Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“If you want your boss to be safe, do as I say. If we delay, the situation might get worse.” Halston commanded.
Shelley sensed the murderous aura in Halston’s eyes and quickly gave in. When she dialled Flossie’s number on her cell phone, she got an automated reply instead. “The number you dialed is temporarily unavailable.”
“Why can’t I get through? The signal in the building is excellent. Is Miss Ellsworth’s phone out of battery?” Shelley found it a little odd. Miss Ellsworth would keep her phone charged if she was still in the office. Why would her phone be out of battery? Was she off work and on her way back home?
“You’re taking too long!” Halston had lost his patience. He opened the door, stepped out of his sports car, and headed straight to the office lobby.
Although she was confused, Shelley went after him.
“Mr. Guajardo, are you going to see Miss Ellsworth? I think she’s probably home already. The lights are off on our floor.”
“She can’t be home. Well, unless she can fly.” Halston was confident. He had been keeping an eye on Flossie – there was no way she could have slipped past him.
Shelley used her employee card to access the building. They entered the building and took the elevator straight to Azure Group which was located on the twenty-fourth floor.
Halston frowned as he looked around. “Is your company really this small? It is not even as big as the office area in H Group.”
Halston scoffed, “A small workshop like this dares to compete with H Group. I really wonder if your boss is deliberately using this small company to get close to me and win back my heart.”
“Pfft!” Shelley burst out laughing. “Mr. Guajardo, it must be a misunderstanding. Miss Ellsworth is focused on her career, and has no intention of getting close to you. You don’t have to be so egotistical.”
“Hmph. She doesn’t want to get close to me but chose to set up her company opposite my building. Look at her office – it’s right opposite mine. It’s so obvious that even a fool can see it.”
After taking a tour around Azure Group, Halston went to Flossie’s office. He believed Flossie wanted to attract his attention and looked around for evidence.
A smile appeared on his face when he saw the telescope on her desk. “She even has a telescope. Whenever she’s tired of working, she’s probably stealing glances at me to motivate herself.”
Shelley was completely speechless. The president of H Group was supposed to be a man of few words… She did not expect Halston to be such a narcissist!
“Sorry, Mr. Guajardo. As far as I know. Miss Ellsworth has a telescope because she likes astronomy. She wants to look at the stars, not you.”
“You don’t have to explain. Everyone in Beach City knows she’s obsessed with me. It’s no secret…” Halston took the telescope and sat in Flossie’s place. With the telescope, he could see H Group clearly as he looked across the street. Even if Flossie had no intentions for him, she must have an agenda against H Group.
However, Flossie was not in her office, and he did not see her go out of the office building either. Where was she?
Shelley searched around but did not find Flossie, so she figured Flossie must have gone home.
Shelley said to Halston, who was still sitting in Flossie’s chair, “Mr. Guajardo, Miss Ellsworth must have gone home. This is Azure Group’s office, so I hope you remember your position as an outsider. You should leave now. I’m going to lock the door.”
Halston rested his chin on his interlocked fingers, then said with a cold look in his eyes, “No, she’s not home yet.”
If she had gone home, he would have seen her.
“If she’s not home, where else could she be?” Shelley gathered her courage and questioned Halston, “Mr. Guajardo, you insist on staying and wont leave. Are you trying to steal the company’s secrets?”
Halston snorted in disdain. “This is such a small workshop. What secrets would this company have that are worth stealing?’
Shelley fought the urge to roll her eyes, and said awkwardly, “Right. H Group wouldn’t have to steal information from Azure Group. Even if they did, it’s unlikely for you to steal it yourself. So, why are you refusing to leave? Are you… worried about Miss Ellsworth?”
Halston did not deny or admit it.
Halston’s affection warmed Shelley’s heart. She then suggested in a whisper, “Do you have her family’s phone number? Why don’t we call her family and ask if she went back? It’s getting late. Even if you keep waiting here, it won’t help!”
“I’ve been divorced from her for so long, so how could I have her family’s phone number? Besides, she’s the only one left in her family. There’s no one to contact.” Halston’s tone was a little sad.
When he thought about it, Flossie had such a painful past, but she was still so optimistic and brave. She had been working hard alone all these years. It must have been hard for her, right?
“Ah. I almost forgot about Miss Ellsworth’s sad past. She married a heartless man like you after the downfall of her family. As a result, she got divorced at a young age. I think someone was gossiping about Miss Ellsworth this morning and looked down on her for being divorced.’
“Really?” Halston’s gaze instantly turned cold.
“What do you think? Some women are like foul-mouthed bullies. They love making things difficult for other women.”
“Do you know who it was? I’ll make them pay for saying such terrible things! ” Halston was angry to learn that others looked down on Flossie because of her divorce. He felt responsible and wanted to take revenge for her!
“I don’t really know. A few young girls were gossiping. These days, there are plenty of people with no morals, and there are also many perverts around… I heard of some in our office building. The pervert will usually lurk around the entrance to the women’s restroom and secretly film women…’ Shelley paused, feeling a little disgusted. Men could be such vile creatures.
“Pervert?” Halston frowned a little and asked, ’Was the pervert caught?”
“Yes, but he was fired and got a small fine. Who knows if he went somewhere else to commit another crime…” Shelley suddenly thought of something and seemed nervous. “It can’t be… Do you think the pervert kidnapped Miss Ellsworth?!”
Halston’s expression was thunderous. “You should’ve told me this earlier!
Call security at once -1 want to see the surveillance footage.”
The security guards of the office building were shocked to hear that Halston wanted to check the surveillance. They did not even put on their uniforms neatly in their haste to get there.
The guards took Halston and Shelley up to the surveillance control room and turned on all the records for them to check. In the surveillance record, Flossie appeared and got in the elevator at about half past ten at night.
“Turn on the internal surveillance of elevator number two!”
Halston coldly asked the question.
”A-Alright, Mr. Guajardo!” The security guard switched on the surveillance camera for the number two elevator.
Flossie was by herself the entire time, but a man in a plaid shirt suddenly walked in when the elevator stopped on the sixth floor.
The duo conversed for a while before Flossie retrieved her phone and made a call. The man took the phone from Flossie.
After that, Flossie passed out in the elevator. The man then pulled her close into his arms.
“Damn it!” Halston looked like he was about to murder someone. “Who is this guy? Find him right now.”
How dare that man touch Flossie? Halston was determined to break the man’s arms since he’d laid them on Flossie.
The security guard rubbed his glasses before gasping. “T-This guy was the person we caught not long ago. He was caught secretly filming women in the bathroom. The company has already fired him. Why did he come back?”
The surveillance footage continued to show the man carrying Flossie out of the elevator after it stopped on basement level one where the parking lot was located.
“Where’s the surveillance footage for the parking lot? Show it to me right away!” Halston clenched his fists tightly as he gave the order.
“Uhh, about that…’ The security guard stammered. “Mr. Guajardo, coincidentally, the surveillance footage for the underground parking lot became faulty. We were about to replace it, but unexpectedly…”
“What did you say?” Halston grabbed the security guard by his collar. “How could you change something so important? Doesn’t that make you an accomplice? Are you and that pervert working together?”
“N-No, please calm down, Mr. Guajardo. We thought the underground parking lot’s surveillance system was important, and that’s why we bought a high- quality stereo imaging monitor. Coincidentally, it was a little too late. We…”
“Alright, alright. Let’s not waste more time. We should look for clues in the underground parking lot.” Shelley was slightly calmer than Halston at this point.
Halston took a deep breath and let go of the security guard. They rode the elevator to the underground parking lot.
The parking lot in the building was huge, but everyone usually went there via public transport. Very few people drove there. In fact, at this hour, most who had driven here had already gone home. The entire parking lot was empty. There were very few cars around.
“There aren’t even that many cars. I bet that pervert already brought Miss Ellsworth to his car and drove away. This is terrifying. We should call the cops right away!” Shelley retrieved her phone and called the cops to inform them about the situation.