Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“But why does my sister get to call you Flossie?” Liam argued, pouting like a schoolboy. He childishly added, I don’t care. I’m not going to call you Boss or Miss anymore. From now on, I’ll call you Flossie!”
“Absolutely not!” Flossie scolded him. “Doing that would only imply that you’re harboring feelings for me. You aren’t, are you?”
“Well,” answered Liam honestly, not intending to sidestep around the subject at all, “since you’re divorced now, what’s wrong with me having feelings for you?”
He had been waiting for Flossie to get a divorce for so many years now, and now that she was finally divorced, there was no way that he wanted to remain as just her junior.
Flossie smiled, but did not respond.
Just as they were about to arrive at the banquet hall, Flossie unbuttoned her windbreaker with her slender fingers, then swiftly took it off and tossed it aside before letting down her hair. She then pulled out a red lipstick and applied it on her lips smoothly.
“Boss, you…” Liam was utterly hypnotized.
The people inside the banquet hall turned their heads towards them, stunned speechless.
Flossie stood there, clad in a rose red strapless gown that hugged her sublime figure. She looked stunning and eye-catching, but also graceful and elegant. The gown was designed in a way that exposed her waist slightly, making her look slim and alluring.
There was such a glow to her that it was almost as if she had brought her own portable spotlight, drawing the eyes of everyone around her.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd loudly proclaimed, “No way! That lady looks familiar… Isn’t that Mrs.
Guajardo?”
The room quickly erupted into heated discussions, and that was when Halston, clad in a well-tailored black suit, descended the staircase like a king. He had just finished discussing business matters with Johnson, the host of tonight’s event, and his icy gaze was immediately attracted by the red gown.near the entrance.
Amazement flashed in his unfathomable eyes, quickly followed by a trace of irritation.
That damned woman, he thought. What was she trying to do now?
With a chilling expression, Halston made his way towards Flossie In long strides and, as if publicly claiming her, swiftly put his arm around her slender waist.
‘Mrs. Guajardo, I didn’t expect you to arrive so early,” he said through gritted teeth. “I was just about to go fetch you!”
Although there was a smile on his flawless face, his expression gave every onlooker a strange sense of chilling danger.
So the lady really was Mrs. Guajardo! The crowd gasped.
Those men whose eyes were fixated on Flossie’s breasts, her waist, and her legs, hastily looked away. Those indignant women who had been throwing curses at her as soon as she appeared also shut their mouths instantly, not daring to utter another word.
“Come with me!” Uncaring of what people might say, he brought Flossie to a private room under the watchful eyes of the onlookers.
“What is this about? Flossie asked calmly as she pinned a stray lock of hair behind her ear. “Mr. Guajardo?”
“You dare ask me such a thing? Halston’s dashing face was calm as his gaze fell on Flossie’s chest. He then sternly asked, “Didn’t I give you a dress? What on earth are you wearing?”
“The dress you gave me was too prudish,” Flossie replied bluntly. “It looked like something a nun would wear. I didn’t like it.”
“You…” Halston was so enraged by her response that he saw red. The dress had been made by the chief. designer of Gucci – even most wealthy ladies could not afford such a top-quality dress, yet Flossie had the gall to say that it looked like something a nun would wear!
But then again… it was indeed a little on the prudish side.
“Say,” Flossie suddenly turned to Halston with a twinkle in her eye and asked him teasingly, “was it because. you thought that my body was not worthy of being shown in public for everyone to admire?”
“Whether or not your figure is worthy of being shown in public and admired is my business and mine only.”
Halston stared at Flossie with burning eyes as he said that, and there was a hint of possessiveness in his tone that even he did not notice himself.
You’re my wife,” he reminded her “Don’t forget that. It’s your most basic duty to appear as dignified as possible Dressing the way you do now is completely indecent. In fact, you’re only attracting unwanted attention this way!”
Halston thought of those men just now who had been ogling Flossie as if their eyes were going to fall out of the sockets, and he felt strangely furious. He even had the urge to gauge those men’s eyes out!
“Put this on!” he ordered, taking off his coat and roughly wrapping it around Flossie’s body.
“You’re acting like my dad” Flossie laughed, but her charming eyes were full of mockery and disdain. “I’m not sure if you noticed that it’s no longer the Victorian era, Mr. Guajardo I’m the master of my body, so if I want to attract any attention, it’s perfectly in my right to do so it’s absolutely none of your business.
As she spoke, she removed the coat and hung it on her index finger, slowly uttering, “I have no need for your good intentions”
After finishing her sentence, she let go of Halston’s black coat, which fell straight to the floor.
With her chin raised high, she walked away from him confidently like a proud peacock, her enchanting figure disappearing into the distance.
With a gloomy face, Halston stayed silent as her graceful figure walked away He was burning with rage, yet he realized it was not his place to interfere with her anymore He had lost that right.
The host repeatedly tapped on the champagne glass, announcing that the Charity Dinner Gala was about to begin officially.
All the dignitaries and VIPs were gathered here for the annual banquet. Halston, Flossie, and Liam were all seated in the first row. Directly behind them in the second row were Charlotte, Micah, Jessanna, and the others
“Look at her, Jess! Didn’t I tell you how shallow and superficial that Ellsworth woman is? All she does is seduce men everywhere all day long!” Charlotte glared at Flossie’s sexy back as she grumbled through gritted teeth to Jessanna.
Jessanna quickly shushed her, “Not so loud, Charlotte! Someone might hear you.”
“So what if anyone heard me? Wasn’t everything I said true?” Charlotte was almost mad with jealousy at that point, and she continued her verbal assault, “Who does she think she is, sitting there with Halston on her right and Master Osborne on her left? Look at her acting all frivolous and fake! She barely knows how to handle herself-like a rat that has fallen into a rice vat!”
“Hahaha!”
Jessanna and the other ladies in the same row could not help but purse their lips and laugh at the mockery of Flossie-but it could not be helped. When you were the person who stood out the most in a gathering such as this one, you would inevitably become the target of envy and jealousy.
“But she won’t be happy for long!” cried Charlotte, gritting her teeth. “She’ll see soon enough!”
She had already figured out how to teach Flossie a proper lesson.
The host stood in the center of the stage enthusiastically performing his duty.
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! It is once again the annual Beach City Charity Dinner Gala! The rules this year are the same as the previous years. We will be receiving donated items from charitable people all around the world.”
“These items will then be auctioned off here,” he continued, “and the proceeds will be donated to a cause for children in the rural mountainous region after being notarized by a notary agency.”
“Now, we’ll move on to our first session right away. We will present to you all the donated items that we “received this evening.”
“The first item is the painting named The Evening Song of the Shepherd Boy by the artist Domingo Otero, donated by Mr. Charles Leavitt, the President of Leavitt Corporation. The current market value of this item is 200,000 dollars.” 2
“The second item is a limited edition Hermes purple-gold handbag, donated by the actress Lily Mauve, with a market value of 300,000 dollars.”
*The third item is a rare and authentic Tibetan Dzi bead, donated by the international supermodel Jakob Thibault. The market value for this item is around 500,000 dollars.”
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