Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Your cold’s gone too?”
‘Yup!”
Flossie bit into the apple and said smugly, “I told you, I have a good constitution. For a little cold like that, I’d be fine after a good night’s sleep.”
“You wouldn’t have recovered so quickly if not for Margaret’s medicine.”
“Actually, the most effective medicine was your piano…”
Flossie couldn’t help but reminisce, “I didn’t expect you to be that good at playing the piano. It cured the insomnia which has been bothering me for a long time. Because I slept really well, I recovered quickly.”
His lips curled into a smile. “There are still many sides of me you have yet to discover, but we have plenty of time.”
Flossie stared at the man. She had a strange feeling.
Although they were not that close, it felt so natural to chat and gaze at the moon together, as if they were two old friends who had known each other fora longtime.
“Who are you? Do I… know you?” Flossie could not help asking.
Mr. Q did not answer. Instead, he asked, “Who am I? Is that important? Have you developed any special feelings for me?”
“Nope!”
Flossie got goosebumps. She explained, “I just feel very relaxed when I’m with you, like you’re an old friend. You’re different from what I’ve heard.”
“Since it’s not important, there’s no need to delve deeper into it. Strictly speaking, you and I are just a buyer and a seller. You give me the island, I give you the money. That’s it.”
‘That’s true.”
Flossie nodded.
She must not have been thinking right. All he did was persuade her to take the medicine and play music for her, and that was enough to make her think that he was a kind person and lower her guard. She was simply too naive!
Flossie took a deep breath and secretly raised the wall around her heart a little higher. She asked Mr. Q, ‘ What do you think of the island? When can we sign the contract, and more specifically, when can you transfer the money?”
Liam’s situation was urgent. She needed the money as soon as possible.
Mr. Q could not help smiling.
The woman changed her attitude so quickly.
A moment ago, it was “we’re like old friends”, but a moment later, it became “hurry up and pay me”.
“I like the island. I can transfer the money to your account anytime, but…”
He paused for a moment. He obviously had extra conditions.
Flossie pursed her lips.
She knew things wouldn’t go so smoothly.
He was the “Night Demon”, the man who made Carmine Pawnshop what it was today. There was no way he would be that easy to deal with.
“What other conditions do you have? Let me know and I’ll try my best to fulfill them.”
“Are you sure?”
He looked her over from top to bottom with a meaningful expression.
Flossie wrapped the blanket tighter around herself and said seriously, ‘Don’t get any funny ideas. I might need money, but I’m not that desperate.”
‘You’re overthinking again.”
He said calmly, “I have no interest in you, but I’ve taken a liking to your daughter… If you let her be my daughter, we can sign the contract right now and the money will be transferred to your account in an hour. What do you say?”
Flossie instantly jumped to her feet and pointed at the man. “You pervert! So it’s my daughter you’re after! I knew there’s no way the Night Demon would be a good guy!”
‘You can live without a husband, but your children need a father. You one- sidedly deprived your children of the right to have a father. Don’t you think that’s too selfish?”
Flossie was momentarily stumped by what the man said.
Because that was indeed an internal struggle she had had to deal with for four years.
“When Abby spoke her mind today, she already made it very clear. It’s not that your two children don’t want a father, they just don’t want to put any pressure on you, so they lie and say that having you is enough for them. But the fact is, they long for fatherly love. Why can’t you fulfill their wish?”
“I would if I could, but the role of a father is too important to a child. Not anyone could fulfill that role!”
‘That’s merely what you think. Have you ever asked the children what they think?”
Mr. Q sneered and said in a serious voice that carried a hint of sarcasm, ” Because the role is too important, you denied them the right to have a father? For four years, they never knew what it feels like to have a father!”
“What a great mother you are, so great that you can dictate their lives for them!” ‘Shut up!”
His words poked at the most vulnerable spot in Flossie’s heart. She replied angrily, “No mother would willingly let her children grow up without a father if she could help it. It only happens if the father is too untrustworthy. I have to do this to protect them so that they won’t get hurt!”
“Untrustworthy?”
Mr. Q sneered and said, “What do you mean by untrustworthy? The trustworthiness you value so much might not be worth even a single penny in the children’s eyes. That unworthiness is something that they can only dream of having!”
Flossie retorted, “My two children have been with me ever since they were born. No one in the world knows them better than I do. I have my own judgment on what type of father they need. I don’t need your advice.”
‘You stubborn woman!”
Mr. Q sighed helplessly and shook his head. “What makes you think I’m definitely untrustworthy and unsuitable?”
Flossie could not tell him that it was because he was their biological father’s biggest rival!
“How about this…”
Mr. Q noticed Flossie’s reluctance and said, ‘Til give you an observation period, from now until the moment you redeem Sun Island back. During this period, I’ll take on the role of Abb/s father. If, at that time, you still feel that I’m untrustworthy, you can buy the role back. What do you think?”
Flossie was very surprised.
The legendary Night Demon was actually compromising?
She looked at the man with a puzzled expression and said, “I mean, I can accept that offer, but why would you…”
‘There’s no reason. I’ve just taken an immediate liking to Abby. Maybe in my past life, I’m actually her father. Who knows?”
The man said with a smile on his face.
In the end, Flossie reached a temporary agreement with Mr. Q for the sake of money.
Not long after the contract was signed, she successfully received the money.