Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Justin replied nonchalantly, ’I’m not lying, it was really me who let her go. Think about it – the password is so complicated that only the members of the Baldwin family would know it. Flossie is just an innocent girl. Even if she wanted to, she’d never be able to figure out the password!’ Justin purposely looked at Flossie with a faint smile.
’Haha!” Flossie avoided their eyes and laughed awkwardly. She was very grateful to Justin for taking the blame, but he was so cheeky that she wanted to punch him!
Justin looked around at his family and explained, “I just think that since we’ve already snatched Halston Guajardo’s wife, it would be overkill to lock his mother up too. We know the power of the Guajardo family, so we can’t just provoke them because we have an army. The Guajardo family is very wealthy – if we drive them into a corner, they can easily hire assassins from Aiqan or Malazio to fight against us. Let’s not overdo it and leave some space between us so that things won’t be too difficult the next time we meet.”
‘Well said!” Flossie could not help but stand up and clap; it was like Justin had read her mind.
The entire Baldwin family was living so pridefully, except for Justin who had been out and about in the world. He was much more sensible.
Austin frowned and glared at Justin sternly. “You’re simply lauding the other family’s prestige at the expense of your own. If it truly is as you say, we’d be acting like our family is afraid of the Guajardo family!”
“The Baldwins and the Guajardos are bound to go to war. I had never started anything back then because Flossie was in the Guajardo family, but now that she’s not, there’s nothing holding us back anymore.”
Flossie wanted to hit her head on the table after hearing Austin’s words. The old man was certainly a war hawk. From what she remembered, the three brothers parted ways years ago because of it. They held on to different principles, and it cost them severely when they went their separate ways and stopped contacting each other.
Compared to Austin, her grandfather and Grandpa Guajardo were a lot more objective. They would not fight unless it was absolutely necessary. That was why both of them left the military and entered the business industry instead!
Flossie knew he wasn’t an evil person – he simply preferred to solve problems using force and thought that order was above all.
In other words, though Austin usually looked kind and friendly, he would be merciless if she got on his nerves! It was like serving a king who was as dangerous as a ticking time bomb.
Flossie knew that she was walking on eggshells, so she could not provoke him or she would get into trouble. She also could not let Halston meet this old man, or else everyone, even those who were not involved, would be affected.
Since both options were undesirable, Flossie made up her mind and went for Plan C instead.
‘Let’s fight! We must fight!” Flossie shouted passionately, raising her hand and changing her attitude suddenly.
Flossie’s unusual reaction stunned everyone in the room, especially Justin. He did not expect that she would react that way at all.
‘Are you sure about having the two families go to war?” He raised his eyebrows and asked mischievously.
‘Of course!” Flossie continued enthusiastically. “My grandfather always hoped that one day I could follow in his footsteps and lead an army into battle myself. If the Baldwin and Guajardo families are bound to fight, whether it’s in business or war, I want to be the one to lead! Anyway, I also have a deep grudge against the Guajardo family, and I hate Halston so much that I long for a life-and-death duel with him!’
“Fantastic! You really are something, young lady.” Austin stroked his beard and laughed heartily. “You are indeed the granddaughter of General Ellsworth – so confident and strong-willed. You are much better than my unworthy grandson! Justin, you should learn from Flossie. If you are always giving in, how can you protect her in the future? Maybe she’ll have to protect you.”
Sophia glared at her son, extremely dissatisfied with his cowardice.
Justin tugged on Flossie’s coat and hissed in her ear, “What the hell are you doing? I had just fixed things! My grandfather and father were fooling around, but you actually agreed with their silly idea. Are you really thinking of starting a war?”
Flossie laughed. “Stop acting like a peacemaker – you were the one who shamelessly threatened to expose my identity as Phoenix to Halston if I did not join in the battle against the Guajardo family, but now, you’re the one who’s withdrawing?”
“I was just trying to find out about your relationship with Halston Guajardo and his family. From what I see, you really care about them, but with you behaving like this now, I feel like there’s some kind of conspiracy going on!” Justin hugged Flossie’s shoulders and rested his forehead against hers as he spoke so as to not raise suspicion.
Finally, he murmured, “Don’t try to trick my grandfather or father to make the two families have a truce or collaborate from within. It’ll be very troublesome if my grandfather discovers your schemes, and even I may not be able to save you then!”
“Hahaha!” Flossie did not say anything and smiled brightly, acting as if she and Justin were very lovey- dovey.
Austin smiled happily and said to Jack and Sophia, “I take back what I just said – this kid is very promising. He found an excellent wife who will bring fortune to the family. I’m sure the future of the Baldwin family will be bright with her around!”
Flossie suddenly said, “Grandpa Baldwin, as my grandfather’s good friend and subordinate, you should know about his habit before he goes into battle, right?”
Austin frowned and shook his head. “What is it? I can’t remember.”
“Before he leads an army to war, he would worship the sky, the earth, and the God of War!”
’The God of War?” Austin was even more confused. “I’ve seen him worship the sky and the earth, but I’ve never heard him mentioning the God of War.”
’That’s only natural since it’s his secret to victory.” Flossie explained slowly after arousing everyone’s interest. “There was a stone statue of the God of War at the far end of the South Sea. Grandpa grew up believing in the God of War, so whenever there were any important battles coming, he would personally go to the South Sea to worship the god and receive blessings so that he could defeat his enemies!”
’Is there really such a thing?” Austin thought hard but could not recall when Maurice had ever worshipped the God of War.
’There is. Grandpa did not tell anyone, so nobody knows except for members of the Everyheart family,” Flossie sighed and said, “This time, I want to lead the army and fight against the Guajardo family in place of the Baldwin family. Thus, I hope that we can all follow this custom and go to the South Sea now to ask the mighty God of War for his blessings to win!”
Austin was fired up when he heard this and said, “That’s right! We have to worship the God of War. Consider it our pledge of allegiance. Let’s get to the helicopters, we shall leave at once!”
“Yes! Let’s go right now!” Flossie waved her arms and cheered.
Inwardly, she finally felt relieved. As expected, Grandpa Baldwin was a very impulsive man, even to the point of narcissism. He had actually believed her completely when she asked him to go and worship the God of War.
This time, the Baldwins and Halston would not meet. Later, she could just find a random reason to stop the two families from fighting. It was perfect!
Flossie smiled lightly and thought about her plan happily. She really was a genius who could adapt to any situation!
At that moment, the butler entered the room with a concerned look on his face. “General Baldwin, sorry to interrupt, but there seems to be someone… a big shot outside asking to meet you!”
Austin said coldly, “Don’t be such a coward. Who is this big shot you’re talking about?”
“H-He is…”
Before the butler could answer, a tall, upright man barged into the room, completely ignoring the security guards.
Halston, donning a black suit, strode forward determinedly. His perfectly carved features made him look like a dashing movie star in a blockbuster film.
Because of his powerful aura, he managed to subdue the armed security guards though he came alone and unarmed. The guards were shivering and did not dare to even move!
“How did this guy get here so quickly?! Can he teleport or something?” Flossie looked at Halston in shock, the blood draining from her face.
Beach City and Sutton were thousands of miles away, and it took hours by plane to get here. There was no way he could reach here so fast, which could only mean one thing : He must have come to Sutton earlier!
To her utter dismay, Flossie had failed to stop the worst case scenario from happening. She really wanted to grab the man and tell him, ‘Halston, are you an idiot? You know that this is a very dangerous place, and yet, you still came. You are indeed Francine’s son!’
Flossie felt very helpless. She had just sent Francine off, and now, an even more difficult person had shown up. It seemed like she could not stay in Sutton any longer or else these people would never stop!
The Baldwins sized Halston up immediately.
Halston did not back down though, and instead, his gaze became colder as he met their gazes arrogantly.
It looked like a battle was about to break out.
Flossie took a deep breath and moved forward, standing between the two parties. She pulled the cold man to her side and forced a smile. “Everyone, this is my black-hearted ex-husband, Halston Guajardos… I’ll be honest with you -1 still have some matters to settle with him, which is why he anxiously came to look for me. Please forgive him!”
At the same time, she constantly signaled Halston in hopes that he would cooperate with her to avoid conflict.
Halston’s expressionless face suddenly showed a hint of playfulness as he smiled. “Indeed, I still have some unfinished matters with my ex-wife.”
Justin’s eyes turned cold and he asked sternly, “And just what might that be?”
Halston stood in front of everyone and replied slowly and firmly, ‘I’m here to settle our remarriage, of course.”
He stepped closer to Flossie and pulled her into his arms, then smiled at her. “Darling, you’re so disobedient. You ran off with another man, and that’s not very nice.”
“Dar…ling?” Flossie met his eyes in bewilderment.
‘Even if he is acting, he doesn’t have to go overboard like this, right?’