Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie ignored his warning and screamed, “My stuff! Things that are very important to me are still in there! I have to go get them!”
“The fire is too strong. If you go in there now, you’ll get killed. No matter how important those things are, they’re not as important as your life. Please don’t put yourself in danger…”
“Let me go! I need to get in there! Let go!”
The firefighter tried his best to persuade Flossie but could not stop her from trying to “kill herself”. The situation was getting out of control.
At that moment, a screech could be heard, the sound of a sports car’s tires rubbing strongly against the ground.
Halston opened the door and walked out of the car coldly.
“Stop making a scene!”
His cold voice, like an imperial edict, instantly calmed the chaotic situation.
The moment Flossie saw Halston, tears burst out of her uncontrollably. She was like a bullied child who saw her father. He gave her a strong sense of security.
“Why are you yelling at me? My things are still in there, and they won’t let me in. I need to go get them!”
Flossie broke down, pounding on the man’s chest without holding back to vent her emotions.
Even though she was a very strong woman, she was still a woman. After going through such a dangerous and terrible experience, she would feel vulnerable too.
She didn’t know why, but he was the only one she would show her vulnerable side to…
“It’s okay. It’s okay.”
Halston, as if he was coaxing a child, took Flossie into his arms, stroked her messy hair, wiped her dirty face, and said calmly, ” Wait for me in the car. What do you want to get? I’ll get them for you.”
Flossie obediently did as he asked. She said, “Dad’s painting and the map Mom left me… in my bedroom on the second floor!”
“Got it.”
Halston asked the paramedics nearby to take care of Flossie.
Then, he covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and rushed straight into the fire…
Everybody there was shocked. A firefighter shouted, “Mr. Guajardo, stop! It’s too dangerous! Come back!”
Flossie was originally panicking and was hell-bent on retrieving her parents’ belongings, but she did not expect Halston to actually risk his life going into the fire to retrieve them.
The shouts instantly jolted her awake, as if from a dream. She suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. She shouted into the fire, “Are you crazy? Come back here! I don’t want those things anymore! Come back!”
Halston, of course, could not hear her. Braving the thick smoke, he pushed through all obstacles and looked everywhere for the things Flossie mentioned.
Fortunately, the painting was hung at a high spot and had not been burned yet. Halston used the fire extinguisher to put out the fire around it and took it down.
However, the so-called “map” Flossie mentioned was in the bedroom upstairs, so getting it would be quite dangerous…
“Get back here, Halston! Don’t be crazy! Hurry up and get back here! 11
Flossie was shouting so hard her voice had gone hoarse.
She could not sit still any longer. She was prepared to rush into the fire too.
But right then, she saw Halston charging out of the fire while protecting her father’s favorite painting.
His handsome face was also blackened by smoke like Flossie’s. He was a mess. There were various burn marks on his hands, and his clothes had holes burnt into them.
He looked up at Flossie and carefully took the painting out of his arms. “Sorry, I tried my best, but I couldn’t find the map you were talking about.”
Looking at his rugged but sincere appearance, Flossie’s tears dropped down like rain. She did not even know what to say.
“You idiot, what if you burned to death… If you die, I won’t be able to live anymore, do you realize that?”
She did not care anymore. She put her arms around the man’s neck and hugged him tight, unwilling to let go, as if she had regained a treasure she lost.
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Halston’s tall body froze with the painting in his hand. He did not dare to move.
A moment ago, he felt like his whole body was burning because of how hot it was in the house, but right now, he was numb from head to toe, almost like he had just been shocked by electricity.
From what he could remember, this was the first time Flossie had given him such a heartfelt embrace.
Previously, although he could feel her intense love for him, she was always timid and kept a distance from him.
But now, her love was so passionate that it seemed to burn as fiercely as the fire behind them.
“Alright, stop crying. There’s no way I, Halston Guajardo, would die so easily. Neither water nor fire could kill me. You were getting worried over nothing.”
Halston, out of character, patiently comforted Flossie who was crying her heart out.
Flossie suddenly realized that she had reacted too strongly. She quickly let go of Halston.
She sniffed and wiped away her tears. “Yeah, that’s right, you’re a cat who has nine lives so you can’t die… No, you’re more like a cockroach that can’t be killed. I really shouldn’t have cried for you.”
Halston’s face darkened. “Is that how you repay me?”
“How else should I repay you? By giving myself to you?”
“I wouldn’t say no.”
An ambiguous feeling instantly spread between them.
Over their four-year marriage, there was never a delicate moment of mutual affection like this.
Flossie sat in Halston’s sports car, examining the painting carefully with a frown.
The painting was undamaged and looked just as vivid as before.
“This was my father’s favorite painting when he was alive, Dost Wurst’s “The Shepherd Boy Singing in the Evening”. Many famous figures in the art world are looking everywhere for this painting. The prices they offer go as high as $15 million. Even when our family was going through a rough time and could really use the money, my father was unwilling to sell the painting. If it got burned, I would have felt really sad…” 1
Flossie started crying again. She looked at Halston, who was focused on driving, with tears in her eyes and said sincerely, “Halston, thank you. I didn’t think you would do so much for a friend.”
Halston said coldly, “For a friend?”
“Of course.”
They happened to arrive at a red light.
Halston pulled the handbrake. He turned to Flossie, his eyes deep and burning, and asked, “Were you serious about what you said earlier? 11
Flossie blushed a little, “Which part?”
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