Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
The next day, Flossie woke up after a fairly good sleep. Her emotions were completely unscathed by the fight with Halston last night.
The man who once dictated her mood, who could make her gloomy or happy at the drop of a hat, who could make her lose a whole night’s sleep, now had no influence on her at all. Flossie had to admit that this newfound freedom from her once-inescapable emotional vulnerability felt exhilarating!
“So you’re up, Miss Flossie!”
Margaret came in and brought her a sumptuous breakfast. She then gently asked her, “How was your sleep last night?”
“I slept soundly!” Flossie replied. “I even dreamt!”
She then went on to recount her dream with childlike enthusiasm, saying,” Last night, I dreamt that my two little babies turned into butterflies, one black and one white. They fluttered happily around me and even talked to me! I think they’re really excited to come out and see the world!”
That dream last night was so sweet that it left a distinct impression on her mind. She could not wait to finally meet them and welcome them into this world.
But Margaret suddenly turned downcast.
“Did you say you dreamt that they were butterflies?”
“Yeah. What’s wrong? Is it a bad sign?”
“Well, butterflies represent the souls of dead people, so if the babies were…”
Margaret paused and sighed, “But let’s not overthink it. Pah! It’s fine. We’ll just knock on wood, and the bad luck will go away!”
But Flossie could not help but get a little concerned after hearing what Margaret said. She thought of how she had eaten the toadstool soup and even swam in the sea. Would those things affect the health of her babies?
“No, no. I can’t just brush this off. I won’t rest easy till I get a proper checkup at the hospital.
And so, Flossie and Margaret came to the private maternity hospital where Flossie often got her prenatal checkups.
As they were waiting for Flossie’s turn, Margaret kept holding Flossie’s arm and carefully checked her pulse.
“Your pulse is normal, Miss Flossie. Your babies should be fine. You shouldn’t allow a dream to scare you sick. Let’s just knock on wood, and everything will be fine.”
Flossie nodded but was still full of concern.
’I know my precious little cubs are fine since I’ve been strong and fit all the while. But I just can’t stop myself from worrying. I can’t shake off the feeling that something might happen.”
“Shush! Don’t speak of such inauspicious things, Miss Flossie! You might not believe anyone, but you must believe the traditional medical knowledge that I learned from my family. You know that I can treat any illness under the sun by prescribing a few herbs! I’m telling you, there’s nothing to worry about.”
“You’re right. With a medical genius like you by my side, I’ve simply got nothing to worry about!”
Flossie finally felt slightly more at ease as she walked into the doctor’s office. Her report came out in no time, and it was found that both of her babies were healthy and were developing well. They appeared to have been completely unaffected by her activities. It also seemed that her unborn children had become quite resilient.
“Ms. Ellsworth,’ said the doctor, “in one week, the fetuses will be three months old, which means that you’ll be entering the second trimester, the most comfortable stage of the pregnancy. Your morning sickness will gradually disappear, your appetite and your energy will improve, and your babies will be stronger and more resilient. You’ll also start to have a visible belly, so you should change into more comfortable clothes. Do remember to take your calcium supplements, and make sure you get a good sleep every night.”
After speaking, the doctor simply prescribed some calcium tablets and vitamin supplements and called for the next patient.
With the checkup report in her hand, Flossie cheerfully waved at Margaret, who had been waiting for her outside the doctor’s office, and told her, “It’s just as you said! They’re perfectly fine! I’ve been worried sick for nothing!”
“I’m glad to hear it, Miss Flossie! I’m glad to hear it!”
Margaret was smiling from ear to ear. She was glad to see that the Ellsworth family, after having fallen from grace, was starting to slowly return to its former glory, not to mention they were about to welcome the sprouting of two new branches! She was happy for the late Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth, who had died with regrets, and even happier for the late General Ellsworth!
The two then left the hospital and waited for a cab beside the road.
Flossie, however, ever perceptive, could sense that something didn’t seem right. She kept feeling the urge to turn around her.
“What’s wrong, Miss Flossie?”
“I think we’re being followed!”
Flossie maintained a calm and cheerful demeanor as she chatted with Margaret, but she lowered her voice as a warning of vigilance.
“What?” Margaret instantly got nervous. She stretched her neck and looked around her, asking, “We… We’re being followed?!’
“Don’t turn around!” Flossie reminded Margaret. “Let’s just pretend that it’s all fine and just walk ahead.”
Margaret swallowed her saliva, fearing the worst. She wrapped her arms around Flossie and told her, “Could it be your enemy trying to take revenge on you? I’ll protect you, Miss Flossie, but you must find an escape route immediately!”
“Don’t panic,” Flossie calmly told Margaret. “I don’t think it’s my enemy, because they wouldn’t follow us this far without doing anything.”
“Then who could it be?” Margaret wondered aloud.
As they were about to turn a corner, Flossie suddenly stopped, and with her back towards that shadowy figure who had been hiding from her, she yelled, “Stop hiding! I know you’ve been following me, so just show yourself! ■
As expected, a tall well-built man clad in black clothes and with a peaked cap on his head slowly walked out from behind a standing sign.
Never would Flossie have expected that her stalker turned out to be Halston Guajardo’s best friend, Cecilia Smith’s loyal defender, and the eldest son of the Stuart family-Xavier Stuart.
Xavier was humiliated when he found out that Flossie had discovered him. He started cursing irritably, “Sh*t! How the f*ck did you find out?! I tried to be as covert as humanly possible—I even held my breath!’
Flossie folded her arms and looked Xavier up and down, then gave him a look that suggested he was a complete moron before explaining, “It’s broad daylight, and you’re wearing all black. You’ve also been following me too closely, not to mention how you chose such a stupid and obvious hiding place, and you ask me how I found out?”
Xavier realized that Flossie’s analysis was flawlessly logical, so he scratched his nose in embarrassment and grumbled, “Didn’t they say pregnant women are absent-minded? Your mind seems pretty sharp to me! You reacted pretty quickly.”
It was then Flossie’s turn to panic.
“Who’s pregnant?” she hastily asked, acting dumb. “Was it you? Ha! I didn’t know you were that crazy!”
Xavier rolled his eyes. In normal circumstances, he would have exploded in rage, but he reminded himself of the reason why he followed Flossie and considered the fact that Flossie was pregnant, so he kept his temper under control.
“Stop pretending,” he told her. “I’ve been following you since you came to the hospital and went into the obstetrics department. I know you’re pregnant…’
“You!”
Flossie did not know what else to say. Her breathing quickened, and she started to get anxious. Now that Xavier had found out she was pregnant, he might inform his best friend Halston, and then it would all be an ugly mess!
“Don’t worry,” Xavier assured her in a firm voice. “I’m no tattletale. I won’t tell Halston about your pregnancy.”
This took Flossie by surprise. As far as she knew, Xavier was obviously prone to prattling. How did he turn into such a reasonable person all of a sudden? Something very fishy must be going on here!
“After all,” Xavier continued, “Halston just got a divorce from you not too long ago, and you’ve already gone on and got pregnant with that Osborne dude’s child. This will be a huge blow to my friend’s ego, and I don’t want to see him suffer like that.”
This concern of his was borne out of the series of events that happened after Halston got his heart broken many years ago. Back then, after Cecilia dumped him, not only did Halston torment himself, he even dragged his best friend Xavier along to suffer with him.
And now that Halston had fallen for his ex-wife Flossie, Xavier could not imagine what would happen if Halston found out she was pregnant with another man’s child, so quickly after their divorce! It would surely be catastrophic! That was precisely why he did not need Flossie to ask him not to reveal this- because Xavier himself would take this secret to his grave!
“I see!” Flossie could not help but smile. It was clear what Xavier thought of her. Immediately after finding out that she was pregnant, he took it for granted that the babies in her belly were another man’s, not Halston’s.
But that was fine with her since she could rest easy now. She wondered what Halston would do when he learned the truth about their children one day. Would he thank this best friend of his for keeping the secret?
She cleared her throat and said, “I wanted to keep my pregnancy with Liam Osborne’s child a secret all along because I’m planning to leave this place, with my baby and Liam in tow, and live elsewhere. After all, I was Halston Guajardo’s wife for four years. If I start building a perfect family with a house full of children while he is still single and lonely, then it would really hurt his feelings, wouldn’t it?”
“Damn right it would!” yelled Xavier. He then sternly warned Flossie, “If you’re smart, you’d do well not to reveal your pregnancy before my friend finds a new woman! Otherwise, I’ll never leave you in peace!”
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