Husband With Benefits
Chapter 502: The World Coming to An End

Chapter 502: The World Coming to An End

"Check out the plagiarism claims, Rosie. It is not something we can take lightly. The brand is set to launch and everything is in place. Something like this coming up at this stage..." Seb ordered as he stepped out of the elevator with Rosie trailing behind him.

"It is unlikely to check out as the truth. Miss Emma gave us the original designs...."

However, Seb had only taken a few steps when someone raced towards him and threw herself into his arms. He staggered backwards, almost pushing Rosie into the closed doors of the elevator as he tried to regain his balance.

While Seb tried to make sense of everything, Rosie froze behing his back, his mouth agape.

Seb’s eyebrows had already shot up in disbelief and his hands were hovering in the air, as if he was being threatened by a gun.

He looked down at the girl and then at Rosie who was trying to disappear and then at the people on his officd floor. At least they had the decency to not be staring. Of course he knew they were all focused here. Dam* it ! He did not need anymore drama and rumors!

Cautiously, he placed his hands on her shoulders and disentangled her from him and stepped sideways, before directly pushing her towards Rosie who had still remained frozen. Quickly, Rosie sent him a glance as he caught her protectively.

Relieved, Seb turned around, only to come face to face with Olivia who was standing there with a frown on her face, observing everything.

Feeling like a deer caught in headlights, Seb, for the first time in his life, felt himself go blank! He wanted to explain himself. But he did not know what to explain. Why did Vivienne cry and throw herself into his arms? He had no idea. How was he supposed to defend himself when he did not even know what was going on?

Just then, Olivia started to walk forward, and he panicked. He needed to block the elevator. What if she misunderstood everything and was going to leave him again. After all, he had no idea what nonsense Vivienne must have spouted against him! But his legs were not listening to the signal from his brain. He was totally dazed and confused.

Thankfully, his hands moved when Olivia neared him and was about to walk past him. Quickly he caught her hand and started to move," I can explain everything Livi. Just come with me."

Olivia frowned and tried to point towards the elevator but he simply shook his head," No no. I said lets go inside. I can’t let you go...I’ll explain Vivienne’s presence"

At the door to his own cabin, he stopped for a moment and turned around. Thankfully, Rosie had taken Vivienne into his own cabin...

"Sebby, why is Vivienne...", Olivia tried to ask but she was quickly pulled into the cabin. The next thing she knew, she was crushed against his chest, his arms around her, tight like a vice.

To say, Olivia was confused was an understatement. What was going on? Why was Seb so worried? Why was Vivienne taken to the assistant’s office? Why was Rosie holding her so easily and protectively? How did he even know Viv enough to embrace her like this. And what was Seb going to explain? Vivienne had come with her...

Tired of Vivienne’s bias against Seb, Olivia had finally told her many truths about the past. About how Seb had been the one who had encouraged her to form a relationship with Vivienne when their father had brought her here. How it was his guidance that had helped her sort her feelings at the time and welcome Viv as her sister.

As expected, Vivienne had been guild ridden and wanting to apologize to Seb for her prejudice. So, they’d come here. Only to find that Seb was not in his office. She’d been trying to convince a crying Vivienne that she could apologize to him later when he’d walked in and Vivienne had rushed to him.

Finally, when Seb had almsot crushed all the breath out of her, she hit his back and spoke," Seb! I can’t breathe..."

Hurriedly, Seb stepped back, and mumbled," Livia! I don’t know what is wrong with Viv! SHe just threw herself at me! I have nothing to..."

Finally, the penny dropped and Olivia broke into laughter. Seb was panicking because Vivienne had hugged him and he was now worried about her reaction...

Seb paused in his frantic explanation and looked at her warily. With almost tears in her eyes, Olivia wheezed, "Water..."

It took a moment for Seb to understand what she was asking for and he turned back quickly, getting the bottle from his desk for her. She looked at the bottle he held out for her and shook her head, " You drink it! You’re sweating! Drink the water, Seb. Let ME explain everything."

As Olivia pushed Seb into the chair, she stood before him. He looked up at her and she could not help but feel her heart clench. She was responsible for the worry and fear in his eyes. And as much as was touched, she also ached that she was the one responsible for this. She had not done anything in this relationship to make him believe that she would never leave him.

"I brought Vivienne here, Sebby. I told her everything. She found out that I was pregnany with your baby and she kept cursing you so I got angry and told her everything about the past. And then she felt guilty about what she had done and wanted to apologize to you..."

Seb blinked as Olivia finally finished her explanation. Olivia stared at him waiting for a reaction but he seemed to have gone into some kind of shock. Gently, she clicked her fingers in front of him and then he burst out," Holy sh*d! Livi! Give a man a warning at least! I mean, what would you think if your bitter enemy just hugged you out of the blue? I thought the world was coming to an end!"

Olivia giggled at that. Seb was normal now! Laughing, she pulled her phone and said," I know! You did look shocked, with your hands raised in the air as if you were taken captive by some terrorist! I couldn’t resist taking a picture..."

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