Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
However, Flossie was clueless about Halston’s intentions from the start. She truly believed that the man needed CPR and went out of her way to find the best professional around them.
Seeing how energetic the man seemed, Flossie was genuinely happy that he was no longer in critical condition. She instinctively gave him a big hug, whimpering. “Thank god, Halston Guajardo! You’re alive! You really are a tough cookie, just like Christopher said!”
Halston’s rage was instantly replaced with calmness as he felt the woman’s soft touch. Not just that, but she really was expressing concern toward him. It was rather hard for him to get mad at her at this point…
Unfamiliar with this version of Flossie, who seemed to care about his wellbeing a lot, Halston cleared his throat and joked around with her.
“If you’re so scared of me dying, why would you say you’d never shed a tear for me if I did? You little liar.”
The man’s words snapped Flossie back to reality, which made her let go of him, keeping her distance. “You don’t even cherish your own life! Of course, I wouldn’t cry over your death.”
“But these tear streaks…”
“I just got some sand in my eyes, that’s all!’
“And what about your dress? It’s drenched. Did you try to dive in to save me?“
“That’s… I just like walking by the seaside! What does that have anything to do with you?” Flossie refused to admit just how much she worried about the man.
Halston seemed to have understood this and nodded gently. As if he was trying to comfort her, he said, ’Alright, alright, I know you don’t care. Then you shouldn’t be too worried if anything like this happens again. Just know that I will come back safely, no matter what.“
“Again?!” Flossie frowned deeply, as if she had just heard something absurd, and slapped the man across the face.
She then warned him, shoving her fist in front of his face. “Just die if you dare to act so recklessly again! Then you won’t make anyone else worry about you anymore!”
“Worry?’ Halston smiled as he questioned back. “Didn’t you say you don’t care about me?”
This time, Flossie was unable to come up with a proper reply. It was obvious. She clearly hadn’t moved on from the man yet, no matter how much she wanted to deny it. Her entire being was constantly worrying about him. She never wanted anything bad to happen to him.
She then tried convincing herself that she was worrying about him for her children’s sake, as he was still their father at the end of the day.
The light breezes seemed to carry the smell of romance surrounding the two as they silently understood what the other was really thinking…
Just then, news about Cecilia had finally arrived. “She’s awake! Miss Smith is finally awake!”
Giving each other a glance, Halston and Flossie also went over to take a look.
Cecilia seemed to have ingested too much water, so she was unconscious for quite some time. After the rescue team did their best to save her, she was finally able to vomit the seawater and regain her breathing.
Although she was laying in Christopher’s arms, her eyes darted wildly around the crowd, as if she was looking for a certain someone.
Cecilia’s mother was still crying, holding onto her hand as she asked, “My dear, are you okay? What are you looking for? Just look at me….
“Halston… Where is he?” Cecilia’s voice was hoarse and weak.
After experiencing such a deadly situation, she decided that she had to stop hiding her true feelings. She loved Halston Guajardo, and she couldn’t possibly move on from him.
The only person she wanted to see now… was Halston Guajardo.
“M… Mr. Guajardo?”
The atmosphere felt tense and awkward, as everyone had the same thought in their heads.
‘The first thing this bride did, despite having just survived drowning, was to look for another man… Poor Mr. Jacobs…’
Christopher’s handsome face turned stiff, then spoke softly to the woman in his embrace. “Halston risked his life to save you, you know? You have to give him a proper thanks later.”
“He did?” Cecilia’s pale face finally livened up, bursting into tears. “I knew it … He does care about me! Oh, Halston… Where is he? I have to see him!”
At that moment, there was a crowd of guests surrounding the bride, with Halston and Flossie in the outermost area.
After confirming that Cecilia was safe, Halston grabbed Flossie by the wrist and intended to leave.
Flossie, however, stood still and teased the man. “Hey, Mr. Nice Guy, this won’t do! How could you just leave without taking credit for your good deeds?”
The man rolled his eyes at her, growling. ‘Stop talking like that. I’ll throw you into the sea if you keep this up.”
Flossie smiled awkwardly. “Fine, fine. I’ll stop. I can’t afford to provoke Mr. Nice Guy after all!”
Just then, the crowd automatically parted, which allowed Cecilia to finally see the man of her dreams.
“Halston…”
However, her gleeful smile froze abruptly as she noticed Halston holding Flossie’s hand tightly.
The man who risked his life to save me… wasn’t waiting for me to regain consciousness, but is holding another woman’s hand instead?!’
The last ounce of hope in her heart was rekindled and distinguished, time and time again throughout the entire day.
The seed of jealousy had already been planted in her heart, sprouting uncontrollably as if it were weeds.
She then did her best to suppress these emotions, putting up a pitiful act as she gazed upon Halston, who was standing in the distance.
“Halston, I heard you just risked your life to save me… You’ve already saved me so many times… How could I ever repay you?”
Halston stood still; his expression was distant and hostile. “I did it out of natural instinct. You don’t have to thank me.
Those words acted as a knife, once again carving into Cecilia’s broken heart, leaving her to bleed out.
This man… He was willing to give up on everything for me before! He was even willing to give up his life!’
‘But now… he wouldn’t even bother admitting that we used to date… I… just can’t…’
Ruby was watching the show the entire time, observing Cecilia and Halston closely. As an experienced actress, she was familiar with romance and relationships.
Anyone could tell that Cecilia was still in love with the man, but Halston had moved on. In fact, he seemed to care more about his ex-wife now.
Before this, the actress was actually still frustrated, wondering how she should take down Flossie, considering that she was a very strong rival. Yet seeing Cecilia gave her an idea…
She approached the supposed bride and pretended to act out of concern.” Oh my god, Miss Smith, how are you feeling right now? Everyone was worried sick!” “How did you fall into the ocean? You were fine just a while ago! Could it be that… someone pushed you in?”
“I…”
Cecilia was still feeling a little weak. She looked at the crowd with cloudy, bleary eyes, as if she had something she could not say out loud.
’I bumped into you and Ms. Ellsworth earlier,’ Ruby Chisholm pointed out suggestively, continuing to fan the flame. ‘And you looked a little upset then. Was Ms. Ellsworth the last person you were with?’
She felt that her implication was obvious enough, even if she did not spell it all out-Flossie Ellsworth pushed Cecilia into the sea!
Having climbed through the ranks in the entertainment industry for long enough, she had armed herself with weapons that helped her get ahead. Among all the weapons in her arsenal, borrowing the hand of another to eliminate a rival was her favorite, as it was the most convenient.
Without lifting a finger, she could just stand back and let someone else eliminate the most threatening enemy on the battlefield-the perfect strategy!
‘That’s right!’ Cecilia’s mother agitatedly held her shoulders and urged,” Don’t be afraid, darling! Tell us the truth! Did that wicked woman push you into the sea? If she really did, your dad and I will definitely avenge you!”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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