Chapter 80 – A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Although he was only a few feet away from the stage where she stood, he could not help but feel as if the distance between Flossie and himself had stretched out into a distance as vast as the impassable sea….

Flossie received a thunderous applause at the end of her speech. This signified that her position as the new director of the association had been accepted without question.

Meanwhile, Jake Guajardo stood at the exit, right at the very edge of the venue. He leaned his tall figure against the wall lazily. His dashingly flawless face, which resembled Halston’s, was partially hidden under the mask, but beneath it, a wry smile had cropped up.

It was clear that he had made the perfect choice. This woman was even more of a hidden gem than he expected her to be. What a huge loss for Halston, to have let her slip through his fingers so easily!

Flossie shot up to instant fame after the summit forum despite being completely unknown prior to it. She had become the darling of the electronics technology industry. Many people came to chat with her and wanted to take photos with her, and it was almost as if everything else was forgotten.

It was customary for the successful conclusion of the summit forum to be followed by a celebration banquet attended by all of the big players in the industry. Naturally, Halston and Flossie were both expected to join the banquet.

The two sat down at the same round table, but there were several people seated between them. Despite having been in a very intimate relationship as husband and wife in the past, not a single word passed between them for the duration of the event. In fact, they did not even make eye contact once.

Truthfully, it was Flossie who did not spare Halston a glance. Halston, on the other hand, kept his eyes fixed on Flossie, giving her the legendary ‘Guajardo Stare’ the whole time.

With a glass of drink in her hand and a casual smile on her face, Flossie was able to interact with the big names of the industry with ease. The sight of her laughing and chatting with everyone else made her look like a successful entrepreneur who had been in the game for many years. There was not a single trace of the old Mrs. Guajardo, who was always shy, reserved and submissive.

Halston wore a gloomy expression throughout the meal. It was as if he had a ‘Do Not Disturb’. sign on his face. Anytime someone came up to him to propose a toast or to congratulate him, they would be scared off by his icy, piercing glare. This kept everyone there from approaching him, and they resorted to merely observing him from afar.

This created an interesting scenario in the banquet hall, where the people were clearly divided into two main groups – on Flossie’s side, everyone was laughing and chatting away happily; on Halston’s side, everyone was silent and the atmosphere was gloomy.

Elijah was standing behind Halston, and just like him, his eyes had been following Flossie very closely.

“Mr. Guajardo,” he uttered in a hushed voice, “I never imagined Mrs. Guajardo had such a powerful side to her personality that’s been tucked away for so long! Not only did she turn out to be a technological genius, she’s also a masterful communicator too! How did we never notice this?”

Halston pursed his lips and said nothing in reply, but his expression turned even darker.

“Didn’t you even say,” Elijah babbled on like an idiot who did not know how to read the room, that you’d let the new director of the association blacklist Azure Group? Well, now it looks like we’d be lucky if Mrs. Guajardo doesn’t blacklist H Group! What a slap in the face! I must say, that’s really impressive of her.”

Halston threw a chilling glare at Elijah, then hissed dangerously, “You should cut off that tongue of yours since it’s so useless.”

“Mr. Guajardo,” Elijah daringly continued like someone who was not afraid of death, “I think you’d better just set your ego aside and remarry Mrs. Guajardo. She’s no longer the kind of woman who’s afraid to even step outside. She’s now the respected director of the Electronics

Technology Association. If you remarry her, both of you can form a powerful alliance that can easily conquer the world!”

Halston remained silent, but he stared at Flossie even more intently. The Guajardo family was the head of the eight most powerful families in Beach City, and H Group was so powerful that it was practically invincible, so there was no need for Halston to be thinking about finding a wife just to make himself even more powerful. But still… there was no harm in considering remarrying Flossie. After all, he despised the way she surrounded herself among all those men.

away from everyone All he wanted to do right now was drag her home and hide her away else!

The possessiveness and jealousy that burned in him shocked Halston himself, and the furrow between his brows deepened without him realizing it.

Seeing that Halston said nothing in reply, Elijah assumed that his boss agreed with his suggestion. Mustering up his courage, he cleared his throat and turned to Flossie. “Ms. Ellsworth, Mr. Guajardo here would like to have a drink with you. He’s got something he’d like to talk to you about in private!”

At the time, Flossie was happily chatting away with the Minister of the Technology Industry and other prominent figures in the field, but as soon as she heard what Elijah said, the smile on her face faded abruptly.

She swirled the glass in her hand, which was filled with orange juice, and turned towards Halston. An expression that Halston had never seen before appeared in her eyes. With an inscrutable air, she said, “Since it’s an invitation from Mr. Halston Guajardo himself, it’s an honor I can’t possibly refuse,”

Like a proud emperor, Halston sat there and haughtily glanced at the glass in Flossie’s hand, which was filled to the brim with orange juice.

“Is that how you show your sincerity towards this industry?” He sneered.

“Sincerity is measured by what I do,” Flossie retorted coldly, “not what I drink.”

She then turned to the top figures in the room and humbly stated, “Gentlemen, please forgive me for drinking orange juice instead of wine. I’m allergic to alcohol so unfortunately, I can’t join you for a glass. Nonetheless, please know that I hold all of you in the highest regard.”

“Orange juice instead of wine?” Halston scoffed. “Do you think this is child’s play? The world of business is a battlefield where people fight to the death. No one here has any time to play with you. If you can’t adapt to this world, you’d better just go home now and not waste anyone’s time.”

Hearing this, the crowd immediately sensed a rivalry between them. If they did not pick the right side, their days in the field would be numbered. And so, they targeted Flossie, echoing the sentiments that Halston just made.

“Mr. Guajardo has a point, Ms. Ellsworth! No one drinks orange juice at the bar. Are you making fun of us here?”

“You might be the new director of treatment just because you’re a wo association, but surely you’re not expecting special right?”

“As the director of the association, you will have to attend a lot of events in the future where socializing is necessary. If you can’t adapt to this kind of situation, then I think you’d better step down as soon as possible!”

Halston swirled the glass of red wine in his hand and raised his brows in satisfaction. He stared at Flossie with a smug expression on his face, as if looking down at a pesky bug who should never have been there in the first place.

Flossie cursed him silently. She should have known that a spiteful and vindictive man like Halston would never miss a chance to embarrass her! The truth was that Flossie could hold her liquor remarkably well. The only problem was that she was pregnant right now, so she could any alcoholic drink.

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‘Fine,’ she thought, ‘since Halston is trying to challenge me, I’ll just have to teach him what regret really feels like!’

“You’ve made a great point, Mr. Guajardo. It is my fault that I never considered this deeply enough.

You’re right, I should drink some alcohol,” Rence said graciously, then downed the entire glass of orange juice in one gulp and picked up the wine decanter from the table. She poured herself a full glass of red wine, then, with a mysterious expression on her face, she turned to Halston and suddenly said, “But wait! What’s the fun in just drinking the wine? Why don’t we play a finger guessing game, Mr. Guajardo? If you win, I’ll drink as much as you like.”

Halston’s icy gaze betrayed his disdain. Because of his status and reputation, he had never played such a trivial drinking game with anyone before, much less a woman.

you “Are you reluctant to play,” teased Flossie with a sly smile, “because you’re afraid that might lose? If you’re afraid of a woman, Mr. Guajardo, then I think you’re even less suited for the battlefield of business than I am!”

Everyone in the room gasped. What a bold and daring woman Flossie Ellsworth was! It proved that you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. However, considering these two used to be married to each other in the past, they could not help but wonder if this was actually a lover’s quarrel with a flirtatious undertone.

Halston stared at her coldly with his searching eyes and asked, “Are you sure you want to play this game with me?”

“Of course! And the loser must agree unconditionally to anything that the winner requests. Are you game?”

“Fine. I’ll humor you this time, but don’t blame me if you regret it later.” Halston clasped his long fingers together. It was such a rare sight to see him agreeing to play such a trivial and common drinking game.

The truth was that he had not succumbed to Flossie’s pressure. He was only trying to make her realize how hard the world of business was and retreat. If she could not handle a simple situation such as drinking alcohol in public, then she’d be taken advantage of at every turn once she formally entered the field.

Meanwhile, Elijah was so shocked at what was happening that his eyes almost fell out of their sockets. He simply could not believe that Halston, who had always despised drinking games like this, would be willing to play one with Mrs. Guajardo, and in front of all these influential figures too!

If this was not a clear sign of love, he did not know what was!

Still, Elijah knew that no matter what, men were always better at the finger-guessing game than women were. He could not help but worry about Flossie, so he cautiously reminded Halston, “Please go easy on Ms. Ellsworth, Mr. Guajardo. She’s not been out much before, so she’s definitely not experienced in this kind of game.”

Flossie put on a pitiful expression and echoed, “That’s right, Mr. Guajardo! Please go easy on me…

I’m just a girl, after all!”

However, in her heart, Flossie was saying, ‘I’ll show you who’s boss, Halston Guajardo, you douchebag!’

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