Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Beach City’s residents used to say that the rich flourished in the South, the poor survived in the North, the nobles resided in the West, and chaos existed in the East.
True to the saying, those who lived in the West were mostly nobility.
There were either high–ranking officials, leaders in the academic world, or an aristocrat whose ancestors had some relation to the royal family for three generations. On the other hand, the extremely wealthy didn’t live there very often.
Flossie’s grandfather was a warrior on the battlefield, while her grandmother’s identity had been a mystery, but it was said. that she was closely linked to the royals.
So, when the Ellsworth family was at its finest and amassed almost as much wealth as the top three families of The Great Eight of Beach City, they chose to reside in the West.
However, everything crumbled before they could even settle in.
Thus, the once magnificent Ellsworth residence became a dusty, cobweb–infested shell, marred by a forest of weeds that conquered most of its grounds.
The unkempt sight disappointed Flossie, but she knew that it would be over soon. She knew the Ellsworth residence would reclaim its glory once again.
Everything was going well until the cleaning service called to cancel their appointment.
The hiccup quickly made her anxious.
Although the house seemed sturdy on the outside, the same couldn’t be said about its interior.
The original housekeeper had refused to come because she didn’t want to clean the entire place on her own.
Thus, Flossie called several house cleaning services right away, but when they heard that the job was at the Ellsworth. residence, they immediately refused, making up silly excuses as they went along.
‘The Ellsworth residence is haunted. Who’d dare to go there?!”
I heard that the ghosts of the husband and wife are trapped in the house. After dark, you can hear them cry and howl all night!‘”
After hearing the same story several times, Flossie couldn’t help but frown. She wondered if her parents‘ ghosts were really even trapped there.
If they were, she wouldn’t be the least scared.
In fact, she wished that her family was with her!
Flossie got off the car moment it stopped in front of the Ellsworth residence.
The house gave off a familiar yet strange feeling.
The iron fence was caked in rust, and in the place where the flower garden once was were weeds as tall as people.
Seeing this, Flossie felt a wave of sadness wash over her, and tears began to roll down her face.
‘Grandpa, Dad, Mum, I’m back,‘ she cried.
Just as she was about to enter the house, she saw something peculiar.
Flossie noticed that the iron fence had been knocked down, and in one spot, the tall grass had been trodden on, with footprints in the wet mud.
It was obvious that someone had come to the house before. The footprints, however, indicated that they went in but never came out.
There was a high possibility that the person was still inside!
Behind her, the man from the moving company put down her baggage and wiped his sweat nervously. “Miss, I’ve put all your stuff here. I’m not going in there. A word of advice, get out of here as soon as possible when you can.”
Flossie turned around to look at the man and asked worriedly, “Do you know what’s wrong with the house? Everyone seems to be saying there’s something wrong with it.”
The man gulped nervously and stole a glance at the house. “Haven’t you heard? The couple who owned the house ended their lives there. Their ghosts are trapped there, and the house has become haunted!”
“I know the owners passed away, but I believe it’s nothing more than a rumor. There’s no evidence it’s haunted.”
“No! It’s definitely not just a rumor!”
The man shook his hand and said without hesitation, “A lot of people have seen it before. I came to deliver a package around here before and saw it too! The mistress of the house walks around the window, crying in a white dress. It’s so scary! If it weren’t for the fact that I needed the money, I would never have come here with you.”
After he finished speaking, he began to tremble. Then, he ran back to his car immediately and waved goodbye to Flossie. “I’m leaving now. Be careful. Don’t give me a bad rating!”
Flossie was unshaken by the man’s jitteriness. She was, in fact, hoping to see this woman in white that appeared in the middle of the night.
For now, though, she needed to figure out the identity of the mystery person hiding in her house.
Flossie took out a baseball bat from her bag, pushed the gate open, and walked in.
Every corner of the house carried memories of her past, and it quickly brought her to tears.
She loved the garden the most. It used to be filled with sunflowers, and in the middle, stood a swing that her father had built for her.
The swing was still there, but the sunflowers were no more.
She walked past the garden and pushed the doors open. It was then that she heard a ‘boom,‘ before rainbow confetti rained down on her.
“Surprise!”
Just as Flossie was about to swing the bat, she saw Liam holding a bouquet in his hand, while Leia walked out from the corner with a cake.
“Flossie, congratulations on leaving that scum, Halston. Your life will only get better from here!”
It was unusual to see Liam so serious about a change. When he handed the flowers to Flossie, his face was filled with sincerity; the uninitiated would have assumed he was proposing to her.
He had bought her sunflowers, which were her favorite.
The golden and shining petals would only grow bigger in the sun, symbolizing a strong drive to live.
Leia didn’t want to lose either, as if it was a competition. She immediately presented the cake. “Flossie, I made this cake for you. It’ll bring you luck and chase away the bad from your life!”
Flossie was surprised and overwhelmed that tears began to pool around her eyes.
She glanced around the room and noticed that there were no spider webs or dust inside the house. The house was spotless, and there was a pleasant aroma in the air. Everything had obviously been well–cleaned.
“You guys are too considerate. You had a surprise prepared and even cleaned the house. I have to cook today as a thanks for your efforts!”
Liam didn’t say a word, but Leia was excited. “Flossie, you got it wrong. We are not that hard–working, especially my brother. We’re not the ones who cleaned the house.”
“Then who?”
Leia mysteriously looked upstairs and said, “Come out.”
A handsome man in a black suit walked down from the second floor.
“Haze!”
Flossie’s eyes widened in surprise.
He had disappeared after letting her go when he didn’t reveal her identity as Phoenix in front of Halston the last time.
She thought he’d returned to Aplen.
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