Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
At the time, Ruby was sitting right next to Charlotte, which meant that she was sitting in the same row as Halston and Flossie.
She kept a low profile the whole time, silently sitting next to them without causing a ruckus. Hence, she was able to watch as the two interacted with each other.
From an outsider’s perspective, Halston and Flossie acted as if they were sworn enemies. However, Ruby’s sharp observation skills allowed to notice the special relationship between them, which made their banter seem rather flirtatious.
She was consumed by jealousy, which strengthened her determination to take Flossie down.
Xavier quickly dashed towards Ruby, asking hurriedly, “What the hell are you saying? Do you know where the bride is?”
“I don’t exactly, but I can make a wild guess as to who is responsible for her disappearance….”
She then used her best acting skills, glancing at Flossie nervously, pretending as if she had something she couldn’t say out loud.
Despite this, it was clear that she was trying to accuse Flossie, which made everyone turn to look at the woman.
Flossie was initially part of the crowd, so she was confused when the spotlight was turned upon her instead, “What? Why are you all looking at me? I don’t know anything about this!”
Ruby replied, ’Stop acting, Miss Ellsworth. I’ve already taken a few photos of your conflict with Miss Smith earlier…”
Upon receiving this new information, the entire hall broke out in a heated discussion.
Xavier, visibly agitated, further questioned Ruby. “Show us the proof, then! We can afford to waste time! If something were to happen to our bride, we might still have time to save her!”
He also thought to himself, ‘I knew that my gut was right! Cecy only disappeared because she was in trouble all along…’
Flossie was furious, especially after she was accused of such a heavy crime out of nowhere.
However, she remained calm and said, “That’s right, show us the proof. But I’m warning you, if your so- called proof isn’t enough to show that I am responsible for this, or if your words have the intent to defame me, I will take legal action against you, and make sure you pay for what you said.”
Ruby’s eyes were now wavering with slight fear. She hadn’t expected a divorcee to behave in such an aggressive manner.
‘Looks like Charlotte was right… she is a tough one.’
‘But I’ve been in the industry for as long as I can remember! I didn’t receive the title of best actress for nothing!’
Ruby then showed her phone, revealing the photos to everyone in the hall.” When I was passing by the waiting room, I noticed Miss Ellsworth in an argument with Miss Smith.”
‘ Miss Ellsworth was trying to snatch a necklace from Miss Smith, to which she refused to hand over! So the two ended up fighting.”
“Miss Ellsworth even went as far as to push Miss Smith to the ground, swearing that she wouldn’t allow her to go through with the wedding…”
In an instant, everyone cussed profanities at Flossie, pointing at the image in Ruby’s phone.
“This b*tch! How cruel must she be to have to fight a bride on her wedding day?!”
“Is it because she got f*cking ditched? Is that why she can’t bear seeing others happy? She must be evil!”
Even Xavier started angrily questioning her. “Did you say something to Cecy to have made her so angry that she ran off?!”
Facing the endless amounts of insults, Flossie calmly explained herself. “I did meet with Miss Smith just now, but we weren’t arguing. She was the one who forced me to take the necklace. She wouldn’t let me refuse, and that’s how the photo came to be.”
“Besides, I have absolutely no clue as to where she is now.”
The guests seemed doubtful about her explanation. Sensing opportunity, Charlotte decided to fuel the fire. “Stop pretending like you’re an innocent bystander, Ellsworth. Everyone knows just how heartless you can be.”
“You didn’t even let go of Jessanna, who was pregnant! How could you possibly resist letting go of my cousin’s first love?”
“You definitely knew how my cousin couldn’t move on from Cecy. That’s why you took this chance to take revenge on her!’ Charlotte smiled.
“Cecy and Halston really did love each other then. It’s a commonly known fact! So why would she ever give you such an important necklace?
Besides, how are we supposed to just brush off the fact that there’s a photo of you pushing her to the ground?”
Charlotte’s instigation immediately made the people who were on Flossie’s side immediately switch stances.
With that, Flossie turned into a criminal in their eyes. Everyone began calling her a cruel witch, apart from… Halston and Christopher.
“Silence!” Christopher put up a serious face and approached Flossie.
He then brought out the ring he had prepared for Cecilia, handing it to Halston. “Halston, put this ring on Miss Ellsworth.”
The intelligent Halston instantly understood what Christopher was trying to do, and he nodded gently.
He grabbed Flossie’s hand without saying anything, attempting to put the ring on the woman’s finger.
Flossie started backing away out of anxiousness. “What are you doing? You can’t just put a ring on anybody! Get it off me!”
“Wear it!” Halston demanded.
Hence, the two started struggling to achieve their individual wishes, looking as if they were in a fight.
Ding ding ding…
The bells started chiming again, as it was the perfect time to watch the sunset. As the golden ball of fire slowly descended into the horizon, the famous prophecy was once again announced within the church…
“As the sun sets, the couple shall be blessed by the goddess of the sea, as long as they exchange rings. They will be forever bound to each other, and live the rest of their lives in peace!”
Halston managed to put the ring onto Flossie’s ring finger by this point, but had also stumbled backward due to the woman’s sheer strength.
Taking this chance, the man pretended to trip and fall, and the moment was captured with Christopher’s phone.
The photo was able to prove that Flossie’s words had some truth in them, as it looked uncannily similar to the photo of her and Cecelia’s ‘fight.’
“As you can see, it might not have been a fight at all. It might really be due to the fact that Miss Ellsworth was refusing to accept something. So, this shows that she could be telling the truth.” Christopher said, clearly defending Flossie.
Only then was the woman able to realize their efforts. She looked towards Halston with eyes filled with gratitude but was somehow unable to say a single thanks.
However, Halston still looked rather smug. “You don’t have to thank me. If the myth is true, then we’d be bound for life. You’ll have plenty of chances to thank me.”
Flossie was speechless. ‘Oh god, I need to get myself checked. Why the heck would I ever expect anything good from him?!’
‘He’s basically just a big sly fox. He can dream on if he thinks he can trap me with a mere ring!’
Ruby had not expected Halston to step in and defend Flossie, let alone the groom himself. For a moment, her mind completely ran out of tricks.
After falling silent for a few seconds, she spoke up once more. “But I saw Miss Ellsworth throwing that necklace into the sea! She might really hold resentment towards Miss Smith, which gives her the motive to harm the bride!”
Flossie nodded. “I did throw that necklace away because Miss Smith told me I could deal with it however I wanted. I didn’t want to hold onto it anyway, so I just threw it away.”
Xavier snapped. “So you admit it! Do you know how important that necklace is to Cecy?! You god- damned witch!”
Flossie shrugged. “I have no idea.”
She then thought to herself, ‘It’s just some token of their love, right? If it really was that important, why would she force it onto me then?’
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