Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie sat up straight and asked, “Another reason? Wasn’t it because of Amber? Then, what was the reason?” “Yes, Benjamin dotes on Amber, but she couldn’t affect him in this affair. Amber threatened to kill herself to make Benjamin let me off. Benjamin agreed not because he was afraid of her killing herself. Instead, he saw the worth in me… During this period, he gained a lot of things he wanted in me. This isn’t a loss for him, so he was willing to compromise.”
Liam was smart. He had always known that his marriage with Amber was not a great favor from Amber. Instead, there was enough worth in him.
However, his current position allowed him no choice. Hence, he willingly hid his fierceness and put on a show with Benjamin. But after getting used to it, he got confused. When Amber stopped the show beforehand and wanted another actor, he was surprised and uneasy.
“Yes, I’m aware of that. Benjamin was willing to let you off because of other profits, but you also wanted something from him,” Flossie said.
She understood Liam’s choice and didn’t find the marriage a losing bargain for him. In short, adults only cared about profits instead of romances.
However, she was quite idealistic. She hoped she could find true love that could make Liam happy in that bargain. Then, it would be a win-win situation.
‘But I’m still curious about how Joanne and I ran away so smoothly.” Flossie temporarily put Liam and Amber’s affair aside because she wanted answers to her doubts. She once had some guesses but rejected them because she could not prove them. After Liam raised the doubt, however, she was eager for proof.
‘Boss, you’re so smart. You don’t have to ask me. I’m sure you have an answer. Try and think who else could suppress a tyrant like Benjamin under that kind of circumstance,” Liam said meaningfully, wearing a fake smile.
Silence overcame everyone. After a long while, Flossie lowered her gaze.
“So, it was Halston, right?”
She either seemed to be asking Liam or muttering to herself.
She should know. Halston must have meddled in it since she could escape smoothly. If not, she wouldn’t coincidentally run into him at such a remote place. However, a weird feeling gripped her upon learning that she had owed him a favor after such a long time.
*Halston is no doubt useful even though he’s unreliable. Plus, I think he cares about you. He must have sacrificed a big interest to help you escape,” Liam said melancholically.
In the past, Liam looked down on Halston and felt that the latter was cruel and cared only about his interests. Flossie would suffer by dating him. She should have avoided such a selfish man, or she would have been betrayed sooner or later.
However, it was beyond Liam’s expectation that such a selfish man would allow himself to fall under Benjamin’s mercy. Liam knew Benjamin well-Benjamin wouldn’t easily let go of the people he wanted to punish if he was unsatisfied.
However, Liam had no idea about their bargain. After that incident, Guajardo Enterprise seemed to have undergone a crisis of the capital chain rupture. The company needed a period to slowly recover.
“I recalled that Guajardo Enterprise faced a crisis after that incident. It was always powerful, but surprisingly, it went through a crisis of the capital chain rupture. Looks like that crisis must be related to this incident,” she said, enlightened.
Recalling the past, many of her doubts were automatically resolved.
At that time, she argued with Halston and worked with Quinton to target Guajardo Enterprise. When she recalled that, she felt that she had treated Halston unfairly.
“That’s most likely.” Liam made the same guess and praised Halston, “Yes, Halston is unreliable, but he’s very useful at a critical time. At least I can see how sincere he is toward you. If not, a man who cares only about interests wouldn’t risk his company in exchange for your freedom. If it’s possible, you guys…shouldn’t be apart.
Many years ago, Liam adored Flossie. He couldn’t regard many problems regarding her objectively. If anyone harmed her, that person was heinous and unforgivable.
After growing older, he got in touch with many different people and learned about how complicated the human heart was. He knew that nobody was perfect, especially men. They were born flawed. Most of them couldn’t even reach fifty percent of perfection. It was hard for Halston to reach eighty percent of perfection.
No other man could willingly make such a great sacrifice for Flossie without asking for anything in return.
Hence, after confirming that Liam couldn’t be with Flossie, he hoped Flossie could rely on a reliable man.
Halston might be lacking in other aspects, but he was strong. It was acceptable to make him Flossie’s supporter who could ease her mind.
*Forget it. Stop bringing him up!” Leia said.
She never anticipated Liam to take Halston’s side one day. Liam had always hated Halston deeply, so this was preposterous and bizarre. Leia wondered if he had lost his soul after staying at the fort for such a long time.
*Flossie has long fallen out with Halston. They no longer mind each other’s business and are unrelated. Stop putting them together. It disgusts me,” she went on.
She was one of the few who was aware of the relationship between Flossie and Halston. She also knew how deep their conflict was. Naturally, she looked down on Halston and hated him deeply.
Women could accept their men to be poor, ugly, or cruel-but they found it unacceptable when their men had a change of heart. Once the men changed their minds, all love was nothing but trash.
“What happened? Weren’t you guys doing fine the other day?” Liam was surprised-he didn’t expect their romance to undergo such a vast change even though he hadn’t asked about it in a while.
He remembered calling Flossie and asking about her when she bumped into some trouble the other day. At that time, she was still madly in love with Halston. Besides, Halston had made peace with Quinton. Logically speaking, everything should be heading in a good direction.
“I don’t know. Philosophically, everything is changing. I thought Flossie and Halston would gain a happy ending after overcoming all obstacles. Unexpectedly, someone came out of nowhere. So… We never know people for real. Men ruled by their desires are nothing but beasts. It isn’t a pity even if we lose them!” Leia gritted her teeth, sounding indignant.
Yet, Leia didn’t hate Halston that much. She found him pitiful and pathetic, and that he had let Flossie down.
Halston wasn’t that bad himself. He could risk his life for Flossie. Then again, he would never get tangled up with a bitch like Jessanna when Flossie was sick just because of his desire.
The most infuriating point was that he cheated on Flossie with Jessanna, who had harmed Flossie countless times. It was utterly humiliating for Flossie, and proved that Jessanna had defeated Flossie once again.
No woman with self-esteem could forgive that, let alone Flossie, who was always unyielding.
How pathetic! What a pity!
“No, you’re wrong.” Flossie, who had been silent, inevitably spoke up when she heard Leia’s nasty words. “I think he has some difficulties. I trust his character. He isn’t a man who cares only about his desires. If he were, he would have long gotten together with someone else when we were divorced. He wouldn’t be single for so many years.”
“Hey, Flossie. You can’t see it well. You’re lying to yourself because you trust him too much.”
Leia felt sorry for Flossie, but she was also angry. “He told you he was single, and you trusted him? He might have kept a lover or had never broken up with Jessanna! If not, why would he get back together with her? Stop assuming the best of him!”
The atmosphere instantly became tense and solemn.
‘Forget it. I’ll stop discussing this. After all, I’ve stopped getting in touch with him. We’re like strangers now. His business doesn’t concern me.” Flossie flexed her fingers, pretending to be casual.
“I hope you mean what you said. You regard him as a stranger now.” Leia sighed helplessly. She knew Flossie well. Flossie didn’t speak her mind-if she had truly let Halston go, she wouldn’t have been so concerned when Liam casually brought Halston up.
It was hard for Flossie and Halston to reconcile now, given the current situation. Hence, Leia decided to speak harshly about Halston to help Flossie to forget about him sooner.
Liam, still shocked, found it a pity. He wasn’t very sensible and kept asking questions. “Wait. So, Halston cheated on Flossie and got back together with Jessanna?”
“Hey, stop saying that out loud. You’re so insensitive!” Leia glared at Liam. She couldn’t understand why he wasn’t as attentive and sensible as he used to be.
“It can’t be.” Liam frowned and solemnly raised his doubts. “First, Halston isn’t the kind of man who acts based on his desires. I’m sure of that. I’ve gotten in touch with him.”
*Stop saying that! He admitted it himself. Plus, Jessanna sent a photo. How could it be fake?’ Leia demanded.
She wondered if Liam had turned dumb after staying in the fort for such a long time. Halston’s cheating was obvious, but Liam chose to lie to himself.
“He might be lying. As for the photo… Did you guys see them do it?” Liam asked Flossie.
“No, we didn’t.” Flossie found that affair fishy too. No wonder Liam felt the same! Finally, she found someone who shared her sentiments.
She hurriedly added, “I saw them hugging and kissing in the photo. There’s nothing else.”
“It’s possible that Halston and Jessanna purposely put on a show for you. He pretended as a scumbag who cheated on you to make you give him up.” Liam said firmly. “I stood by what I said. I’ve gotten in touch with Halston. He can control his desires. Plus… He’ll never cheat on you with Jessanna, even if he wants another woman.”
“Why not?”
Leia crossed her arms, thinking that Liam and Flossie had gotten crazy. They kept siding with a scumbag who cheated on Flossie!
“Don’t kissing and hugging mean he’s cheated on Flossie? Plus, they got tangled up with each other before. He insisted on divorcing Flossie because of Jessanna back then. Isn’t it normal for them to get back together? Maybe he can control his desires but can’t stop himself from going back to his ex-girlfriend.”
Yes, some men had a high morality. They wouldn’t engage in ambiguous relationships with women so easily. Even then, they were always loyal. They couldn’t forget about the women they once fell madly in love with. Halston probably confirmed that he wanted Jessanna. Even if Jessanna’s face was ruined, he could still be with her. ‘There’s no love between him and Jessanna. Of course they can’t get back together with each other.” Liam hit the nail on the head, pointing out the mistake in Leia’s logic. “Remember. Jessanna was the woman of Halston’s brother. Halston divorced Flossie back then because he wanted to fulfill his promise to his late brother. He wanted to give Jessanna and her baby a complete family and a status in the Guajardo family.”