Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Oh, thank god, Mrs. Guajardo is back. I knew you would return someday!”
The housekeeper, Lydia, cried excitedly.
Flossie sneered and said, “Wow, Lydia, you’re almost as eager to welcome me back as you were when you drove me away! How kind of you!”
Lydia blushed and said, “Please don’t make fun of me, Mrs. Guajardo. I know that I overstepped my boundaries back then. I apologize if I hurt your feelings. As long as you’re willing to forgive me and let bygones be bygones, I’ll willingly accept any punishment you deem fit!”
“Sure, I’ll forgive you. There’s no need for any punishment either. But are you really as sincere as you say? You’ll really do anything if I come back?”
Flossie gave Lydia a strange smile.
Lydia nodded. “Of course! Of course!”
“Then pack up and leave. Someone else will take your place as housekeeper.”
Flossie’s amiable expression suddenly turned into one of cold indifference.
“But…”
Lydia gulped. She did not know what to do.
She could never have imagined that the first thing the once meek and kind Flossie would do upon returning to the Guajardo family was to deal with her!
“You’re unwilling to do that?”
“No, that’s not it…”
Lydia had no choice but to hide behind Francine Milford. “The thing is, I’m here to take care of you and Mr. Guajardo under Miss Francine’s order. If you make me pack up and leave, it would be a bit disrespectful towards Miss Francine.”
“I see. So you’re gonna pressure me using my ex-mother-in-law.”
“No, that’s not my intention. I’m just saying it like it is…”
Lydia thought, no matter how wild Flossie was, she would never dare to go against Francine Milford.
At this moment, Halston spoke. “From now on, this villa will be the sole property of Miss Ellsworth. It’s her right to choose the housekeeper. Which means, you may leave now.”
Lydia did not expect Halston to be so protective of Flossie. But now, she naturally did not dare to say anything else. She quietly packed up her things and left.
Before leaving, she took advantage of Halston’s momentary absence to threaten Flossie. “Hmph, don’t thinkyou’ve won! You’re just an ex-wife who got dumped. You’re gonna show me no mercy today? Then don’t blame me for casting stones at you tomorrow. You just wait, your peaceful days are coming to an end!”
Flossie sneered. “I knew you would never change that easily. You’ll never take orders from me willingly. Then isn’t it perfect that you won’t have to serve me anymore? If I hear another grumble from you, you won’t even get your severance pay.”
“I’ll remember this, Flossie Ellsworth!”
Lydia gave Flossie a hateful look and left fuming.
As soon as she left the villa, she called Francine.
“Ma’am, you must right this injustice! Flossie Ellsworth is such a cruel woman! She’s bewitched the young master and occupied the villa. Not only did she chase me out, I heard she’s responsible for Miss Ximenez’ death too…”
Lydia complained about Flossie for half an hour. 80% of the content was outright slander.
Upon hearing her complaints, Francine got so mad that she almost had a heart attack. She clenched her fists and said dangerously, “I knew she must be responsible for Jessanna’s death! Oh, my poor unborn grandchild who never got the chance to see the world! Flossie Ellsworth, I’ll definitely make you pay!”
After Flossie moved back to the Guajardo Villa, she dismissed not only the housekeeper, but also the other servants.
As a result, she and Halston were the only people left in the villa that was over a thousand square meters in size. It was so empty that there were echoes when they spoke.
Halston was baffled. He asked Flossie with a frown, “If you drive them all away, who will take care of this large house? Are you gonna recruit new servants?”
Flossie shook her head and said, “I have working hands and feet. I can take care of the house myself. Most importantly, I like quiet.”
Halston nodded and said, “If we’re the only people who are gonna live in this villa, it’s gonna be quiet alright.”
Flossie was bemused. “Didn’t you just say the villa is my sole property? If you’re gonna stay here too, then I’ll leave right away.”
A man and a woman living together under the same roof was fuel for gossip, even if it was a roof that was over a thousand square meters in size so the two might not even run into each other that much. It would be bad for her reputation if people found out. He might not care, but she did!
Halston did not expect Flossie to be so wary of him. His handsome face turned a bit colder. “I remember, back in the days, you were always looking forward to me coming back here. Whenever you received news that I was coming back, you would always prepare a large meal and wait for me on the swing in the garden. You would wait the whole afternoon…”
“Enough!”
Flossie was so embarrassed that she wished she could dig a hole and jump into it.
Halston was not exaggerating in the slightest. Back then, she really was that foolish, blinded by love.
At the time, she had a mental breakdown due to what happened to her family and deliberately stayed away from the outside world. All she wanted to do was to be a good wife of the Guajardo family. Halston was the only person in her eyes.
She really did sit on the swing to wait for him to come back On many nights when he did not come back to villa, she would even stay up all night because she missed him so much…
Looking back at it now, she felt disgusted with herself!
“I beg you, please stop talking about the past. If you keep going, I might have to bite my own tongue and kill myself!”
Flossie took a deep breath and said with a serious expression, “Yes, I used to be obsessed with you, but people change. From the moment you drove me out without a second thought, my love for you is gone…”
“I want you to leave now as much as I longed for you to return back then. If you stay, I’ll have to leave.”
Halston’s expression was complicated.
After a long time, he nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave. But look at me right now. Let me take a shower and change my clothes first. I’ll go to the hospital to see how Xavier’s doing after that. Is that okay?”
At the moment, Halston looked terrible, like he had just climbed out of a coal mine.
Of course, Flossie herself was not looking that much better.
This was no time to be willful. Flossie tried her best to calm herself down.
“Okay, let’s tidy up and go to the hospital together.”
The two went to different bathrooms and quickly washed themselves.
But the awkward thing was, because neither of them lived there, they naturally did not have any spare clothes there. They had to come out of the bathrooms wrapped in towels.
Flossie walked out of the bathroom, wanting to find some casual clothes to wear.
Halston also had the same idea.
So, the two ran into each other in this awkward manner.
Halston looked at Flossie unabashedly, from her wet hair down to her toes.
As for Flossie… she was even more unabashed. Besides ogling Halston, she even felt the urge to run her hands over him.
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