Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie laughed as she pinched Aiden’s nose.She obviously didn’t believe a single word the child said.
After all, Mr.Q was a super big shot who was both mysterious and ruthless.He was also known as the Night Demon.
With that said, he wouldn’t have the time to hang out with a little kid like Aiden! Aiden was about to argue, but Leia suddenly burst into the room.
Panting for breath, she struggled to get her words out.
“Flossie! Something bad has happened!”
“What happened? Calm down and tell me,” Flossie said.
Her brows furrowed deeply as she helped Leia, who was trembling in exhaustion, up.
“My brother…My brother is in trouble!”
Leia exclaimed, her pretty face now as pale as a ghost.She took a deep breath before stammering, “Earlier, he went to get a loan at the bank to solve Azure Group’s financial issues.He used his shares in Osborne Group as collateral.Initially, everything was fine, and he simply needed to repay the money on time.But somehow, my father got wind of it…”
Flossie’s grip on Leia’s arm tightened as a foreboding feeling of dread overcame her.
“What happened?”
“You know how my father is.When he’s angry, he doesn’t care about anything.You know how we Osbornes started our business in the grayer parts of the industry, don’t you? He’s using his old ways to punish Liam! H-he’s going to be beaten to death at this rate!”
Leia gushed out everything and burst into tears.She looked helpless as she begged Flossie, “Flossie, please think of a way to save my brother! He’s going to die!”
“Okay.Stop crying.Where are they now? I’ll go see them,”
Flossie comforted Leia as she packed her things and prepared to leave.She didn’t know Geronimo well, only that he was a stubborn, deeply conservative old man who ruled his family with an iron fist.
As the long-awaited heir of Geronimo, Liam was the second largest shareholder of Osborne Group and had always been his family’s favored child.
Liam, however, had quietly mortgaged his shares to cover a small technology company’s financial hole.
Even as an outsider, Flossie was furious at what he had done.
“Your brother has really lost his mind this time.Even if he trusted Azure Group and me, he shouldn’t gamble the future of Osborne Group like this.What if our project fails? What if Azure Group goes bankrupt? Did he think about the consequences?”
“Who’s to say he hasn’t? My brother is motivated by love.In the past few years, he supported your career and expanded Azure Group to the point of almost emptying out our family’s coffers! My father has been unhappy about it for a while now, but he never expected Liam to take out a loan using his shares as collateral! This time, my father might actually kill him to vent his anger!”
“It was my fault.I was too slow to realize that this would happen,” Flossie said, hanging her head low as she was consumed with guilt.
Flossie had always thought that Liam was funding Azure Group with Osborne Group’s approval.She never imagined that he was struggling to this extent.
“Hey, it isn’t your fault.Clearly, someone has been spreading rumors.My brother wouldn’t be in this tough situation if there weren’t! Let’s focus on how to save him first!”
“You’re right.Let’s not waste any more time.We have to go.”
Before leaving, Flossie instructed Aiden not to run around and ensured he had enough food and water.
With Aiden’s intelligence, she trusted he could take care of himself.
Flossie and Leia drove the car flat-out, arriving in no time at the Osborne residence, a luxurious mansion in the western district.
From afar, Flossie could hear Geronimo’s thunderous voice, “Don’t stop me! I’ll beat this loser to death today! He’ll take nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-one hits from this iron whip! Not a single blow will miss! I’ll beat anyone who tries to stop me!”
In the living room of Osborne Mansion, Geronimo’s five sisters and five sons-in-law, Mrs.Osborne, and Hayden Jacobs, were all present.
Liam, who was usually charming and elegant, was now completely unrecognizable.His sturdy back was covered in cuts and bruises, and there was not a single inch of skin was left unblemished.
“Dear, stop beating him! If you continue, you’ll kill our son…!”
Hayden cried as she held Liam in her arms.
Tears flowed down her face as she begged, “Liam is your only son! You have a huge business! If you kill him, who will inherit it?”
“Mom, I don’t like that you said that!”
Laura, the third daughter of the Osborne family, sneered, “You make it sound like we’re not part of the family! What? Did you pick us up from the roadside? Even if Liam is no more, it’s not like the Osborne name will go extinct! What century are we in? Why do you still prefer sons over daughters?”
“That’s right!” Geronimo exclaimed.
“Liam is not my only descendent! If I beat this loser to death, I still have six daughters! Every single one of them brings me less heartache than this loser, especially Laura! The family business I handed to her has been flourishing these years, and I’d be at ease if I handed them all the business!”
Laura smirked, then said to Liam, who was kneeling in the middle of the room, “When you took that money to start Azure Group, you didn’t just use it to pick up girls, did you? We thought you were over that, but who would have thought you would become more addicted the more you invested?You took all of the Osbornes’ money and threw it at Halston’s wife, and what was the result? She got tired of playing with you, obviously.Did she thank you? Did she let you touch her? You’ve been licking her shoes for so many years.Did you get anything out of it? Now you’re almost dead from getting beaten.Do you think she cares?”
Liam clenched his fist tightly, and he glared at Laura with reddened eyes, sneering, “Dear sister, I warn you to speak respectfully.The boss is my savior, and she holds a sacred place in my heart! If you continue with such disrespect, don’t blame me for ignoring our relationship!”
Geronimo became angrier when he heard those words.
“You brat! You’ve been bewitched! I’ve had an outstanding life and experienced countless women! How could I have given birth to such an idiot who gets affected by love? What shitty retribution is this?!”
The older man was furious that he raised the iron whip in his hand and brought it down fiercely again.
“You’ll be ruined in that woman’s hands sooner or later, so I might as well just kill you today and get it over with!”
“Stop!” Flossie’s voice rang out clear and firm.
Everyone turned to the door.
Liam, who had been calm, immediately became angry and shouted at Leia, “You stupid girl! Are you crazy? Why did you tell her?!”
“Liam, you’re still putting up such a brave front? If I didn’t get Flossie here, Father would have killed you!”
Leia cried as she rushed over and hugged Geronimo’s arm.
“Father, Liam is my twin! Our lives are connected.If you really want to beat him, then beat me as well! If he dies, I can’t live either!”
“Lei, get up! Your brother doesn’t know any better, but you don’t have to follow his example! If you’re not careful, I might accidentally hit you with the whip!”
Liam was the most favored child in the family, but Leia, the youngest daughter, came after him.So, when Geronimo spoke to her, he unconsciously toned down a little.
“No! Either you stop hitting Liam, or you hit the both of us together!”
“Come! Take her away!”
Geronimo ordered his subordinates coldly.
Flossie walked up to Geronimo and said humbly, “It’s been a while, Uncle Geronimo.I think the one you’re really angry with isn’t Liam but me, the real culprit of this mess.So, as long as you forgive Liam, I’m willing to pay the price!”
“Oh? Did the sun rise from the west today? The redhead whose shoes my son has been licking has finally decided to show up?”
Geronimo hissed venomously as he studied Flossie from head to toe as though he was looking at a commodity.
Then, he sneered, “Are you really willing to pay any price to save this loser?”