Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie’s heart suddenly tightened. Could it be…
She held her breath and approached the villa step by step. Her heart was filled with anticipation.
Up until this very moment, she had not fully accepted Halston’s death. She thought, maybe, just maybe, the person in the villa could be Halston?
Maybe the man was playing games with her, pretending to be dead to test how she truly felt? 1
Other people might not do something so ridiculous, but Halston would because he’s a freak. Was there anything in the world that was beyond him?
She walked to the front door and keyed in the password from memory. The door actually opened.
Flossie got inexplicably emotional. Her heart pounded wildly. She gently pushed open the door and slowly walked in…
The Guajardo Villa was empty. The garden was deserted. The living room was not lit. The inside of the villa was pitch black. The air had a stale odor.
The only light that was turned on was the one in Halston’s room on the second floor. A tall figure could be seen at the window.
Flossie walked into the living room and climbed the rotating staircase to the second floor.
Halston’s door was slightly ajar, and through the crack in the door, she could see a man standing by the window.
However, she could only see his back.
The back figure was tall, straight, and cold. It must be Halston!
At that moment, Flossie felt a passion that she had not felt for a long time.
She rushed forward and pushed the door open. “Halston! I knew you’re still alive!”
The man by the window slowly turned around. His thin lips curled into a smile as he stared at Flossie with mischievous eyes. He shrugged and said, “My good sister-in-law, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I’m not that man you’re thinking about day and night.”
“Jovan? Why… why are you…”
Flossie’s passion quickly cooled down when she saw the man’s face.
She facepalmed and awkwardly buried her head in her hand. She wished she could dig a hole in the ground and jump into it.
She mistook him for someone else again. It was so embarrassing!
“Starting from tomorrow, I’ll take my high-and-mighty cousin’s place as the CEO of H Group and receive all his belongings. Isn’t it only natural for me to come here tonight to experience what his life felt like?”
Jovan’s handsome face was adorned with a faint smile the whole time. It was the smug smile of a victor that looked down on everything.
Flossie got inexplicably mad. “What are you looking so smug for? You are just a rat who came to usurp the throne during the most chaotic period in H Group’s history. You’re no hero!”
The smile on Jovan’s lips deepened. He shrugged nonchalantly, “Who told you I wanted to be a hero? It’s true, I am a rat. You know me very well. Looks like you’ve been paying a lot of attention to me.”
The man’s eyes were filled with provocation and arrogance. He continued,” It never ends well for heroes. Take my dear cousin Halston, for example. When he was alive, he was untouchable. Everybody only had good things to say about him. But after he died, he was humiliated and slandered. Everyone talks bad about him now. But what can he do?”
“Shut up!”
When Flossie heard Jovan insulting Halston, Flossie could not help getting angry. “Laugh all you want now, but you’re not gonna laugh for long.
Retribution will come for you soon enough. You’ll end up even worse than Halston did!”
“Don’t get emotional, my dear sister-in-law. Halston is already dead. Why are you still so protective of him? Have you forgotten that he kicked you out of the house for his mistress and made you a laughingstock in the entire Beach City? I can’t believe you would choose to repay evil with kindness. You don’t have the spirit of a rocker at all. How disappointing…”
Jovan approached Flossie one step at a time until he got very close to her. He lifted Flossie’s chin with his long fingers and said with a strange smile on his face, “So what if my end is terrible? As long as I once stood at the top, as long as I have all that he once had, I can die without regrets!”
‘Then you can go to hell now!”
Flossie grabbed his long arm and pressed it against his back. She then pushed him fiercely against the wall.
She thought the guy would beg for mercy, but he actually became even more excited, as if he was crazy. With a provocative smile, he said, ’ Harder! Come on! Break my arm if you dare! That way, I’ll have a legitimate reason to pester you for a lifetime!”
Flossie was furious but speechless. “Jovan, are you a masochist? Do you like getting beat up so much?”
‘That’s right! My greatest pleasure is to be abused by you! The harder you abuse me, the more I love it!” ‘You’re crazy!”
Flossie felt goosebumps all over her body. She could only let him go.
She did not want to cripple him and be pestered by him her whole life!
“I knew it. You still care for me and can’t bear to hurt me…”
While swinging around his arm that almost got dislocated, Jovan continued to make fun of Flossie, challenging the limit of Flossie’s patience without any fear of the consequences.
Flossie tried her best to calm herself down. “You’re not actually trying to replace Halston and take away everything that belonged to him, are you?”
“Halston is history now. The H Group cannot remain leaderless forever. I’m doing the H Group a huge favor by taking over the company right now. How can you call that taking away?”
“Hmph, your plan won’t go that smoothly. Even if Halston is no longer here, Grandpa Timothy and Uncle Alexander are. They won’t let you do whatever you want. You should just give up if you know what’s good for you, or you might lead yourself into a desperate situation!”
Flossie had always felt that the H Group would not easily have a change in dynasty. There was no way Grandpa Timothy would easily give up everything he worked so hard for.
“Are you concerned for me, my dear sister-in-law?”
“As if!”
Flossie rolled her eyes.
She merely had a feeling that things would not go as smoothly as it appeared to be on the surface.
Jovan’s plan to “replace” Halston was progressing too easily. It did not make sense!
‘Your opponents aren’t just Grandpa Timothy and Uncle Alexander.
Everyone in the H Group, from employees to partners, admires Halston. You think you can sit on the CEO seat securely? In your dreams!”
Flossie’s words were filled with disdain for Jovan.
She thought it was a joke that a despicable rat like him would think he was good enough to replace Halston!
“No need to worry. Winning people over is very easy. When I become the CEO of H Group, I’ll immediately sign a strategic partnership agreement with KCL for the G6 chip. After that, the entire electronic technology field will be under the H Group’s control – under my control!”
Pfft!
Flossie could not help bursting out in laughter.
Jovan’s face turned cold. He asked, “What are you laughing at?”
“I’m laughing at how naive you are!”
Flossie slowly said, “Everyone knows that the reason KCL collaborates with H Group is because they have a strong relationship with Halston. Do you think they’ll do the same for you?”