a pang of worry," Livia, if I come with you, he will hate me. He’s finally made time for you. Don’t let it go to waste. Go and have fun with your father."

Her eyes shined as she nodded, leaning up on her toes as she kissed the corner of his lips," You’re the best, Sebby! Best best best! Wait for me. When my father has spent some time with me, I’ll tell him all about you and then he won’t hate you!"

As she waved at him with her joyous anticipation, he’d known in that moment, that she was his forever one. Yes, they’d already started dating by then, but he hadn’t thought of a forever. He’d never thought the little girl he’d always loved would be the one he would fall in love with all over again. Maybe once she’d met her old man and settled a bit, he’d go and officially ask for her hand. She’d love that.

But the joyous anticipation quickly turned to heartbreak when Olivia had come to him in tears a few days later. The raw anguish in her eyes as she had come to him had made him want to tear apart anyone who dared to hurt her. Even if the person was her own father. The one who had betrayed her. She’d cried and cried, clutching his shirt, while he’d been unable to find proper words to console her sobbing self. Finally, when she’d exhausted herself, she’d explained,"Seb, he... he brought his other daughter with him," Olivia had sobbed, her voice choked with pain. "He has another family, Seb. I didn’t even know. He wants us to be like sisters."

Now, as Seb sat alone in the VIP waiting area, those memories weighed heavily on his mind. That had been only the beginning of everything coming apart.

The reason for Dempsey’s visit had not been to meet his daughter with Mrs Brown but to dump his other daughter on her. Vivienne Dempsey. Who had just lost her mother and was now feeling lost. That was when Olivia started changing, closing her self off to everyone. He’d seen how she’d become obsessed with money, with escaping everything and everyone, including him.

Seb sighed. He’d not known for a long time about what had been going on between Vivienne and Olivia until after Olivia had left him and run away. He should have listened to Olivia when she tried explaining everything after their marriage. He’d always known in his heart that Olivia had not done what she did for money. There had been some catalyst. Could it have been Vivienne? Was that why Vivienne had left the country soon after Olivia did?

It seemed he would not be able to escape their past so easily. No matter how much he wanted to think of the future only, the past has returned.

His thoughts were abruptly interrupted by the ringing of his phone. He glanced at the caller ID and saw Olivia’s name flashing on the screen. With an instinctive smile, he answered the call.

"Hey, Livi," he greeted, trying to keep his voice steady so as not to betray the turmoil in his heart.

Her smiling voice brough immediate peace to him as she said," Seb! Nora came to see me today."

He felt his heart fall. Did Nora go and tell Olivia about Vivienne?

However, his fears were for nothing as Olivia continued excitedly," I’d already agreed to be her consultant, but she has come up with a better proposal! She’s proposed a partnership! Isn’t that awesome? You know I was regretting being hasty in selling everything off but now... and we had our first meeting as partners already! I’m so excited about it! This is going to be epic. We’re already planning other outlets..."

"That’s fantastic news, Liv," Seb replied, glad about Olivia’s genuinely being happy as he said," Well, this calls for a celebration. So should we go for another tantalizing... walk?"

"Those walks are anything but tantalizing, Seb Frost! I want to do something fun! Ummmm... lets wash the dishes together!"

Seb laughed," Dishes? Alright alright. I’ll come and cook something up and then I can so the dishes while you admire me."

"Well, whatever. Come early then. I’ll have some juuce waiting on the ice."

As they ended the call, Seb could not help but smile softly. He just needed to keep that Vivienne away from them and then everything would be alright.

However, just as he set his phone down, the door to the waiting room creaked open, and Seb’s heart skipped a beat as he saw Vivienne standing there, her gaze fixed on him.

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