Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie chuckled. “Yeah, that’s right. Hurry up and eat them before they get cold. Don’t let my effort go to waste!”
Halston held the chicken wing skewer in his hand. He honestly didn’t have the courage to take another bite.
Seeing how Flossie seemed to be enjoying the torture he was going through, he wrapped one arm around her shoulder and brought the remaining chicken wing skewer close to her face. “I have already sensed your love. Naturally, I have to share such delicious food with you.
Otherwise, it’d look bad on me. Don’t you agree?”
Flossie chuckled through clenched jaws. “That won’t be necessary. I roasted these for you. I don’t deserve them.”
“Of course you do. They’ll taste better if we share them.”
“Hehehe…” Flossie had no choice but to take a bite for show. She then lowered her voice. “Halston, did you have to do this? Isn’t it a little too cruel?
“It’s your own doing. I’m just returning the favor.”
The two pushed the chicken wing skewer back and forth while they bickered. To others, this seemed like a moment of intimacy.
Moses smiled foolishly before quickly retrieving his phone to capture this’ heart-warming’ moment. “Looks like the rumors on the internet are true. Halston and Miss Ellsworth really do share true love. This is such a sweet photo. I have to share it on social media!”
While saying this, Moses typed ‘the couple I ship is real’ before attaching a picture and publishing the post on social media.
“Hey, don’t do that…” Flossie felt that it had gone too far and tried to stop him.
Unfortunately, Moses wasn’t the only one who did this. The others did the same. Even if she wanted to stop them, it was too late. 2
Feeling helpless, she turned to face Halston. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Tell your friends to delete their posts. If word gets out that we’re together, how will we clarify things?”
Halston behaved as if he was an outsider who wasn’t affected at all. ’So what? When has our relationship ever been clarified anyway?”
“You’re sick!” Flossie couldn’t stand it any longer. “Do whatever you want. I’m done playing your game!”
She took off her apron and turned around to leave.
She never wanted to have anything to do with Halston from the beginning. However, ever since she returned to Beach City, it felt as if she’d fallen into his trap. The harder she tried to steer clear of him, the more he clung to her. It was annoying!
When everybody saw how the joke had gone too far, they began toning it down. “I think Miss Ellsworth is angry. Let’s delete our posts. She might not like it.”
Halston’s gaze turned cold. “Whatever!”
Xavier could tell that things were turning sour. He tried to persuade Halston to go after Flossie.
However, Halston responded as if nothing had happened. “It doesn’t make any difference whether she’s here or not.”
“You’re too dense for your own good!” Xavier shook his head and ran after Flossie.
“Flossie, don’t be angry. We went a little too far with the joke and overlooked taking your feelings into account,” Xavier said.
“It’s not your fault…” Flossie stopped walking and turned around to look at Halston, who was still chatting and laughing. “I just don’t want to have anything to do with that guy. Seeing him once shortens my lifespan by a few years!”
Xavier was confused. “What’s going on between you two? Didn’t you two spend the night together? Why are you still on bad terms?”
“Don’t be nosy!” Flossie paused for a few seconds. ‘Anyway… It’s impossible for us to get back together. You guys need to stop meddling. Otherwise, it’ll just get awkward.”
“Alright. We’re outsiders, and we don’t know what’s on your mind either. However, I can tell you with certainty that Halston has become much happier since you returned. For example, he hasn’t shown such strong emotions for a long time, but just now… It felt like he’d come back to life. He’s soulful again. Are you sure you don’t want to give him another chance? ” Xavier asked carefully.
Flossie’s facial expression was cold and emotionless. “I don’t care if he’s dead or alive. Did he care if I was happy or not during the most difficult period of my life? Did he ever care if I was alive?’
’Well…” Xavier felt a little guilty. He silently looked down.
Halston had indeed gone too far back then. He cheated on Flossie and forced her to get a divorce. His heart was practically stone-cold. Why did he have to get so close with a bitch like Jessanna?
Even if Flossie loved him from the bottom of her heart, her feelings would eventually fade.
If he asked her to give Halston another chance now, it would only be adding salt to the wound!
“I’ll tell you again, and please take this seriously-my relationship with Halston has ended, and we will never get back together. Please tell your friends, Halston included, to stop joking around like that anymore. If this happens again, I’ll cut ties with all of you,” Flossie said sternly to make sure Xavier got her point.
Xavier nodded. “Alright. I know what’s on your mind now. I’ll tell my friends to take note…”
The two of them were talking when they suddenly heard loud chatter from Halston and the others.
“No way. Seraphina’s access to information is way too efficient. Did she already get upset about this?”
“Knowing her temper, she’d definitely be furious that we held a secret gathering without inviting her. Why don’t we leave…”
“What are you afraid of? Christopher and Halston are here. She wouldn’t dare cause a scene!”
Xavier appeared a little terrified. He looked left and right. “Oh no. If Seraphina shows up, this barbecue is over!”
Flossie felt confused. Without realizing it, her curiosity took over. She looked at Xavier. “Who’s Seraphina? Why would you guys be afraid of her?”
“Don’t you know who Seraphina is?” Xavier began to rant away, releasing his pent-up feelings. “Seraphina is the only young lady in the Murphy family. We grew up together. Her name might suggest she has a demure personality, but she’s actually wilder than all of us. Apart from Chris and Halston, nobody else can escape from her. Every one of us has been beaten up by her in the past. That’s why we’re all so afraid of her…
“It’s not surprising that you don’t know her. Her father sent her abroad to study a few years ago. She only returned last year. However, she’s become even fiercer after spending some time abroad. She’s much more masculine than a man!” Xavier exclaimed.
“Xavier, who are you talking about?”
Xavier suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
When he turned around, he saw Seraphina’s glistening eyes. He was nearly beside himself. “S- Seraphina…’
Seraphina pressed her arms against her hips. She then ruffled Xavier’s hair as if she was petting a puppy. “Tell me the truth. Who organized this gathering? Why wasn’t I invited? Did you guys create a group and leave me out?”
“W-well…” Xavier rarely showed this much fear. He was stammering.
After that, a thought occurred to him. He directly pointed at Flossie. “It’s her. I dont know anything about this. Just ask her if you have any questions.”
“Huh?” Flossie glanced at Xavier speechlessly.
She couldn’t believe he’d make her the scapegoat. She was only a bystander. Why was this even her fault?
“So, you’re Flossie… The woman who won’t leave our Halston alone.” Seraphina looked Flossie up and down. There was a look of arrogance in her eyes. In fact, her facial expression made it clear that she wasn’t the kind of person one would want to mess with.
It was only because she had the Murphy family to back her up.
Although the Murphy family wasn’t one of the top eight families in Beach City, they were still a force to be reckoned with. In fact, the Murphy family was just as wealthy as the Guajardo family and the Jacobs family.
Of course, Flossie carried a similar vibe.
The only difference was that Flossie’s aura of superiority originated from her herself.
“Your Halston?” Flossie asked with a playful look in her eyes.
Seraphina rolled her eyes. “Obviously, he’s ours. Did you know that I grew up with Halston? We also share the same birthday in the same month of the same year. I was born an hour ahead of him. That’s why he’s like my little brother…”