Husband With Benefits
Chapter 504: Revolving Door

Chapter 504: Revolving Door

Emma walked out of the office in a huff and almost ready to cry. She had given everything to this project. Even enduring and ignoring her own budding feelings for Seb, so that she would have this as her career. And now, because some random worker at the facrtory had mentioned seeing her designs somewhere else, her work was under scrutiny and her credibility at risk.

As she walked out with her head high, telling herself that she was not going to cry, she tried to think of ways that she might be able to salvage this! Could it be that someone was deliberately trying to sabotage her?

First, the accident happened. And then, later she was accused of trying to poison Olivia Frost and now this! It was too much of a coincidence. But who could be targetting her and why?

She wanted to talk about all this with Seb but he’d simply refused to listen. When he’d apologized for threatening her, she thought that everything would be back to normal. But he seemed insistent on keeping her at arm’s length! And she was okay with that. However, she was not okay with compromising on her career for him.

She had to find a way to get him alone and talk to him! She’d given all the sketches and files to him to prove that she was the creator! Heck, she was even willing to redo all the designs if that was he wanted! She had not plagiarized the work! But right now, he was so focused on protecting his pregnant wife and child that he wasn’t even willing to listen to her!

What had he said? Passed on the necessary evidence to the legal and investigative team of Frost Industries? This project had been his baby, he’d said! And now, he was just passing it on? It was becasue of that Olivia Frost!

As she stepped into the elevator, she wondered if she should wait for him in the parking. She had already seen his car when she’d come. But what if Olivia was still with him. She would have to take the risk...

In the basement, as Emma stepped out of the elevator, her mind consumed in scheming and frustration, she collided with a little girl who was standing there, waiting for the elevator.

"Hey! Watch where you’re going!" Emma snapped, her patience worn thin as she rubbed her sore arm.

Isidora Sterling, taken aback by Emma’s sharp tone, raised her chin defiantly. "You watch where you’re going! You bumped into me!"

Emma’s eyebrows shot up and she snorted, "Excuse me? I don’t have time for this. Just be more careful next time," she retorted dismissively as she tried to brush past the girl.

But Isidora was not just anyone. She was a princess and wasn’t about to let Emma off the hook so easily. "Maybe if you weren’t stomping around like a grumpy giant, we wouldn’t have collided! All I was doing was standing here!" she shot back, her voice rising in indignation.

"Excuse me? Who do you think you are? You are the one at fault and instead of apologizing, you are scolding me? You shouldn’t be standing in the middle of the elevator exit!"

"I can stand wherever well I please and I wasn’t even standing in the middle! Look around!! You should be walking with open eyes when you step out."

Emma, irritated beyond reason, raised her hand, "How dare you! I will teach you a lesson, you ugly little..."

Before she could have slapped Dora, however, a security guard appeared, catching Emma’s wrist and pushing it away, as he stood protectively over her...

Emma huffed and stomped away towards her car, while Dora called out," I am ugly? You are the one who is ugly! It is why you had to have plastic surgery!"

As Emma froze in horror and turned around to scold the girl, Dora had already walked into the elevator while the Guard stood attentively outside, with his eyes fixed on Emma.

***

Upstairs, Seb stared at everyone in the office. Why did his office turn into some kind of a gathering place all of a sudden? How was he supposed to work with Ian, Lucien, Olivia, and surprisingly, Vivienne and Rosie all mingling here? Couldn’t they just all move their small party to the conference room? Leave only Olivia here with him?

Just then, Rosie received a call and announced to him," Princess Dora is on her way here."

Seb frowned. "Tell her she cannot come here."

"Too late. She has already entered the elevator." Rosie said and then walked out, to receive the ’princess’ no doubt! That man! He’d met Dora only once but Rosie was already worshipping the ground she walked on! He was very sure that if Dora had been older, Vivienne would have had tough competition in her courtship with Rosie!

But the question was, why did the door to his office suddenly become revolving? What was it today that all of them were congregating here? He was tempted to scream at them to get lost for now! Would they have dared to occupy Demon’s office like this? He’d have them thrown out of the building!

Suddenly there was silence and Seb looked up to see everyone staring at him. Holy mother... Did he say all that out loud? He was going to pretend as if he hadn’t said anything! If they heard anything it was their hallucination.

Quickly, he turned back to his work, only for Ian to shake his head," Seb! We asked you if there has been any progress on finding the person sending the death threats. Any new leads?"

Seb sighed and shook his head, recounting the details from this morning’s meeting with Detective Davis and the saleswoman.

"So, the police has considered everyone who is a victim to also be suspicious? That is... interesting..." Ian murmured as he cast a meaningful glance at Seb who frowned as he understood the meaning behind Ian’s words.

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