Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
After the children fell asleep, Flossie found herself wide awake.
She decided to take a walk in the garden for some fresh air.
When she opened the door, she was shocked to find Halston standing right outside the door. She wondered how long he’d been standing there.
She gasped in surprise. “W-Why aren’t you in bed? Why are you standing here? You gave me a fright!”
Flossie’s tone wasn’t exactly gentle when she looked at him and questioned him.
“I couldn’t sleep. The moon looks beautiful tonight. I thought I’d ask you to go and check it out with me,” Halston said nonchalantly.
“Erk-hem!” Flossie was suddenly lost for words.
This wasn’t Halston’s usual behavior. He even said, “The moon looked beautiful.” Was a cold-blooded guy like him even capable of noticing when the moon was beautiful?
From Flossie’s perspective, he was probably plotting something sinister again!
“Let’s go. The kids are asleep anyway. We’ll go for a walk.” Halston started walking down the stairs after finishing his sentence.
Flossie looked at him from behind. Her heart started racing, and she followed him without thinking too much.
Besides, she was planning to go for a walk anyway. Her mood wasn’t about to be ruined by him!
The Guajardo family’s residence had one of the largest gardens around. It used to be Flossie’s favorite area.
She had carefully planted sunflowers that lasted through all four seasons. That’s why these sunflowers were always in full bloom, and they were now taller than the average person.
The flowers swayed from side to side as a gentle breeze blew by. From afar, it looked like a sea of gold. It was exceptionally beautiful.
The two of them arrived at the garden one after the other. The gentle evening breeze and the bright moon up in the sky kept them company.
Flossie looked up at the moon. She couldn’t help but feel calm on the inside.
“Now that you mention it, the moon really is round and bright tonight. It’s so bright that the sea of sunflowers glows… It looks just like it would during the day…” Flossie couldn’t remember the last time she looked up at the moon.
Ever since she returned to Beach City from Sun Island, her pace of life ran fast forward. Although not a lot of time had passed, so much had happened. She felt like a top that wouldn’t stop spinning. Now that she came to an abrupt halt, she felt a sense of peace that she’d never felt before.
“Yes. The moon is round and bright tonight.” Halston stood by the edge of the field. With his hands in his pockets, he looked up at the bright moon, which in turn, accentuated his prominent features. Under the moonlight, he looked like an intricate jade sculpture.
Flossie was initially looking at the moon, but after glancing at Halston, she couldn’t stop staring at him. She was completely drawn to his perfect-looking face.
She couldn’t help but sigh. Why was God so unfair? Why did God give him such a good family? Why was he so capable? Why did he have to have such a perfect face?
In spite of all that, God didn’t give him ’emotions.’
This guy was an emotionless, cold-blooded animal. He was better off made into a specimen to be displayed in museums. He shouldn’t be allowed to have human contact.
Otherwise, the person coming into contact with him would only be annoyed to death!
“How did you get by with two kids all these years?” Halston was also looking at the moon in the beginning. Suddenly, he turned to look at Flossie and noticed she was peeking at him.
When their eyes met, there was a spark of romance in the air…
Flossie panicked a little and quickly looked away. “There’s not much to say about it. Both of them are good kids. I would go as far as saying they’re angels. I never had to worry about them.”
In reality, living life while juggling two toddlers was quite difficult during the past four years. It wasn’t an experience she could summarize in a few short sentences.
Even if the kids were obedient, everything seemed to fall apart whenever one of them fell sick. There wasn’t a day she could rest without worrying.
Apart from that, she also needed to sacrifice her energy, time, and freedom to be with her kids.
While she remotely managed Azure Group, she also had to make time to teach her kids. One could only imagine how tough it was for her.
However, Flossie didn’t want to talk about these ‘difficulties’ for the sake of receiving looks of pity. There was no point in that.
“I didn’t know about them in the past, but now that I have, I refuse to run away from my responsibilities as their father. Think about it. Is it really necessary for us to go to court?” Halston’s tone was a little overbearing.
Flossie sneered. “I never wanted to bring this to court. You’re the one who insists on getting your hands on my children.”
“Your children?” There was an unhappy look in his eyes. He moved closer and cast a shadow over her. “Without me, how would you ever have conceived them?”
“Halston, watch your tongue!” Flossie’s cheeks turned red. She glared at him. “I came with the kids to look after you. I’m not here to listen to your nonsense. If you don’t respect my boundaries, I’ll leave with the kids. Whether you live or die will have nothing to do with us!”
“I’m only after the truth. Your thoughts have gone astray,” Halston said with a serious look on his face. He continued speaking proudly. “The children are the result of our perfect cooperation. I just never expected to hit the jackpot with a single attempt. They ended up being twins. If my grandparents find out, they’ll be overjoyed…”
“Stop!” Flossie was blushing even more. She raised her hands and asked him to stop. “Stop blowing your own trumpet. I was able to give birth to Abby and Adie because my family has good genes. It has nothing to do with you. Anyone else could’ve done the job.”
“Your family’s genes?”
“I’m sure you didn’t know this, but there was a pair of twins in my family. It turns out that I used to have an older brother. Unfortunately, he didn’t survive. My parents and grandfather were worried I would be sad, and that’s why they never told me.” Flossie found out about this by coincidence.
She often wondered how things would be if her brother were still around. She wouldn’t be this lonely and helpless. It would also be much easier to rebuild the Ellsworth family…
“You had a brother?” Halston was a little surprised. This was the first time he’d heard that Flossie actually had a twin brother who didn’t survive.
“Hmph! If my brother were still alive, he’d have beaten you up long ago. You’re only bullying me because you think I have nobody at home to depend on!” Flossie couldn’t resist condemning Halston again.
Oftentimes, the marriage quality of a woman greatly correlated with their family situation.
If her family was powerful and could help her husband’s family in a particular way, her in-laws wouldn’t dare look down on her. Even if her husband didn’t spoil her rotten, they would at least treat each other with respect. She’d still have a healthy sense of ego.
That explained why Flossie was treated so unkindly in the Guajardo family back then. Even the maids walked all over her. It wasn’t because Halston didn’t love her. Instead, it was because she had nobody to rely on, and her family wasn’t powerful enough to support her.
“I’m not that vain. Back then, I just didn’t have any feelings for you. Or rather… I purely hated you and didn’t want to see you. It had nothing to do with your family situation,” Halston said frankly.
Flossie felt a little hurt.
She knew Halston hated her, but her ego still got bruised when he said it so frankly.
“To be honest, I’ve always been curious about this. If you disliked me that much, why did you agree with Grandpa Guajardo’s request to marry me? Knowing your unbridled personality, I don’t think you’d have taken his threats seriously!” Flossie couldn’t resist asking the question that had bugged her for many years.
Halston looked into the distance. After a long moment of silence, he recalled the first time he met Flossie. “That’s because… I felt sorry for you.”
At the time, the Ellsworth family was going through massive changes. Not long after the passing of Flossie’s biological parents, her grandfather also met his demise.
From a rich young lady who was adored by many, Flossie became a helpless orphan with countless enemies overnight.
“Back then, Grandpa insisted that I returned from Newrest to see you. I remember you were dressed in plain clothing, and you even had a white flower on your ear. You kept your head down the entire time, and you didn’t even say a single word…
“You were too scrawny and pale. It felt as if I could lift you with a single finger. You looked no different from a beggar on the street. Marrying you or not didn’t make a difference. I only did it to save your life.” Halston thought he didn’t have any special feelings for Flossie. Logically speaking, he should’ve forgotten about the first time he saw her.
However, now that he recalled the scene, everything felt as vivid as ever. There was still an indescribably strong emotion somewhere inside him.
Perhaps, he had fallen for her much earlier than he thought…
