Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Don’t you worry about that. You just have to know that… the money came from a legitimate source. There’s no high interest rate or any danger. We can safely use it.”
Flossie did not want Leia to know too much, so she deliberately kept Mr. Q a secret.
“No way!”
Leia shook her head and said, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. I can’t think of anyone in Beach City who can gather almost 800 million dollars at a moment’s notice except for the Guajardo family. Did you… borrow the money from the Guajardo family?”
“Umm…”
Flossie did not expect Leia to jump to that conclusion.
However, it made sense that she would.
After all, in Beach City, only the Guajardo family had the financial power to lend someone 800 million dollars of clean money at a moment’s notice.
Flossie simply went along with Leia’s assumption. “Looks like I can’t hide it from you. It’s true, I went to the Guajardo family to borrow the money. They felt guilty for what happened a few years ago, so they’re willing to help me overcome this difficulty.”
“Then the Guajardo family isn’t that evil after all. If they knew that their son died to save you, and you’re borrowing this money to help the Azure Group replace the H Group, they would probably be fuming!”
‘That’s none of my concern. The business world is a battlefield; either they die or we die. After years of waiting, the Ellsworth family finally managed to find an opportunity. I won’t let it go that easily.”
‘True that. Back in the days, when the Ellsworth family was powerful, lots of people wanted to befriend them, but after their downfall, everybody tried to keep their distance. That’s how realistic our society is. If we care about justice too much, we’ll just get stomped!”
After her experience with William Jones, Leia now had a more pessimistic view of human nature.
She no longer believed that good deeds would get rewarded. Instead, she now believed in the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest!
The two rushed to the Osborne Mansion that very night.
Geronimo Osborne was reading the newspaper on the sofa.
Madam Osborne cried and begged next to him. ‘Honey, surely your anger has subsided by now. It’s time to let Liam out. He’s in terrible pain after getting whipped by you. His physical health is poor to begin with, and his condition is made worse because you keep him locked up. If anything happens to him, I wouldn’t want to live anymore either!”
“If he dies, he dies. All he thinks about is women. I don’t want a stupid son like that!”
Geronimo Osborne said angrily, ’Didn’t he say that his Boss would definitely come to save him? I’ll show him how selfish his Boss actually is. After finding out that he’s in so much debt, there’s no way she would be able to gather that much money. She would run away immediately. There’s no way she would care what happened to him!”
Flossie walked in with a smirk. “Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Osborne, but I, Flossie Ellsworth, definitely care about what happens to Liam.”
Geronimo Osborne seemed surprised. He looked Flossie up and down and said disdainfully, “I have to admit, I didn’t expect you to come back. Looks like you’re still unwilling to let my gullible son go… Unfortunately, even though he still carries the Osborne family name, he can no longer produce a single penny. Even if you try your damnedest, you won’t be able to squeeze anything more out of him. I suggest you look for another tree to climb!”
Leia felt so embarrassed when she heard that. She wished she could dig a hole and jump into it.
“Dad, what are you talking about? It’s Liam who has been simping for Flossie all this time. Do you think Flossie cares about the Osborne family’s money? She doesn’t even care about the Guajardo family’s money. She left the Guajardo family without any hesitation! Stop being delusional!”
“Shut up!”
Geronimo was fuming.
Of the two children that he loved the most, one was a hopeless romantic while the other always went against his wishes. He was ashamed of them.
‘ Am I wrong? Flossie doesn’t lack money at all. She can get her hands on hundreds of millions of dollars anytime she wants. Why would she approach Liam for money? Can you please wake up?’
“Really?”
Geronimo’s expression immediately changed. The look he gave Flossie became a bit complicated. “Does that mean Miss Ellsworth came prepared today?”
Flossie smirked and said, “That’s right, I’ve prepared the money. I hope you can keep your promise and stop punishing Liam. Also, according to the agreement, you will give him full control of the Osborne Group.”
Geronimo said, “As long as you pay the loan in full. I’ll naturally abide by the agreement, but… I have a request. If you don’t agree to it, Liam can forget about the inheritance.”
“I’m all ears.”
“I can formally hand over the Osborne family’ inheritance rights to that good -for-nothing son of mine, and the Osborne Group will belong to him from then on. However, my condition is that you must cut off all contact with him. You must never accept his love and never be a couple with him!”
Geronimo spoke fiercely.
In truth, it was only a matter of time before Liam obtained the Osborne family’s inheritance rights. Even without Flossie’s intervention, nothing would change.
But in order to prevent that hopeless romantic son of his from losing the entire Osborne family fortune to a woman, Geronimo must get the promise out of Flossie.
Geronimo believed that Flossie would not easily agree.
After all, Liam was a very famous eligible bachelor in Beach City. Many young women from prestigious families coveted him.
But surprisingly, Flossie agreed with almost no hesitation. “No problem. As long as you stop punishing him and give him the Osborne family’s inheritance rights, I promise I’ll never appear in his life again. Even if I run into him, I’ll pretend not to know him.”
“Heh, I didn’t expect you to have that kind of moral integrity. I’m starting to see you in a new light. But words are cheap. In order to prevent you from going back on your word, I need you to sign a contract…”
Geronimo was indeed a sly old fox. He immediately ordered the butler to draft a contract. The content of the contract was simple – if Flossie and Liam got involved in any way from now on, not only would Geronimo take back Liam’s inheritance rights, Flossie would also have to pay a huge amount of compensation.
After preparing the contract, the butler handed it to Flossie.
After reading through the contract, Flossie picked up a pen to sign it.
“No! You can’t sign it!”
Leia snatched the contract from Flossie and said emotionally, “Flossie, think of how my brother would feel if you sign this contract. He’s already very sad that he can’t be your lover, and now he cant even be your friend anymore? You’re gonna kill him!”
“Dad, stop making things worse! Liam has been courting Flossie for years without success. You think Flossie’s the one who wants to be with him?
Stop being delusional! At least let Liam have some hope or he’s gonna go crazy!”
Geronimo’s face turned red with anger. He turned to Madam Osborne and said, “Don’t just stand there! Get this sharp-tongued girl out of here!”
Madam Osborne cautiously advised Geronimo with a frown, ‘Honey, I think Leia has a point. Liam is deeply in love with Miss Ellsworth. If you suddenly cut off all contact between them, it might be too much for Liam to bear. Besides, Miss Ellsworth actually raised enough money to solve the crisis for
Liam instead of running away. That’s enough proof that she’s an upstanding person. There’s no need to go that far…”
“How dare you!”
Geronimo slammed the table and yelled, “Am I still the head of this house or what? Do you all want to give me a heart attack?!”
Flossie got a headache from listening to their argument. She silently signed the contract and said, “It’s done. I’ll transfer the money to Liam’s personal account immediately. Please tell him that I’m grateful for everything he’s done for me over the years. We won’t see each other anymore from now on.”
After that, she turned around and left the Osborne Mansion.
She felt a little lonely, but more than that, she felt relieved.
Over the years, she had been receiving unconditional help from Liam. It had actually placed a heavy burden on her heart.
When Geronimo made the request, she took advantage of it to distance herself from him, hoping to have a clear conscience.
However, Liam and her built the Azure Group together after all, so it would take some time to make a clean break.