Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Ah, that was a misunderstanding. I heard from the kids that the person who took them is Mr. Q, the man you brought to Sun Island a few days ago. Adie followed him because he claimed Abby as his goddaughter.”
Margaret informed Flossie of what she had learned from the children. “Mr. Q is a nice guy,’ she added with a relieved grin. “The kids adore him, and he treats them like they’re his biological children.”
“Oh, so it was him!” Flossie scowled and said, “What does he want?” Not only does Abby adore him, but he’s also attempting to woo Adie. He’s gone too far! I need to teach him a lesson one day so he doesn’t bother my children anymore.’
“There’s no need for that, Miss Flossie. He’s a decent man. According to Adie, he is a well-known chef in Beach City. He took them to learn how to bake after discovering that the three of you liked his cake. They all worked together to make you a cake. I’ll go get it from the fridge.”
Margaret walked to the fridge and took out a 6-inch cake. It was a chocolate mousse cake in the shape of a sunflower. ‘Lovely Mommy, be happy always!’ was written in the centre of the cake by the three of them with cream.
Flossie then realized her birthday was only a few days away, and her eyes welled up with tears as she thought of Adie and Abby’s efforts. “These two youngsters are too intelligent. I wanted to teach them a lesson, but I can’t do that now.”
“Give it a try, Miss Flossie. The little ones said they had a larger surprise in store for you on your birthday!”
“They’re so sweet…* Flossie tasted some of the buttercream frosting, which was delicious and tasted like ice cream. Her two children were truly worth the anguish she had been through in the past few years.
The next day.
Flossie got up early, ate breakfast, and dropped the two kids off at school.
While she drove, she grilled the two youngsters, particularly Adie.
“Adie, tell me honestly, did Mr. Q give you something to win you over? Why did you side with him so quickly? Didn’t I tell you to look after Abby and not allow her to be kidnapped? You, on the other hand, kidnapped her with a stranger. You’re a little traitor!” Flossie scolded him unhappily.
“Mummy, listen to me. It’s all a misunderstanding!”
Adie held his small water bottle and gulped I a mouthful of water before he started talking non-stop, “If Abby acknowledges another man as Daddy, I’ll be the first to oppose it, but Mr. Q is different. He’s awesome, and very patient with us. I asked him to cook nice food for us, and he took my word and improved his cooking skills… Do you know what’s the most important thing?”
“I don’t know. I just know that he’s not a good guy, and I don’t know how he fooled you guys!” Flossie was speechless. She did not know how Mr. Q, who was a villain with such a bad reputation, could make those two children so obedient towards him.
Her two children were no naive fools. They were quite witty, so ordinary people usually had no way of winning them over.
“The most important thing is that I heard that he’s our Bad Daddy’s sworn enemy. I think if you and Q work together, Bad Daddy will be ruined. He can no longer harm you!”
“Why, you…” Flossie opened her mouth slightly, and her anger quickly faded. She did not expect to see Adie think about all this at such a young age.
To her surprise, Adie hated Halston vehemently, and his disgust for Halston was much more than hers.
Adie probably read a lot of tabloids. If not, he would not have hated his biological father to this extent.
Flossie tried to calm Adie down. “Adie, listen to me. Your Daddy isn’t so bad. The reason I separated from him was…”
“Mommy, are you feeling sorry for him? That won’t do!”
Adie raised his chin and told his mother sternly, “Since he’s a bad guy, we should be brave and defeat him. If not, he’ll hurt us one day. He bullied you in the past, and if your heart softens now, you’ll get bullied by him again. I can’t let this kind of thing happen.”
“Umm…” Flossie was struck speechless because she felt that Adie was right. She never expected that her thoughts and foresight were not as good as her son’s.
“You’re right. I should reflect on myself. I was too kind to the villain back then. I should learn from my mistake and not repeat it.”
“That’s good! That’s my cool Mommy. Don’t be a fool in love!” Adie stroked her head as if he was touching a pet. He was full of adoration for her.
Suddenly, Abby whispered, “Is our Bad Daddy so bad? I’ve never seen him before. Can I see him?”
“Of course not!” Both Flossie and Adie spoke up at the same time.
Adie looked very agitated, as if his dear sister would soon be kidnapped by Bad Daddy. He hurriedly said, “Abby, not only did our Bad Daddy hurt Mommy, but he has a strange habit – he likes to eat beautiful girls. Don’t go near him, or you’ll get eaten by him one day!”
Flossie hesitated, then nodded and echoed Adie’s words. “That’s right. Your brother isn’t lying. I know that your Bad Daddy does have a hobby of eating kids. You have to stay far away from him, okay?”
Abby’s eyes widened fearfully and she replied obediently, “Okay. I’ll run far away if I see Bad Daddy!”
After Flossie drove her two children to kindergarten, she turned the car around and drove towards the headquarters of Azure Group.
Azure Group was located in the CBD core area of Beach City, and it was only one street away from H Group. However, Azure Group’s scope was much smaller than H Group’s.
The most obvious difference was the office areas of the two groups. Azure Group had only two levels as office areas while H Group had a whole building to themselves.
Flossie took the elevator to Azure Group, which was on the twenty-eighth floor of the office building.
The developer rented that office building out, so there were a lot of companies like Azure Group in the building.
In the past, Flossie was the woman behind the scenes for Azure Group. Most of the time, she worked away from the office, and rarely went to the building.
It was the morning peak hour when she went to take the elevator that day, so the line was very long.
Flossie put on a mask and a pair of sunglasses. Even so, her figure and temperament were too outstanding, so she attracted a lot of attention.
The two women in front of her had no makeup on and were wearing simple clothes. Carrying lunchboxes, they were gossiping excitedly.
‘ Hey, did you hear? The president of Azure Group on the twenty-eighth floor, Liam, resigned from his post. He won’t come here again from now on…”
“Really? Did Mr. Osborne leave?” The woman appeared melancholic. “I’ve had a crush on him for such a long time. I always came to work half an hour earlier just to see him in the elevator. If he’s no longer here, I feel like resigning!”
“Stop being an idiot! He has his first love. I heard that he established Azure Group for her. Now not only did he transfer all his shares to her, but he even asked his sister to do the same. Currently, Azure Group belongs to his first love. We’re all women, but look at her scheme. She’s so good at scheming!”
As she stood behind them, Flossie became quite confused.
Liam transferred all his shares to her, and he even asked his sister to do the same. That was too crazy. Would Laura let her off the hook given how much she hated her?
Tsk! It seemed like Flossie had to deal with the trouble.
That woman continued, “Is his first love you talked about the ex-wife of the president of H Group?”
“Of course, it’s her! Mr. Osborne might look like a playboy, but he gave all his love to that woman. She’s really lucky!”
The woman frowned unhappily as she said, “That’s impossible. There must be some misunderstanding. Mr. Osborne is so exceptional, so why does he want a divorcee? That woman must have used some cunning tricks to get Mr. Osborne. If I see her, I’ll scold her. She doesn’t deserve Mr. Osborne at all.”
“Pfft!” Flossie couldn’t stop herself from chuckling.
Hmph! As expected, women were the most likely people to discriminate against other women.
“Why are you laughing?” The two women turned around and glared at Flossie fiercely.
“I’m laughing at how foolish, gossipy, and egotistical you two are.” Each word Flossie used was sharp and rude.
“Who… Who are you? Why did you eavesdrop on our conversation? What does our conversation have to do with you?”
“At first, I had no interest in listening to your gossip, but it so happens that the person you’re gossiping about is me. Well, I’ll have to reason with you guys if that’s the case…”
Flossie slowly took off her sunglasses and mask, revealing a devastatingly gorgeous face. The surrounding people gasped in shock.
Flossie appeared calm when she said to the two women, “Well, it’s true that I had a divorce, but I don’t think that I’m inferior to others because of it. Everyone has the right to choose their happiness; I just chose a way that made me happy. What’s more… Ladies, can you guarantee that you’ll never get a divorce? When you’re putting me down, did it ever occur to you that you may face the same situation one day? I’m afraid you’ll be much more miserable than me if it happens.”
“Why, you…” The two women were furious, but couldn’t argue.