Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
She took out her phone and a Bluetooth device. After a while, a keyboard was projected in the air. As her slender fingers danced over the keyboard, her phone buzzed with notifications as she decoded every block. Suddenly, she heard a beeping noise coming from the door – she had successfully bypassed the security system and retrieved the password.
She calmly entered the password into the lock and the door opened.
Francine instantly turned to look at the door. When she saw Flossie, she couldn’t believe her eyes. She started crying in relief and gasped, “Jinx-1 mean, my beloved daughter-in-law, you’re here to save me! I would have died here if you didn’t come to save me. It’s so boring here, and I really need the bathroom!”
Francine didn’t care about her image at all and hugged Flossie tightly and eagerly complained about her suffering in the confession room.
Flossie rubbed her temples in annoyance and whispered sarcastically, “Why don’t you scream louder and wake the Baldwin family so we don’t have to leave?”
Tm not scared of them!” Although Francine said that, she ran outside immediately after.
Meanwhile, Flossie calmly closed the door and acted as if it had never been opened before.
She took Francine away from the hut and pointed at a dog-sized hole . “I’ve observed the surroundings, and this seems to be the only exit since there are guards guarding the front gate. You must leave now – it’s dark and there are not many guards on patrol!”
“I don’t want to!” Francine said defiantly, “I’m not scared of the Baldwin family. I’m not leaving unless you come with me! How can I let Sophia get her dirty little paws on a good daughter-in-law like you?”
Francine might have despised Flossie before this, but after Flossie saved her, she loved Flossie with all her heart.
“Stop fooling around!” Flossie sighed helplessly and said, ‘The truth is that the Baldwin family had always wanted to go to war with the Guajardo family, but they never had an excuse to do so. Your sudden appearance has given them exactly that. The Guajardo family has the upper hand when it comes to business, but when it comes to military force, they can’t match up to the Baldwin family at all!” “You’ve only got one chance to leave. If you don’t, you’ll just be causing Halston trouble. Can you be mature about this?”
Flossie’s words made Francine hesitate and she sighed. “You’re right. As important as you are, my son is the priority at the end of the day. I can’t cause trouble for him!”
“Finally you’re thinking straight!” Flossie let out a sigh of relief and pointed at the hole. “Go now.”
Francine held Flossie’s hand and said seriously, “Let’s go together. I’m not the kind of person that’ll put others in danger. I can’t let you stay here!’’
“I’m fine here. It’s a lot better than being in the Guajardo family, to be honest. They won’t hurt me, but I can’t say the same if I ran away with you.”
Francine’s eyes softened in regret when she heard Flossie’s words. “The Guajardo family mistreated you in the past and for that… I apologize. I wasn’t mean to you earlier because I hated you, it’s just that I thought you and Halston wouldn’t be happy together since you didn’t have feelings for each other, so I wanted you to leave him… I’m not actually an evil person.”
“I promise I won’t be mean to you anymore. I won’t push you to get pregnant or call you a jinx anymore. Please… just consider getting back with Halston and coming back to the Guajardo family. Well treat you better than the Baldwin family, and I’ll stand by you no matter what happens!” Francine’s eyes welled up with tears as she spoke determinedly.
Flossie felt touched seeing Francine like this – she had realized her mistake and was now trying to make things right.
Suddenly, Flossie felt that she had to let go of the past. She had never hated Francine, frankly speaking, and now she was seeing her in a new light. She smiled and said teasingly, “I don’t mind being called a jinx – it’s got a nice ring to it.”
“Ugh, you’re always so sarcastic. I already apologized to you, can’t you forgive me?” Francine whined, pouting like a child.
Flossie raised her eyebrows and said, “Sure, I’ll think about it. Go home and wait for my news.”
“Really?” Francine’s eyes glowed with excitement. “If Halston heard this, he’d be overjoyed. He’s such a proud man that he couldn’t bring himself to beg you to come back. So, I have to be the one to bring you back.”
‘Clearly, I was joking…’ Flossie thought to herself. She was just saying it to make sure Francine left. Deep down, she knew that her time with Halston had ended and there wouldn’t be any chance of them getting back together.
Finally, Francine obediently climbed out through the hole. Before she left, she mumbled, ‘This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever done. If not for all of you, I would’ve started a fight with them.”
Flossie stifled her laughter and said, “You’re right. You’re extremely magnificent and don’t look undignified at all climbing out through that hole!”
When she was sure Francine was far away, she took some dirt and covered the hole neatly. “Done!”
She dusted her hands off and was about to head back and sleep. However, when she turned around, she was shocked to see Justin standing there.
Flossie gasped and stumbled back. “When… When did you arrive?”
Justin wore a black sports outfit and had a headband wrapped around his head. He was sweating and breathing rapidly, and he looked very handsome. “I just got here. Are you here for a night jog too?”
“Just… jogging?” She questioned carefully.
“Yeah… What else would I be doing?” He frowned and stared at the place where the hole was earlier and asked curiously, “What are you doing sneaking around this area?”
“Nothing!”
Flossie thought for a while before she replied, “Your house is very beautiful, so I decided to take a stroll and look around. But during my stroll, I had to pee, so…” To avoid Justin’s suspicion, she had to sacrifice her image.
“Oh, I see…” Justin smirked and said, “I should’ve come earlier then.”
‘You pervert!” Flossie felt guilty for lying to him, so she tried to push the blame to him. “If you keep this up, I’ll go home tomorrow and stop this whole act.”
“I’m sorry, my bad. I won’t joke around anymore. Why are you dressed like a servant though? And your makeup looks weird too…” Justin gave her an odd look.
“What do you mean by that? This is how I look with a bare face. Do you find me ugly? And I got this shirt from the closet, it looks nice so I wore it. Are you trying to say that I look like a servant?”
“No. I…” Justin was lost for words.
‘There’s no need to explain. I’m tired, so I want to rest now!” Flossie exclaimed, and left immediately.
Justin watched as she gradually disappeared from view, and a smirk crept on his face.
‘She actually guilt-tripped me even though she’s the guilty one!’ He mused, clicking his tongue in disapproval.
After Flossie returned to her room, she changed her clothes, took off her makeup, and decided to go to bed.
The bed was so comfortable – it felt like she was sleeping on cotton because it was so soft. Soon enough, she drifted off to sleep.
She slept so deeply that she had a dream… or more accurately, she considered it a nightmare because Halston was in it. In it, Halston had held a whip, tied her to a chair, and threatened her, “Brave, aren’t we? So brave that you dare to betray me and marry another man! Come back now, or else I will punish you!”
The whip hit the floor with a loud crack. Then, he took a hot iron rod and was about to hit her with it…
“Ah! No, I’ll come home immediately!” Flossie screamed, waving her arms and kicking her legs.
“What happened? Are you having a nightmare?” A gentle hand stroked Flossie’s back and a soothing voice comforted her, “Don’t be scared, you’re alright.”
Flossie instantly woke up from the nightmare and opened her eyes drowsily. She saw Sophia staring at her kindly. In her sleepy state, she saw her mother’s image flash before her, and she subconsciously clung on to Sophia. “Mom, I miss you… Can you and Dad stay with me forever?”
In front of outsiders, Flossie appeared to be strong and brave, as if she could overcome any obstacle that came her way. However, she was still only in her early twenties – like a beautiful and fragile flower. She would only be vulnerable around people she was close to. 1
‘What did you dream about to scare you like this?” Sophia liked Flossie, and when she saw Flossie in such a helpless and vulnerable state, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. “Don’t be scared, no one would dare hurt you anymore. The Baldwin family will protect you.”
Slowly, Flossie regained her senses and realized what had happened. She instantly sat up. “I’m sorry, Aunt Sophia.”
The two began chatting, and eventually, a phone call interrupted them.
Flossie’s instincts told her it was from Halston since the screen showed that the call was from Beach City. She wanted to ignore it at first, but her phone wouldn’t stop ringing.
Sophia looked at her fondly and gestured for her to pick it up. Flossie did not want to make her suspicious, so she pretended to be calm and answered the call.
‘So, you finally decided to answer the phone!” Halston’s icy voice from the other end of the phone made her shiver.
It brought back flashes of her nightmare earlier, but she played dumb and said, “What? An insurance company? I’m sorry but I don’t need insurance. Goodbye!”
‘ Flossie, don’t you dare hang up. You-“
Halston’s threat was promptly cut off as she ended the call.