Husband With Benefits
Chapter 492: Houseguests

Chapter 492: Houseguests

As Seb and Olivia exchange puzzled glances, wondering who could have come so late, a young woman entered the door, announcing," Princess Isidora is soon going to grace you all with her presence and that of her entourage which consist of a friendly dog and another dog with an attitude problem."

Seb and Olivia laughed out loud as the young woman, Isidora’s teacher cum nanny made the announcement and stepped aside.

Before anyone could even react, the door opened and the girl dashed forward, her arms outstretched towards Sebastian.

"Sebby!" she exclaimed with unrestrained joy, as she almost threw herself into his arms.

Sebastian’s eyes widened in surprise before breaking into a wide smile, as he effortlessly lifted the girl off the ground and twirling her around. Following her, were two dogs who quickly jointed in the excitement, yapping around them and Olivia.

As the whirlwind of excitement settled, Sebastian gently set Dora back down, ruffling her hair affectionately. "Dora, you’re like a hurricane of joy," he chuckled, his eyes sparkling with warmth.

Dora flipped her hair and rolled her eyes," I don’t know if I like being compared to a hurricane or not. I’ll accept that I bring joy to everyone though."

Seb chuckled at this while Dora turned towards Olivia," Hi, Olivia. Is it safe to hug you? Or will it crush the babies?" Dora asked doubtfully, staring at her small bulge intently.

Olivia chuckled and quickly got on her knees, hugging the little girl as she said," It is perfectly safe to hug me, and you won’t crush the babies, don’t worry."

Dora nodded in relief and quickly hugged her back, happily, as she whispered, "You have no idea how worried I was."

Olivia laughed at that," You’re such a sweetheart, you can crush nothing so, don’t worry about it."

Seb, on the other hand petted the two dogs who were done with excitement. Gaia had now slouched onto the floor, as if done with the world, while Kitten started to roam around to explore new territory. "Princess Dora, what brings you to our humble abode today?"

Dora pouted and quickly jumped onto the sofa, patting on either side of her, indicating for Seb and Olivia to sit on each side. Dutifully, the two people sat beside her as Dora sighed dramatically," I was out travelling the world but then I thought you two might be missing me so I just dropped by."

Seb narrowed his eyes and mock glared at Dora, looking into her eyes carefully," You are lying Princess Dora..."

Dora stuck her lower lip out and pouted," You, sir, are very rude. How can you accuse me of something like this?"

Seb smiled thinly, "So, what brings you here, Princess Dora? The truth this time?"

"I just wanted to make sure that you don’t forget about me." Dora complained while Seb gave her the eye..

"Fine fine! Can’t you leave a girl with some dignity? I’ve been bafaegqfafkrEdnaojo."

Seb frowned at that, leaning in close," What did you say?"

That earned him a glare from the little girl who repeated slowly," I have been banished from Estania!"

Seb blinked at that. This was not what he had expected. "Banished?" he repeated, slowly, still unsuure. What could Dora have done for something so drastic...

Dora nodded solemnly, her lower lip trembling slightly. "Yes, banished. Its not official but it might as well be," she confirmed, her eyes welling up with unshed tears.

As if a dam had burst open, Dora started to talk quickly," I just made a simply slip up? Can’t he forgive me? I am his favourite princess! He dotes on me. And mother loves me the most too! The people all love me! They loved Evana but she is going to move here, so shouldn’t my parents want to keep me close? And yet what do they do? Instead of forgiving me for my mistake, they told me to...."

Dora broke off in a wavering voice as the tears she had been holding back slipped through. " All I asked was for a little baby sister or brother."

Sebastian and Olivia exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing in confusion. "But Dora, asking for a sibling seems like a reasonable request. I;m sure they could have talked to yuo about their choice of having one more child or not. Are you sure you did not misunderstand them?" Sebastian pointed out, his tone gentle.

Dora let out a dramatic sigh, her eyes flashing with indignation, her hands gesturing wildly as she recounted the events."I did not misunderstand! Daddy was mortified when I made the request! How was I supposed to know that he was giving a live interview on national television?"

Sebastian’s eyes widened in realization as Dora’s words sank in. "On national television?"

Olivia, who had been feeling sympathy for the little girl until now, almost choken on her own spit. Prime Minister Sterling must have been... Holy hell. She could just imagine what a dive his prim and proper image must have taken. A scandal.

Seb suppressed the laughter that threatened to escape him as he too imagined the scene. The press must be having a field day in Estania....

Just then, he felt a small fist meeting his thigh and looked down to a glaring Dora as she warned him," Stop that! I can see the light of gossip going on in your eyes! You and I are most like Sebastian Frost! You want to see what happened and everything else that followed! Well too bad! You have a different problem as of now!"

Olivia giggled at this. Uh huh! Dora and Seb were indeed similar in the context that they always had an ear for gossip or any ongoing news around them. It was both useful and infuriating. She could still remember when Dora had casually mentioned that she knew a couple who went to the terrace after the wedding...

Seb on the other hand focused on Dora’s words and asked slowly,"What problem do I have?"

"I have decided that I am going to spend the period of my banishment here... With the two of you."

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