Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Jessanna looked as if her scheme was going well, holding the nurse’s arm as she fuelled the fire. “Don’t be afraid of Miss Ellsworth, nurse. She might sound stern, but she’s not that bad a person! If there’s something she can’t tell us, we’ll stop asking. All we want to know is Halston’s whereabouts, and his current condition.”
Flossie felt as if she was about to explode after hearing Jessanna’s words. She glared at her and thought to herself, ‘Ha, good one, woman. You were clearly implying that I have something to hide, so don’t act like you’re helping me! Now I’m really going to be blamed for whatever this is!’
’Ximenez, so you’re saying I’m threatening the nurse on purpose, so she won’t reveal Guajardo’s condition to you?”
“I didn’t mean that, Miss Ellsworth, please don’t assume things. Unless… you really are hiding something.”
“What do I have to hide? I myself want to know of his condition too! I feel very bad that he injured himself while saving me, alright?”
“How would I know what you’re thinking, Miss Ellsworth? There’s a possibility that you want to avoid taking responsibility if Halstons condition is worsening, so…”
The two then started fighting with one another, each providing quite valid arguments.
’Enough!” Francine yelled furiously, causing the entire room to fall silent. Her face was frosty as she pointed at the nurse menacingly. “I don’t care who’s threatening you at this point, just tell us everything you know. Or else … I’ll make sure you’ll understand the consequences of upsetting me!”
’I’ll… I’ll tell you everything!” Although the nurse was afraid of Liam’s revenge, she knew that Francine would definitely kill her on the spot if she didn’t talk.
“Honestly… Only Mr. Osborne and Miss Ellsworth know of Mr. Guajardo’s whereabouts and condition. I just received news… that…” The nurse glanced carefully at Flossie once more.
This made Flossie feel even worse, and she snapped,”Stop looking at me. Just tell us everything, and be completely honest!”
Jessannachimed in as well. “That’s right, tell us everything, no one would dare to harm you with us having your back!”
The nurse gulped. “The last news I received regarding Mr. Guajardo’s condition … was that his life was at risk. Even if he were to survive, his leg would have to be amputated! As for his current condition, you’ll have to ask Mr.
Osborne and Miss Ellsworth instead!”
“What?! His life is at risk? Am… Amputation?!” Francine felt light-headed, nearly losing her balance after hearing that.
“Careful, Miss Francine!” Jessanna quickly caught her, then shot Flossie a dirty glare. “How are you going to gaslight your way out of this one, Ellsworth?! Just look at what you’ve done! What happened to Halston?! Why won’t you tell us?! Where is he now?”
’I don’t know of his condition either, let alone where he is now…” Flossie was confused. “I just heard from Liam that his surgery was a success, and that his condition had stabilized!”
“I even thought you brought him to a better hospital to receive treatment!
Why… How could you not know anything about his situation?!”
“Sure, keep up that act of yours!” Jessanna snapped. “If we knew about his situation, why would we come all the way here just to ask you about it?!”
“You must be working with Liam to kidnap Halston! And I have reason to suspect that… everything was just your ploy! You pretended to be injured so that you could lure Halston over, since you knew he’d save you! You did all this just so you could have a chance to harm him!”
“I didn’t!” Flossie denied the accusations coldly. “It’s not like I have a lot of free time on my hands! I don’t even have a motive!”
“You do!” Francine had already lost all rationality, lunging towards Flossie and shaking her. “Tell me where my son is now! Where is he
“Calm down, Miss Milford!” Flossie was having a hard time moving around with a cast and an IV drip connected to her arm.
Francine was quite a bad-tempered person. On the verge of a meltdown, she would’ve choked Flossie to death if it weren’t for the little bit of rationality she had in her.
“rm giving you one last chance to tell me where Halston is! As long as you’re willing to tell me, I can look past everything! I just want to know if my son is safe! Please, I’m begging you!” Francine was still holding onto Flossie’s shoulders, her insanity replaced with despair as tears welled up in her eyes.
As a mother, she was willing to risk her life for her child.
‘I already told you -1 don’t know either! I didn’t even expect him to come save me! I have no reason to harm him, nor do I have any reason to hide him from you, alright?” As a mother herself, Flossie understood how Francine felt, so she didn’t blame her for her actions.
If the roles had been switched, she wouldn’t have been as level-headed as Francine. She would’ve taken down her suspect, even if it cost her life.
However, despite her understanding, she could not help the poor woman in any way…
Flossie sighed inwardly and thought to herself, ‘Agh! What the heck happened to you, Guajardo?! Why are you making everyone worry about you?”
“Hold on, I’ll give Liam a call right now! He might know something.” Everything Flossie heard about Halston was from Liam, so she figured he should know the man’s situation.
Just as she was about to make the call, Liam himself entered the ward. He had just finished up with work, and had rushed over to the hospital as soon as he could.
“Let go of her!” Liam noticed Francine gripping Flossie’s shoulders as he barged in. Infuriated, he strode over to them and pushed Francine away.
“Liam! No!” Flossie quickly stopped the man with a sharp yell. She calmed herself before saying, “You’re just in time. Quick, tell them what happened to Guajardo, and where he is now!”
Liam’s angry expression subsided, and was soon replaced with a strange one. His smile was cold and ambiguous as he asked, “How could you not know of Halston Guajardo’s condition as his mother, Miss Milford?”
He had previously asked the mortuary guard, and found that it was Halston’s father who took his body. Hence, it was impossible for Francine to not have the slightest clue about the situation. Thus, he assumed that Francine came by to visit Flossie with bad intentions.
“That again… Mr. Osborne, you seem to be talking from the same script as Miss Ellsworth. Do you really think we’re stupid?!” Jessanna glared at the man.’ What have you and Miss Ellsworth done to Halston? Why won’t you tell us where he is?”
Liam placed both hands in his pockets, looking dashing and elegant as he spoke, “I have no idea what you’re saying, but if you keep upsetting my boss, I will not show you any mercy. I don’t care if you’re from the Guajardo family, or if you’re God himself!”
Hearing this, Jessanna quickly spread her arms and stood in front of Francine, acting as if she was willing to die for her.
“I knew you guys were up to no good! Now that you’ve been exposed, you’re trying to get revenge on us! Fine then, take me instead! Don’t you dare disrespect Miss Francine… I’ll fight you to the death if I have to!
“Come at you, right? No problem. Just don’t beg for mercy later.”
Liam was the “King of Demons” who even The Great Eight of Beach City shied away from. He was the best at dealing with such pretentious sluts like Jessanna.
Cracking his knuckles, he sneered and said, “It’s been a long time since I boxed, and my hands can’t wait. In the past, when I boxed, one of my favorite things was using a bad women’s face as a sandbag. It was so much fun to give them each a punch and bruise their face. Now that you are the one who asked for it yourself, nobody would have more pleasure than me to do the honors…”
“D-Don’t come near me. I am a member of the Guajardo family. If your dare to hurt me, the Guajardo family will not let you go easily!”
Jessanna had long heard of Liam’s “terrifying” deeds.
This young man was fearless on account of being favored in the Osborne family, and his means were particularly ruthless, so much so that anyone who had seen it would stay as far as possible away from him. Literally no one had the stomach to provoke him.
She did not expect that this philanderer would be so supportive of Flossie. It had been years since the rumor about them surfaced, but they were still together!
Had she known it earlier, she wouldn’t have acted tough and defended Francine.
If she overdid it, it would a great loss for her if he really punched her face like a sandbag!
“Didn’t I say it clearly enough? I don’t care if you are a Guajardo or whoever. Anyone who dares to disrespect my boss must be punished!”
As soon as he said that, he smashed the table so hard that his fist went through the table, forming a big hole.
“Ah! Help me, Miss Francine!” Jessanna screamed and hid behind Francine like a tortoise shrinking its head.
“Miss Milford, are you joining her to be a sandbag as well?” Liam clenched his fists and asked with a fake smile.
He did this for no other purpose but to scare them away so as not to affect Flossie’s mood.
If Flossie knew that Halston was dead, it would surely affect her treatment. He did not want to take the risk.
Being a veritable noblewoman of the city, Francine was way more audacious than Jessanna and had overcome many obstacles. Why would she be threatened by a little kid like Liam?
She tilted her chin up and said arrogantly, “You are just Flossie’s dog. How dare you bark in front of me?”