Husband With Benefits
Chapter 515: Unravelling

Chapter 515: Unravelling

Seb sat outside the operation theatre, with his eyes tightly shut. Even those who were merely passing him by in the corridor could see the malice emerging from him. He was not just worried about the person inside the room. He was on the edge. His palpable aura of seething anger, barely contained beneath the surface worrying anyone.

When Erasmi had burnt Lara and her lover alive, he’d understood the reasoning behind it, supported it even, but he had not understood the desire. He admitted he had wondered more than once what kind of hatred Erasmi held to be able to do something so cruel. However, sitting here, waiting for news about his wife and children, he acknowledged the desire that burnt within him. To kill. And to kill in the way that would torture those two women!

He felt a firm hand on his shoulder and without even opening his eyes, he knew who it was. Demetri. He shuddered. He’d done everything to protect Olivia. He’d tempered with the car, before they came out to prevent them from escaping. And yet, Emma had fired the gun at Olivia.

"She’s going to be fine, Seb. They both are.The bullet barely grazed her arm."

Seb shuddered. "But what if you hadn’t jumped her and flicked the gun away at the last moment? She would have... I feel like such a failure... Am I even... what is the point of forcing her to marry me if I was going to cause all this? It would have been better if she had gone away or even not married me! Its all because of me Demon."

"Shut up, Seb. Do you really think that? Did you lose your brain cells in that fight with Davis?"

Seb shook his head and kept his eyes closed. He knew Demon would not agree with him, but he’d already accepted the fact. He’d been reckless. In his desire to make sure Olivia stayed by him, he missed some obvious hints about Emma. What if someone else from his past came to haunt them in the future? What will he do then? No, as soon as she was well, he would make preparations for them to separate. He could not live in the bubble anymore and convince himself that everything would be alright.

They’d probably work out something for him to spend time with the children. Maybe visitation over the holidays and weekends.

"You really need to stop thinking, Seb." Demetri spoke sharply, jolting him out of his reverie as he looked up in shock. Had he been talking? But then, as he felt the water on his face, he realized he was crying....

"Demon, I...."

Before he could say more, a weary looking doctor stepped out, Seb’s heart leaped into his throat as he rushed forward to meet him, his hands trembling with fear.

"Doctor, please, how is she? Is my wife okay? And the babies?" His voice cracked with emotion, even as he almost pleaded with the doctor.

The doctor offered him a sympathetic smile, "Mr Frost, your wife is out of danger, and so are your babies.."

In that moment, he felt as if the world was ready to stop. They were safe. That is all that mattered in this world. He felt his knees give way and he would have keeled over if not for Demon holding him up. In a choked voice he tried to thank the doctor but his words seemed to escape him so he could only give him a gratful look... which the doctor understood and nodded.

Demetri on the other hand looked at the doctor, knowing that the man probably had more to say and the doctor continued, "However, your wife is still in shock, and she will need extreme care in the coming days. We need to ensure that nothing causes her undue stress or anxiety."

Seb nodded and asked in a whisper," When can I see her?"

The doctor hesitated for a moment before replying, "We’ll be bringing her out to you shortly. But please, Mr. Frost, remember that she needs rest and quiet. No stress." Seb nodded as he watched the doctor leave and then slumped back on the bench, ready to wait some more to see Olivia.

The relief he felt at the doctor’s words was such that he could barely catch his breath and the world seemed to be spinning out of control for him. Demetri slipped a glass of iced tea into his hand and ordered," Sip this slowly and drop whatever notion is going on in your head, Seb. The doctor has warned against causing Olivia any stress."

"I know. I know. I won’t talk about the di...about anything right now." Seb murmured with his eyes closed, already steeling himself to be shameless and face Olivia.

Demetri stared at the top of his brothers’ head and sighed! To have a guilty conscience of all the times. And he was actually thinking of divorce? Why? Why was he blessed with such idio*ic brothers? Did they not know that once you found love, you stuck to them like glue. Not letting go?

Just then, he received a message from his assistant, Nina and his eyes hardened. It seemed digging deeper had indeed helped them. While Emma and Rachel were in custody, waiting for their ’punishment’, Rached had tried to contact someone to help her escape. Someone who should have had nothing to do with her...

With a single swipe, he forwarded the image and the number to Gabe. He would be the one to handle this the best. Elena Winthrope really thought that they would continue to be lenient towards her, despite everything. And they could have been... if she’d restricted herself to business. But she’d made the mistake of interfering with the family...

As he watched Seb drink the tea, he narrowed his eyes. Well, he’d need to do something to handle his brother’s lack of intelligence. So he called his better half- Mrs Nora Frost. Repeating the name in his head with a smile on his face, he spoke when she answered," You can come to the hospital now. Mother and children are both well. She’s going to be moved to the ICU soon. Also, make sure that Seb takes care of her. Do not let him escape or let him be in the same room with Olivia alone."

Nora raised an eyebrow at that instruction even as she agreed," Okay boss husband. I’ll do as you say."

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