Husband With Benefits
Chapter 474: The Truth (3)

Chapter 474: The Truth (3)

Seb was silent as he tried to piece together the events of the past. Even now, he was missing something. The reason why she eventually left him was still unclear to him. If that old man had really approved of Olivia then what went wrong?

"You’re wondering why then did I leave you? I didn’t mean to, Seb... I told you, I was foolish. So foolish that sometimes when I look back, I want to slap myself silly. But there was something else as well. Do you remember Vivienne?"

Seb stilled at the name. Of course he remembered her. The woman who had always tried to keep him away from Olivia claiming he wasn’t worthy of her. And then later when Olivia had left...

Olivia looked up at Seb’s face as he was lost in thought and clicked her fingers in front of his face. "You don’t remember her?" she asked with a frown. Vivienne was a sore spot for her. She was her sister and unlike most half sisters who created trouble for their sibling, she had not been like that... until she set her eyes on Seb of course. Who knew Viv would have fallen for Seb as well? But of course he didn’t know that...

Seb shook himself out of his thoughts and answered, "Hmm? I do..She was your half sister...your only friend you called her."

Olivia grimaced at that. If only she had known the truth earlier... Viv indeed had been a good friend...

"Well yes. Anyway, she didn’t like you and you know that. She was convinced that you would definitely cheat on me and step out on me. I know I shouldn’t have listened to her, but she was always saying that... and somehow, I don’t know when, I started doubting us. Maybe it was the repetition that you were always flirting, or how I didn’t have a background as strong as you so you would definitely try to suppress me. I just don’t know. But I fell for that gibberish. And didn’t even know that I’d donw that."

Seb widened his eyes at that. Vivienne had made no pretense about liking him and been quite vocal about opposing their relationship. But he’d never considered her a serious threat to their relationship. He’d always been secure in the love for each other.

Olivia shook her head and thought back to that fateful night, "Anyway that night, I agreed to take a loan from grandfather, promising him that I would return it when I started earning and he accepted. I was about to come to you when I met Vivienne on the way. She brought me to you. But the scene I saw..."

Seb frowned. What did she see? He would have remembered...

Olivia had a bitter smile on her face as she looked at his confused expression. "Of course you don’t remember. But I do... it was like walking into a nightmare. I asked Vivienne to drive me to your dorm, wanting to share my news to you. Vivienne asked me why I was so happy but I did not tell her. I just wanted you to be the first. However, when I reached there, it felt as if every word Vivienne had spoken was true. There was a girl... she was hugging your waist and crying...claiming that she was pregnant with your child..."

Seb scowled at that. A girl had been hugging him? Pregnant with his child? How was that possible? Olivia didn’t know that but she’d been his first. He’d been waiting for her to grow up... So how could...

And yet, he could faintly recall the scene. It had been a prank by his roommates. Because the girls were always flocking to him and he’d been easy going, everyone had always believed that he was a womanizer. So they’d decided to prank him, unaware that he’d been with only Olivia.

Olivia gave a bitter smile at that," It was a setup, Seb. Vivienne had planned it long ago. That night, she had already intended to bring me there. She’d coordinated with everyone and...what happened after that was not good. When the shock wore off and I would have marched forward, she dragged me away to the car."

"All the way home, she tore into me about how I’d been the one who’d been blind, foolish to trust you," Olivia continued, her voice laced with bitterness. "She painted you as this deceitful, unfaithful man, and every word she uttered felt like a dagger to my heart. ’He’s been playing you for a fool, Liv,’ she’d said, her voice dripping with venom. ’Do you really think someone like him would ever be faithful? He’s been laughing behind your back, making a mockery of your love.’ Gosh Seb! I don’t know what came over me that I did not stop for a moment to think. To ask you. But I was scared. What it all that was true? What if Vivienne had been right all along? And in that moment of weakness, I made the biggest mistake of my life."

Seb sighed. The pieces of their past puzzle were now coming together.

Cupping her cheek, Seb made her look at him, gazing into her eyes as he said," Liv, I swear to you, I never betrayed you. You were the only one I ever loved, the only one I ever wanted."

Olivia gave a bitter smile. She knew that of course. The fact that he’s used the past tense... he’d ’loved’ her, made her ache but she tried not to think that. Instead, she cupped his face and placed a small kiss on his cheek," I know that Seb. I discovered the truth too late. It was why I accepted the blame all these years. Even though you thought that the reason our breakup was my greed, the truth remains that we lost our way because of me. It was all my fault," she whispered her voice breaking with tears. "Back then, I let my insecurities get the best of me. I pushed you away when I should have held on tight."

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