Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
The little ones had many ideas, and they were even more stubborn than she was. That was why she wouldn’t even be able to force them if they refused.
However, under Margeret’s care, along with the isolation on Sun Island and the advanced security system, she wasn’t all that worried.
“Mommy, does your leg still hurt? Abby will give you kisses so you can get better soon…” Abby said sweetly, blowing kisses at the camera.
“Oh my sweet Abby, how are you so cute! I think I’m completely cured now because of your kisses!’ Flossie felt her heart melting, and she wished she could recover soon so she could bring her children back to the city.
“Come here and give Mommy another kiss. Mwah mwah!” Flossie puckered up her lips as well, kissing her phone over and over again.
At the same time, Francine barged into the room with the bouquet of lilies in her hand, and seeing Flossie do that stunned her.
’You…” She gulped, her expression rather awkward. “Did I come at the wrong time?”
“Huh?” Flossie held onto her phone, still maintaining her kissy face as her entire body stiffened. She had never expected Francine to enter her ward!
“Mommy, who’s there? Are you going to introduce them to Abby? Abby loves making new friends!”
On the other end of the line, the little girl, who was truly a social butterfly, begged for her mother to introduce this new ‘friend’ to her.
“Bye for now, baby!” Flossie quickly hung up and took a deep breath, remaining as calm as she could. “It’s been a while, Miss Milford.”
Francine narrowed her eyes, staring at Flossie’s phone that she had just put down. “Who were you calling? Why did I hear someone calling you Mommy?
‘You must be getting old, Miss Milford. Your hearing must be deceiving you … Were you hallucinating?”
“Impossible!” Francine seemed absolutely certain. “My hearing is completely fine! I’m sure I heard a little girl calling you Mommy… Could you have given birth in secret when you disappeared four years ago?”
“Uhm…”
Just as Flossie was having trouble thinking of an excuse, Jessanna spoke up while standing next to Francine.
“Miss Francine, you did mishear Miss Ellsworth! She was clearly talking to her friend just now. Don’t you know that it’s a trend for girls to talk in sweet voices like that now? Am I right, Miss Ellsworth?
‘Yeah, exactly!” Flossie agreed quickly. “My friends are all weirdos – we even call each other Mommy in private!”
‘What in the world… your friends are just as weird as you are!” Francine exclaimed. Although she did find it odd, she didn’t press her. After all, this wasn’t the reason she was here.
She placed the beautiful bouquet of lilies on Flossie’s desk, then pulled a chair over to sit down next to the bed. Her natural movements made it seem like she was a close loved one to the injured woman.
“Tell me. Where have you been hiding after making such a big mistake? Did you get married? Any kids?” Francine behaved like an elegant rich lady, and every question sounded like an interrogation. She knew her idiot of a son wouldn’t ask such questions, especially with his temper and ego, which was why she had to do it in his stead.
Flossie smiled coldly. “Miss Milford, why do I need to answer your questions? Do you think we’re close?”
It had been four years, and yet her ex mother-in-law was still just as stubborn and self centered. She thought to herself, ‘She really is Guajardo’s mother, I suppose. Like mother, like son!’
Surprisingly, Francine didn’t get mad this time, and guessed, “So from what you’re saying, I can tell you’re not married. That means you have to take responsibility for Halston!”
“Excuse me? Take responsibility for Halston Guajardo?” Flossie frowned lightly.
She wondered, ‘Why can’t I figure out her intentions? What is she even trying to say?’
‘Of course!” Francine huffed in a justified tone. “Four years ago, no matter if you intended to or not, you made Halston lose his child.”
“Now that you’ve had the guts to come back, you should’ve prepared yourself to give Halston another child as compensation. As long as you get pregnant, we will ensure you a life of luxury. However… if you won’t, we, the Guajardo family, will not let you off so easily!”
Francine felt quite smart. With the guilt tripping and threats, she would get both an amazing daughter- in-law and a grandchild too. Not just that, her son would be happy again.
It was the perfect plan.
“Hahaha!” Flossie didn’t know whether she should get mad or laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the suggestion. Logically speaking, a life for a life was totally reasonable. However, Halston and her were not machines, and she couldn’t pop a kid out just because she wanted to ‘compensate’ them.
Amused, she decided to play Francine’s game and shrugged. “Alright, I don’t mind. But does your son agree to this? Oh, and does his little lover agree to this too?”
“Really? You’ll do it?” Francine’s eyes lit up, not expecting Flossie to reply so swiftly. She’d even prepared a few million dollars to sway her, but it seemed that she had no use for the money now.
‘I have such a good eye! She’s quite decisive!’
“Okay, now look into the camera, and say that you’re willing to give birth to Halston’s child as compensation.” Francine was worried that Flossie would go back on her word, so she immediately took her phone out to record a video of the woman.
“Miss Milford, are you really not going to ask for Miss Ximenez’ opinion? She’s the woman your son loves most, you know?” Flossie glanced at Jessanna, who was standing in the back.
Jessanna, however, was pursing her lips, looking as if she was about to burst into tears.
Although she had no idea why Jessanna would help her hide Abby’s identity, Flossie knew for a fact that all of Jessanna’s mental issues were just a ploy to manipulate Halston.
‘Heropinion doesn’t matter!” Francine brushed that off, speaking in a mysterious tone. “You don’t have a clue now, do you? Who told you that Halston loves her the most?
Francine collected herself, preparing to go on yet another rant.
Just then, Jessanna interrupted her with a darkened expression, turning towards Flossie. “Miss Ellsworth, we actually came to ask if you know of Halstons whereabouts. It’s been an entire day, and we’ve tried everything we could to contact him. For some reason, we just couldn’t reach him, and he wouldn’t pick up the phone! We’re worried something might’ve happened to him…”
’You can’t reach him?” Flossie frowned, visibly confused. ’That’s not right. He already went through surgery, so he should’ve called you guys the moment he woke up.”
“What? Surgery?!” Francine jumped abruptly, her expression panicked as she continued, “What kind of surgery? Where is he now? What happened to him?”
“Uhm…” Flossie read Francine’s reactions and realized she might not know anything about the accident.
After a brief pause, she decided to tell the truth. “I fell down a cliff and injured my leg. He hurt himself while trying to save me, and I heard he actually suffered worse injuries than me.”
“He underwent surgery not long ago, so he should be resting in one of the wards like me. Why don’t you just… ask the hospital staff?”
“Really?!” The color drained from Francine’s face, and she muttered to herself, “My son has to be safe! He has to!”
Halston was her only child now, and her only hope. She was so overprotective of him that she would even panic the moment he got a paper cut.
Coincidentally, a nurse came into the ward to change Flossie’s bandages.
Francine rushed over to grab the nurse by the arm as if she were insane, her tone furious. “Which ward is my son in? How is he now? Is his life in any danger!?’
The nurse was petrified, staring back at Francine with cowardly eyes. ‘I’m sorry… Who are you? And… who is your son?”
’You dumb thing! I’m Francine Milford, and my son is the renowned CEO of H Group, Halston Guajardo! Don’t tell me you don’t know who he is?!”
“I do, but…” The nurse turned even more pale, and stopped talking after glancing at Flossie. This was because Liam had given orders to the house to never let Flossie find out about Halston’s condition, or else she’d have to face serious consequences.
Hence, despite Flossie’s many attempts of trying to find out, the nurse, along with many other hospital staff, remained tightlipped.
“Just say something if you know something! Why are you looking at her? Is it because something bad happened and she won’t let you tell me?!” Francine glared at the nurse, asking harshly.
‘I’m sorry, Miss Milford, I don’t know anything! Even if I did, I wouldn’t dare say anything either! I’m just a nurse, so please let me go!” The nurse was trembling, her words sounding slightly misleading.
Flossie felt wronged, her expression darkened. “What do you mean by that? Do you see anyone pointing a gun to your head so that you’d stay silent, hmm?”
‘I don’t know! I don’t know! Please stop asking me questions! I can’t afford to offend anyone!” The nurse was tearing up at this point. She couldn’t possibly provoke the Osbournes, but she couldn’t offend the Guajardos either.