Chapter 13 – A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

The woman was sobbing in Halston’s arms but quickly moved away as soon as she saw Flossie enter the office as if she had been caught red-handed doing something bad. i

“Miss Ellsworth, please don’t misunderstand, we were just…”

“Save it.” Flossie put up her hand. Turning to Halston, she said, “Sorry for interrupting your date, Mr. Guajardo, but I’m here for the divorce settlement. I’ll leave once I’ve obtained your signature.”

Halston rested his arms on his desk and without a hint of emotion on his face, he responded, “Oh that… do you really need it in such a hurry?”

‘What the hell is he saying?’ Flossie thought as she suppressed the urge to beat him up. Through gritted teeth, she growled, “What do you think?!”

‘There’s still twenty days till we are legally divorced. I think it’s fine to wait it out.” Halston said with a deadpan expression.

Flossie clenched her fists tightly. Never in her life has she felt the urge to punch him more.

‘Did that thug really hit him that hard in the head?!’

‘So he’s not in a hurry to settle things now? He was the one who handed me divorce papers, and kicked me out on the same night! All this, just so his mistress could move in with him!’

“Mr. Guajardo, are you trying to be funny here? Is this a joke?” Flossie asked as she pointed to Jessanna’s belly.

‘Take a look at her belly. It looks like it’s gonna explode any minute now! You may not be in a hurry, but she is, and the baby is too. For their sake, you should just sign it now.”

Halston chuckled coldly and replied sarcastically. “I never realized how considerate my future ex-wife is. Why should I be in a rush to let go of someone amazing like you?”

Hearing this, both Flossie and Jessanna started to panic.

‘What the hell do you even want, Halston Guajardo?” yelled Flossie, whose patience had finally run out.

‘He wanted a divorce, but now he’s refusing to sign the papers? Why is he the one making decisions here? Does he think he’s some kind of god?

Does he think he makes the rules?’

Jessanna chimed in too. “Halston, I might not be in a hurry to marry you, but look at how panicked Miss Ellsworth seems. I’m guessing she has a new boyfriend… Why don’t you sign those papers now? Let her go sooner, so both she and her boyfriend feel reassured.”

Suddenly, the atmosphere became extremely cold, as if they had teleported to the North Pole. Halston pressed his lips together, clearly displeased.

Flossie initially wanted to respond to the accusation, but she figured that it was a convenient reason to convince Halston to sign the papers anyway. Hence, she kept quiet, pretending as if she was guilty of such a thing.

Jessanna took a cautious gulp and continued. “Since you don’t have a relationship to begin with. Isn’t it better to let each other go, so that you two can pursue the love you both deserve?”

“Exactly!” Flossie agreed.

Although it hurt to hear Jessanna say that, this was the truth, and she simply couldn’t bring herself to disagree. Halston didn’t love her, not in the slightest, which was why she didn’t understand why he was being so difficult.

‘Is he trying to toy with me now?’

“Leave for now,” Halston said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Jessanna turned to Flossie with an almost unnoticeable smirk on her face. “Yeah, you should leave for now, Miss Ellsworth. You know how Halston is, I’ll convince him for you, okay?”

To their surprise, Halston spoke up, “Jessanna, I’m asking you to leave.”

“Oh…” Jessanna stammered as her face turned bright red.

“Have a good talk then, I’ll be off now.”

Halston and Flossie were now the only ones left in the large room.

The man rose from his seat and made his way toward Flossie slowly and steadily.

Flossie was alarmed by his actions.

“What are you doing?” she asked.

Halston trapped her in between him and his desk, growling. “So tell me. Are you really in such a hurry to have me sign these papers because you have someone new?”

Despite being married for four years, they rarely stood this close to each other. The air between them abruptly rose in temperature,

Flossie’s face was bright red as she tried her best to regulate her breathing.” Yeah, so I hope you can give us your blessing, Mr. Guajardo. I’ve given you my blessing after all.”

Halston’s eyes darkened, huffing coldly. “Who is it? Is it Geronimo Osborne’s youngest son? If I remember correctly, that guy’s three years younger than you. You know that, right?”

His words alone were enough to upset Flossie. ‘What? Is he implying that I’m too old? Then why can other men date girls who are decades younger than them, but women can’t date someone just a couple of years younger?’

“And what about it? Why does it matter to you? Besides… don’t you know that a lot of younger guys prefer mature women now? Oh, how hard it was to resist his adorable efforts when he was pursuing me.”

“I don’t care if you’re dating a younger guy, but Liam Osborne is off-limits.” Halston narrowed his eyes, his tone stern. “Ask around and you’ll see how much of a womanizer he is! A modest girl like you won’t be able to handle him.”

Flossie didn’t understand what Halston meant by that. She thought to herself, ‘We’re getting a divorce, so why would he care about who I’m dating?’

‘Isn’t he the almighty Halston Guajardo, the cold and distant ice block? When did he become so concerned about his ex-wife’s love life?’

‘You don’t have a say in whether I can handle him or not. So what if I like womanizers? Doesn’t that make the relationship all the more exciting?” she exclaimed.

Not wanting to drag this on any longer, Flossie continued urging for his signature. “I know you’re a busy man, so just sign the papers! Let’s just get this over with!” 2

“Did you lose it? Doesn’t matter, I have the pdf file right here, we can just have it printed right away…” said Flossie as she pulled out her phone. Her impatience to obtain his signature irked Halston.

While their marriage was loveless, one still couldn’t deny the fact that they had been legally married for four whole years. To Halston, it felt like someone stole something that belonged to him, and it didn’t sit well with him. 2

‘What if I don’t sign it?” Halston said as he arrogantly planted his hands into his pockets.

“Seriously?” Flossie scoffed.

‘As expected, men suck! It doesn’t matter if he’s good-looking, it doesn’t matter how decent he seems. They’re all f*cking pr*cks!’

“If that’s how the game you want to play, don’t mind if I do!” Flossie gritted her teeth as her fingers danced on her phone screen quickly.

‘What are you doing?” Halston asked with furrowed brows.

He was starting to realize this woman wasn’t as gentle and obedient as he remembered. There were too many sides of her that he’s never seen before.

Moments later, Flossie smirked as she pointed her phone at Halston.

“I’m live streaming,” she replied.

“What the hell?” Halston was confused by what the woman was trying to achieve.

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