Chapter 5 – A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

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“You have no idea but… I couldn’t stop crying when my eldest son died three months ago. I felt like there was no point in living since then…”

“This baby must be an angel sent from the heavens, and it’s here to save me! It might even be Tristan’s reincarnation! You have to take care of yourself and deliver it safely!”

On the other hand, Alexander looked upset. His eyebrows furrowed as he glared at Halston.

“What have you done, you brat?! You got another woman pregnant while still being married to Flossie? What is she going to do now? We should never forget what her grandfather has done for us! If he hadn’t saved the old man, us Guajardos would’ve met our demise long ago!”

“The old man and I had promised to take good care of Flossie back then. And yet, you… What am I supposed to say to the old man now, huh? How can we possibly live on knowing we broke our promise to the late Mr. Ellsworth?!”

Out of anger, Alexander tried to slap Halston. “I… I’ll kill you!”

Jessanna quickly put herself between the two men, whimpering as she said, “Please don’t be angry, Mr. Guajardo. This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have gotten pregnant! If this is really that big of a problem, I’ll just schedule an abortion tomorrow!”

“No, you mustn’t! This child is part of the Guajardo family’s bloodline! You have to give birth to it no matter what!” Francine put Jessanna behind her as she howled at Alexander, “Why are you so protective of Ellsworth anyway?! If she really did have an actual relationship with Halston, they’d have children by now! Other women wouldn’t have been able to get in between them!”

“Just think about it. She’s just the daughter of a fallen family! She doesn’t even have any useful talents! She didn’t do anything for our family, and she’s nothing but a drag! We’ve been taking care of her for four years already. Isn’t that enough to repay their kindness? How is she being mistreated?!”

“It’s 2023. We’ve got a choice to love and marry whoever we want! Halston should be the one to make that decision, so who are you to butt into his business?!”

After her long rant, Francine looked toward the silent Halston and asked. “Tell us, what are your plans, Halston?”

Halston stood tall and proud, an indifferent look on his face as he pondered over his father’s words.

His eyes landed on Jessanna’s stomach, and he said dismissively, “As you can see, Jessanna is already three months pregnant. This child is part of the family bloodline, so she will need a proper title before the child is born. I’ve already proceeded with the divorce with Ellsworth. Once we’re legally separated, I will register my marriage with Jessanna.”

Francine and Jessanna let out a sigh of relief at the same time after hearing this.

However, this statement only made Alexander even more furious. He was on the verge of slapping his son. “You b*stard, so you’re being serious about this?! You… You’re so foolish that you kicked your wife out to make space for your mistress! Are you insane?!”

“If Flossie’s grandfather found out about this, how should he rest in peace? You should know that he used to be quite the soldier and was even appointed as an esteemed general! Aren’t you worried that he’d haunt you in your dreams?”

“Just break off this nonsensical relationship!”

Francine crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, then said scornfully, “The Ellsworth family wouldn’t have fallen if he really was that great. If we didn’t take his only granddaughter in, their bloodline would’ve ended right then!”

“Don’t you remember how many enemies the Ellsworths had back then? We endured the pressure and let her marry into the family regardless! We even made a few enemies ourselves just because of this! Even if we were repaying his kindness, shouldn’t this be more than enough?”

“Besides, the old man himself said that their marriage would only need to last four years. If they still didn’t love each other after that, they could just go their separate ways! Halston is not the bad guy in this!”

Seeing his parents fighting made Halston rather annoyed, so he spoke up in a chilling tone. “I’ve said what I needed to say. If you’d like to argue, find another place to do that.”

“Ah, whatever!” Alexander sighed deeply. “You’ve always been pretty stubborn, son. Your brother was the only one who could talk you out of things… If he were still alive, he might have been able to try convincing you, at the very least…”

With that, the atmosphere instantly became quite heavy.

Three months ago, news of Tristan Guajardo’s death brought devastation to the Guajardo family. Halston, who was already cold, became even more closed off after the accident.

“I can’t do anything if you really intend to marry this woman, but you have to promise me one thing, or else I’d rather we cut ties completely!”

“What is it?” Halston stared at his own father, still expressionless as always.

“You have to keep this a secret from your grandfather. You know that his heart is unwell, and he has a transplant surgery coming soon. We can’t afford to agitate him. And you know how much he loves Flossie. He’s always treated her like she was his own granddaughter! If he found out you divorced her over a mistress, he’d lose his marbles!”

Halston nodded. “I’ll be sure to do that.”

Finally, the old couple left the manor. Francine also made sure to remind Jessanna over and over again to be careful with her health, clearly viewing her as her future daughter-in-law now.

Due to his guilt towards Flossie, Alexander refused to act friendly with Jessanna the whole time, unlike his wife. Hence, Jessanna was very anxious during their interaction, as if she had just experienced a rollercoaster.

Despite what Halston’s parents thought of her, Jessanna knew that the most important person was actually Halston. He had the most say within the Guajardo family and the entire Beach City, after all.

At this time, Halston was standing by the window on the second floor, spacing off as he looked at the sunflower garden in the backyard. He didn’t stop by the manor much, so he never noticed the field of sunflowers in their garden. To his surprise, he found this sight rather beautiful.

‘Sunflowers, huh…’ He wondered.

He only found out earlier today that sunflowers were Flossie’s favorite type of flowers.

‘Loyalty and new hope? Does that mean the divorce is giving her new hope? Was being my wife really that bad?’

“Halston!” Jessanna then walked up to him, wiping her tears. “I’m sorry the baby and I are giving you trouble. Why don’t we just… give up?”

Halston turned around, his starry eyes filled with endless sadness. With a lump in his throat, he said, “No, we can’t. This was Tristan’s last and only wish.

If one could turn back time, Halston was willing to risk everything to return to that night three months ago.

That night, on the streets of New York, the two brothers were assaulted as they were chatting about the family’s future. Tristan had selflessly protected Halston using his body and took a bullet for him.

Moments before his death, Tristan mentioned that he had a girlfriend who he loved deeply, Jessanna Ximenez. Moreover, Jessanna had just conceived their child.

“Marry Jessanna and live on in my stead. Please… give them a complete family.”

Halston couldn’t possibly forget how his brother’s bloody hands held onto him, begging him with despair consuming him whole.

Halston would surely push his brother away if he could turn back time, as it would have been better if he had died instead.

Hearing his answer, Jessanna continued with her pitiful act nonetheless. “Not only have you upset your father for me and the baby’s sake, but you’ve also hurt Miss Ellsworth in the process! I feel really bad… This isn’t going to work out!”

“I’ll be fine as a single mother. I may be a woman, and life may get tough sometimes, but… I don’t mind enduring it all to protect Tristan’s only child!”

‘Hehe, playing the damsel in distress always works on men. I refuse to believe that Halston doesn’t feel the urge to protect me now.’

However, Halston remained hostile, even going as far as to inch away from Jessanna. “My father has no idea about the truth, so you shouldn’t take his reaction to heart.”

“And as for Flossie Ellsworth…” Halston paused for a brief while before continuing his sentence. “We never had an actual relationship. We’ve never even done anything physical throughout the four years of our marriage. I would’ve divorced her regardless of your existence.”

“What about Miss Ellsworth then? She must love you very much, doesn’t she? You’re a great man and a very handsome one at that.” Jessanna’s voice was as enchanting as always, her eyes filled with absolute adoration towards the man.

As an experienced seductress, she merely wanted to fool around with the honest man, Tristan, and keep him hanging for a bit longer. The man was boring, to say the least, and always sucked up to her no matter what she wanted.

However, Halston made her realize that love at first sight was indeed a real thing. Jessanna immediately cleaned up her act to focus on seducing this A-plus man, and Flossie was obviously the biggest obstacle in her plan.

“She doesn’t love me either.”

‘Elsewise, she wouldn’t have been so excited about the divorce,’ Halston thought to himself.

Hearing this, Jessanna felt much less worried, thinking. ‘Looks like the rumors are true, they don’t love each other. It might not even be a stretch to say that they hated the sight of one another, and that divorce was inevitable.’

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