Chapter 440: A Declaration of War
Seb watched intently as Olivia’s hands shook, her fingers tracing the edges of the file. He maintained his cold stare, his resolve unyielding, as she flipped through the few pages of the first file. There wasn’t much to read in the first file... It was a simple and clear cut document outlining the handing over of the custody of their unborn child/ children to him while she would have visitation rights.
He knew the moment she reached the clause that highlighted his stance as she looked up at him in disbelief.He discerned the tremor in her lips, the flicker of uncertainty in her eyes as she struggled to find her voice," What is the meaning of this?"
Seb raised his eyebrows and simply shrugged his shoulders. She understood well enough. He simply pushed forward the next file. He watched as she picked it up, the hope in her eyes that this agreement might be different than the previous one. It was different, but how acceptable to her, it remained to be seen.
Unable to sit still as she read this thicker proposal, Seb stood up and walked to the window, looking outside. He had no interest in seeing her expression when she realized that this was a marriage contract, complete with a pre-nuptial agreement for the next eighteen years... till their child was an adult. She must be feeling appalled at the thought of marrying him. After all, neither of the documents were quite fair to her and were made in his favour.
Or his child’s favour, to be exact. After all he was not going to put his child’s future at risk, just because it was it’s mother’s decision to not live with its father.
"What is the meaning of this?" she demanded, her tone laced with a mixture of anger and desperation.
Seb’s lips curled into a cold, humorless smile. " Are you going to keep repeating that question? I think both the contracts are quite clear. I can call a lawyer to come and explain it to you word for word. Or I can give you a direct answer- the documents mean you have no other option," he replied icily, his voice cutting through the air like a knife. "Choose one and sign!"
Olivia shivered. Whatever it was that she had thought, she could not have predicted this. He had planned out everything in a couple of hours. It was all so cold and emotionless...
Her hands clenched into fists in her lap, her nails digging into her palms as she struggled to maintain her composure. "I will not," she spat defianly, her voiced ringing through the room like a challenge. Did he really think that just because she had come to him to resolve matters he could force her into something like this.