Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Hey, do you understand human language? Do you want me to beat you up?”
Leia rolled up her sleeves, looking like she was about to fight with the security guard.
She was not that good at fighting, but she knew Flossie was. With Flossie by her side, she was afraid of no one!
‘You can beat me up, but even if you kill me today, I can’t let you in. This is my job. If you keep causing trouble, I’ll call for backup.”
The security guard took out a walkie-talkie and said into it, “Headquarters, come in. Someone’s causing trouble. Please send backup immediately. Over.”
“Stop being unreasonable! I told you, this house belongs to my friend! How can you chase her away from her own house? This is preposterous!”
Leia could not stand it anymore. She walked up to the guard angrily. She was going to hit him for real.
Flossie was much calmer. She stopped Leia and spoke politely to the security guard. “Sorry, I’m the owner of this villa. I’ve been away for several years. Can you tell me exactly what happened?”
“Oh, so you’re the homeowner that our boss couldn’t reach…”
The security guard’s expression softened a little. “Like I told you, this piece of land has been expropriated for the construction of a garbage treatment plant. Construction is planned to start at the end of this month. You came back just in time. You’re the only homeowner who hasn’t signed the expropriation agreement. Please sign it when you have the time.”
Flossie’s expression immediately turned serious. She asked, “This is a high- end residential area. Why would a garbage treatment plant suddenly be built here? Who made the decision?”
‘The higher ups, of course. The garbage treatment plant is a municipal engineering project, designed based on reasonable city planning and layout… This area used to be a residential area, but everybody has moved out in recent years. The direction of the city’s development plan for the next 10 years is “expanding to the north and the west”, so the land here will no longer increase in value. That’s why a garbage treatment plant will be built here.”
The security guard spoke confidently.
Although he was only a common folk, he had the chance to hear about things like national affairs and urban planning, so he knew more than the average person.
Leia had heard enough. She said angrily, “If I understand correctly, you’re saying that you guys are gonna demolish the house my friend grew up in that contains countless precious memories, then build a garbage treatment plant on top of it.”
‘Yup, that’s right.”
The security guard nodded and said, “This area is now closed to the public. No one can go in without permission. If you really are the homeowner, you better sign the expropriation agreement before it’s too late. That way, you can at least get some compensation.”
‘What if I refuse?”
Flossie asked coldly.
‘Then we would have no choice but to treat your house as an illegal building and demolish it by force.”
The security guard spread his hands, indicating that there was nothing he could do about it.
After all, the power of the Municipal Planning Department would always be greater than the power of homeowners.
“I see.”
Flossie nodded and said, “I won’t be going in today.”
Leia was incredulous. She gripped Flossie and said, “You’re gonna leave just like that? This house has a special meaning to you. It’s gonna be turned into a garbage treatment plant! Don’t you find it insulting? How can you stand it?”
Flossie took a deep breath and answered with a serious expression, “Of course I can’t stand it, but there’s no point arguing with a security guard. He’s just doing his job.”
‘Then what are you gonna do?”
“Find the mastermind behind the scenes who’s targeting this piece of land and make him give up.”
‘The mastermind behind the scenes?”
Leia was puzzled. ’Didn’t the security guard say it’s an order from the Municipal Planning Department? Then it’s a government project. What mastermind behind the scenes are you talking about?”
“It may look like a government project on the surface, but it’s definitely driven by a business organization. So, to solve this problem, we must deal with the business organization behind the scenes.”
Flossie gave Leia a meaningful look.
She had a bad feeling about this.
Her instinct told her this mastermind behind the scenes would not be easy to deal with, and they’re specifically targeting her!
Flossie and Leia returned to the apartment.
Leia then went out on a date with her new boyfriend, so Flossie was left alone at home.
She took out her computer and keyed in relevant information about the area where the Ellsworth Residence was located. She started a thorough investigation.
The area was included in the Municipal Planning Department’s expropriation scope six months ago.
That was because a lot of incidents happened in the area, such as the suicide of Flossie’s parents, the houses being haunted, and a fire.
After the Ellsworth Residence was burned down, the couple who set fire to the house both hanged themselves in front of the Ellsworth Residence.
It was the couple whose daughter mysteriously died in the club ran by Xavier, and who lost the court case afterward due to Zack Rosenwell’s help.
Therefore, there were a lot of horror stories about the place. Those living nearby had all moved away, leaving the area abandoned for many years.
Half a year ago, the municipal government announced the plan to build a large garbage treatment plant in the city. They gathered public opinion on where it should be built and this area obtained the highest number of votes, so it was expropriated.
On the surface, everything seemed reasonable. If Flossie did not agree to the expropriation, she would be going against the people’s will. In the end, not only would she fail to keep the Ellsworth Residence, she would also receive a lot of criticism.
But in reality, everything was driven by money.
The mastermind behind everything was Rubio Pascal from the Pascal family.
The Pascal family was one of the eight major families of Beach City. The family was very secretive, so outsiders had no idea how powerful they were exactly.
They had only heard rumors that Rubio Pascal was a pervert. He was a man in his forties. Every month, he would seek out young women and use them to replenish his youth so that he would stay young and healthy.
Flossie did not understand. There were no grudges between her and this Pascal guy. They had not even crossed paths before. Why would he come up with this elaborate plan to mess with her?
However, no matter who it was and what their purpose was, she would not allow anyone to touch the Ellsworth Residence!
Flossie easily found Rubio Pascal’s private phone number and was about to have a good chat with him when her cousin, Mandy, suddenly called her, sounding very excited.
“Flossie, why aren’t you here yet? The top donor is already here. Oh my god, he’s so handsome that I’m getting a nosebleed. Get over here!”
“Really?”
Flossie’s interest was piqued.
When she investigated Rubio Pascal just now, she also checked the physical location of the top donor’s IP address in passing. The location was in the H Group. It was obvious who was behind the account.
Flossie did not expect Halston, who was usually so proud and arrogant, to simp so hard in order to meet her. It completely shattered his ruthless and cold persona.
She could not wait to laugh at him.
‘Tell him to wait for a while. I’ll be right there.”