Chapter 19 – A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

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She found Halston’s actions absurd, but herself even more so.

‘To think I felt my heart skip a beat! I’m still just as naive as I was before, this is just embarrassing!’

“Mr. Guajardo, with this live stream, I’m sure our current issue will be resolved very soon…”

“I’ll be honest with you. This plan is way more effective than deleting the posts online, and it’s way more cost-friendly too,” the chubby man exclaimed while wiping the sweat off of his forehead.

He was one of the core members of the PR team within H Group. With this, he was finally able to get a good night’s sleep.

“So that means I’ve done H Group a big favor, huh?” Flossie asked the cameraman with a smile.

“Oh but of course! Thanks to your flawless performance, the netizens were completely hooked on the live stream!”

“Mrs. Guajardo, you were able to portray the right amount of bashfulness too! I was so nervous and excited that I felt my entire body trembling just now!

‘Thank you, thank you,” Flossie replied, her face now replaced with elegance instead. She then turned to Halston with a smirk. “So, Mr. Guajardo, do

I get a reward for helping out this time?”

“What do you want?” Halston retorted. It seemed that he could never keep up with her randomness. 3

“I want…” said Flossie with a grin as she approached him slowly. Before he knew it, she slapped him across the face with as much force as she could muster.

Her smile faded as she continued her sentence in a cold, monotonal voice, ‘This.”

The atmosphere within the restaurant felt extremely tense. None of them dared to move an inch as if a bomb would explode any second.

‘What in the world just happened?’

‘Mrs. Guajardo… the kind and gentle second young miss… slapped Halston Guajardo!’

‘Oh lord, she actually slapped Halston Guajardo! We’re talking about the heir of the biggest family in Beach City here! Halston Guajardo, the man feared by all!’

Worse, it appeared that Flossie did not hold back her slap, as evidenced by the bright red handprint on Halston’s left cheek.

Everyone expected Halston to explode on her, knowing how hot-tempered he was.

To their surprise, he remained calm as he licked the blood off the corner of his lips

“What is the meaning of this?” he asked.

Flossie shrugged her shoulders calmly. “Nothing, I’m just retrieving my reward for helping H Group out!”

“I was going to ask for a few million, but money can’t improve my mood right now. A tight slap now is worth more than a couple million!”

‘Hmph, using me like I’m some tool and playing with my feelings… I’m letting him off easy with just one slap!’ She thought as she turned to leave.

However, Halston grabbed her by the wrist and asked, “What makes you think you could leave after causing this ruckus?”

“Or what?” Flossie turned around, staring at the man’s hand around her wrist, her expression as calm as still water. “Would you like to return the favor, Mr. Guajardo?”

Halston was silent as he stared at her coldly. His deep gaze held a million unspoken words.

Flossie boldly stepped forward, and her face was now inches away from his. Her lips curved into a smirk, and she whispered mockingly, “Mr. Guajardo is famous for holding grudges, so why pretend? If you’re upset, just get even and slap me.”

Naturally, Halston didn’t lift a finger. Instead, he looked at the people around them, silently commanding them to leave.

Soon, they were the only two left in the large restaurant.

Halston let go of her, and exhaled deeply. “I never wanted to use you…. I may have been lying when I said I loved you, but I truly am sorry for hurting you.”

The light of the chandelier accentuated the man’s beautiful features, making him look like some kind of ethereal being. He was so near, yet so far.

“Are you… apologizing to me?” Flossie froze, her eyes wide in disbelief. She hadn’t expected the insufferably prideful Master Guajardo to lower his ego and apologize.

“No, you must’ve misheard me.” Halston let out a dry cough, looking embarrassed.

He quickly schooled his expression back into his usual cold mask. “I don’t know if you’ve realized, but H Group was gravely affected by your little livestream prank. Since you’re the one who did it, you need to take full responsibility for it.”

“Didn’t I cooperate with your act just now? I helped clear your name! What else do you want me to do?” Flossie bit out furiously.

Personally, she felt like she was being too nice to him. If someone else were in her place, they’d definitely paint him in a worse light and demand a huge sum of money. Flossie, however, couldn’t bring herself to do so, as she had truly loved the man for the past four years.

“Everyone is rooting for us, so even if we got a divorce… we’d still have to pretend like we’re together in public,” Halston explained. He’d even started meddling in the woman’s private life.

“On paper, you’re still my wife, so it’s best that you don’t get too close with that Osborne fellow. It’d be bad for our reputation. Instead, you may continue using your title as ‘Mrs. Guajardo’ anywhere you’d like, and you can spend however much you want. Also, if anyone tries to make trouble for you, just tell me right away and I’ll come to your rescue.”

Flossie was so stunned that her jaw dropped. ‘Did he hit his head somewhere? Who does he think he is? Who gave him the right to control my life? Also… did he really say he’d come to my rescue? Ugh, what a narcissist!’ (2

“Mr. Guajardo, you seem to have forgotten something.” Flossie sneered. “Our divorce will be finalized soon, and when that happens, we will no longer have any connection to each other. What makes you think you have any control over my life? Are you the law? Are you God?”

“Your mistress is carrying your child, and yet, you still want to use your ex-wife to protect your precious image. Have you no shame? Do you think the world revolves around you? Also, how could you say you’d’ come to my rescue’ when all you did was neglect me throughout our entire marriage? You never once asked me if I was okay… Your fake promises disqust mel”.

This was the first time Flossie felt so irritated with the man. All she wanted to do was leave this place; she didn’t want to associate with him any longer.

“Grandpa is getting a heart transplant in two days,” Halston said slowly, his eyes still fixed on her. “The doctors said he can’t get too worked up.”

Flossie turned away from the man as her frosty expression wavered slightly.

Out of all her in-laws, the old Mr. Guajardo was the nicest to her, as he had always treated her like she was his granddaughter. There was no doubt that he’d be horrified if he were to find out about their divorce.

She would be haunted by guilt for the rest of her life if anything were to happen to him.

Halston seemed to have read the woman’s mind, as his expression softened. “Just give it some thought, at the very least. If you agree to do it, I’ll come pick you up tomorrow. Where do you live now, by the way? Send me the address later.”

Flossie gasped, clenching her fists angrily. ‘Why is Halston Guajardo acting like a young scoundrel? His cold and mysterious image is completely gone!”

“That’s none of your business!” She rolled her eyes and strode away.

When the woman got home, she kept tossing and turning on her bed, unable to fall asleep. She kept thinking about that jerk’s face, the things he said, and… how it felt when their lips touched.

Emotions whirled in her like a storm. She was furious with him, but there was a part of her that was undoubtedly flustered by the man.

‘Damn it, Flossie Ellsworth! Wake up! Hasn’t he hurt you enough? Why are you letting him affect you again?”

She was still able to get some sleep, but her slumber was soon interrupted by her phone ringing early in the morning.

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