Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Mr. Q still held Flossie’s wrist, and though his voice was soft and calm, it carried a terrifying undertone.
“W-what is it?” Flossie asked cautiously.
“Those who trespass into the restricted area will be locked in here and never leave!”
Every word Mr. Q said was like announcing a death sentence to Flossie.
“Never leave?”
Flossie was initially fearful, but she couldn’t help but burst out laughing when she heard those words. She didn’t care about her reputation at the moment and simply laughed.
Mr. Q’s expression turn colder as he asked in a dangerous tone, “Why are you laughing?”
“Don’t you think those words are very funny? Are you shooting a movie? Never leave? Why don’t you just say never reincarnate?”
After Flossie stopped laughing and calmed down, she turned serious and fired up again.
“Yeah, I trespassed into the restricted area of your shop. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have known what a dignified jerk you were!’
“Dignified?”
The air around Mr. Q dipped lower, and he pulled Flossie into his arms with a yank. “I’ve never been dignified, nor have I ever been a good guy. I’m a notorious villain. Didn’t you already know that from the start?”
“You!”
Flossie didn’t expect the man to be this honest, so she was at a loss for words. She quickly gathered her thoughts and shot back angrily, “In that case, stay away from my children! I don’t know what kind of enchantment you put on them, but they like you a lot, so what are your intentions?!”
“I told you. I like the two children. I want the two children,” Mr. Q said it so matter-of-factly that Flossie, as their mother, felt that she was the one unreasonable, i
“l-if you like children, just make some yourself!”
“With you?”
Mr. Q’s lips suddenly curled up in a smirk. “That sounds like a wonderful suggestion.”
Flossie suddenly felt a chill run up her spine as she shoved Mr. Q away and coldly. “There’s something wrong with your head, isn’t there? How could you joke about something like this? I’ll cut you down if you do it again!’
Even though her financial strength may not compare to his, she could definitely subdue him in a matter of minutes. If he forced her hand, she wasn’t about to show him any mercy!
Mr. Q approached Flossie again with a solemn expression as he said seriously, ‘I never joke. To have given birth to two lovely children like Adie and Abby, I’m sure you have good genes. It’s barely worthy of me, but I’m sure if we come together, we can give birth to a child more perfect than the two. Are you sure you don’t want to try?”
“Blargh!”
Flossie didn’t buy it at all. She made a throwing-up motion before shooting back sharply, “Please get this straight. Children aren’t the product of just one parent. That’s impossible! My children are great, maybe because they got my perfect genes, and their father’s genes are also very strong! You, on the other hand, are far worse than him, okay?! Don’t be so confident in yourself!”
“Haha!” The man laughed before saying vaguely, “So, you’re also aware that children are not the product of a single person?”
Of course! Are you saying that you alone or I alone can give birth to a child? M
Flossie thought this man was strange and full of nonsense!
“In that case, why not let your children meet with their father? You deprived them of their father’s love, and you didn’t even think to ask for their opinion? Aren’t you being selfish?”
Mr. Q’s tone had a little anger in it, but also a hint of heart ache for the two children.
“What’s it to you?”
Flossie looked at the man warily and said, “Didn’t I already tell you that their father is a scumbag and dead? There’s no need to tell them anymore because of that! It’s enough that they have a perfect mother like me!”
“Then tell me, who is Adie and Abb/s father? Let me be the judge of his genes and compare whether his or mine is superior!”
Mr. Q insisted aggressively that Flossie confess everything to him. Flossie found it ridiculous and retorted rudely, “That’s my personal affairs! Why should I tell you? Moreover, the so-called superiority or inferiority is relative. If I think he’s better, then he is! There’s no need for you to judge!”
The man stared at Flossie for a long time. After thinking about it, confusion flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head.
“Woman, I really don’t understand you. One moment you say the children’s father is scum, and the next moment you’re so protective of him. Can I understand why? Is it because you still love the children’s father that you can’t accept anyone else in your heart?”
“No!” Flossie exclaimed before she gritted her teeth and said, “I can’t hate him enough, so how could I love him?!”
“Then, prove it to me…”
Mr. Q caught Flossie’s wrist again and pinned her against the door. He lowered his head to her ear and said, “Accept me and prove that you’ve forgotten him.”
“No way!”
Flossie was inexplicably nervous, and she felt short of breath. Her cheeks were flushed, and she hissed through gritted teeth, “Just because I don’t love him doesn’t mean I have to accept you. Both of you are short! Why do I have to pick between two bad men? Besides… there’s one aspect which he definitely wins over you!”
“Oh?” Mr. Q’s lips curled into a playful smirk as he asked curiously, “What is it?”
“His appearance is better than yours! He’s more handsome!” Flossie confessed bluntly.
Back then, when Flossie had fallen in love with Halston at first sight, wasn’t it also because of his appearance? If he didn’t have that handsome face of his, she wouldn’t have foolishly waited for him for four years, and she likely wouldn’t have agreed to marry him.
That’s why being obsessed with appearances only called for bad luck. Despite that, she was a die-hard lover of outward looks, even now!
“I see…” Mr. Q said with a sigh as disappointment streaked across his face. “If that’s the reason, then I really can’t compare. I used to be very handsome, but unfortunately, I’m disfigured now. The scar on my face… let’s not even mention others; even I can’t stand the sight of it!”
Flossie couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sympathy upon seeing the proud and arrogant man suddenly become so self-deprecating and downtrodden,
She forced a smile on her face and comforted him, “Hey, it’s okay. Men don’t have to rely on looks to get a wife, you know? The treasures in your collection alone are enough to buy you ten wives. You can have as many children as you want with them too!’
“No!” Mr. Q said seriously. “You’ve piqued my interest. I want to marry you and have cute children like Adie and Abby with you. No other woman can take your place. If you marry me, you don’t have to return the money to me, and all the treasures in Carmine Pawnshop will be yours. Deal?”
“Sigh. Why are you so stubborn? I told you that I’m a sucker for good looks! Why don’t you find someone who isn’t as concerned as looks like me?” Flossie refused exasperatedly.
In fact, the man’s conditions were sincere and tempting, and her children liked him so much that they even saw him as their father. It wouldn’t be such a bad outcome if she agreed to marry him.
But… Deep inside her heart, there was still a wall. She couldn’t bring herself to accept anyone as her husband except for a certain man.
“Sucker for good looks…”
Mr. Q suddenly became angry and slammed his fist on the wall.
“It’s all Halston’s fault! If he hadn’t cut my face with a knife back then, I wouldn’t need to wear a mask like this! I’ve decided to get back at him! I’m going to cut his face in the same manner, so he’ll also have a taste of what it’s like to be disfigured!”
”N-no! Don’t do that!” Flossie hurriedly tried to discourage him. “You two have fought for so long, and it was so tough to call for a truce, so don’t repeat the same mistake. In case you fail, he’ll not only disfigure you but break your limbs and ruin your career! It’s not worth it!”
“You’re so panicky. Are you afraid that I would really ruin Halston’s face?” Mr. Q asked. “You’re Halston’s ex-wife, so could your two children be his flesh and blood? I was wondering why Adie looked so familiar… He’s actually Halston’s son!”
“No!” Flossie vehemently denied it. “I’m not an idiot. Since I’ve already divorced him, why would I have his children? I’m not that free… I still have to care for my own children, okay?’
“Who knows? Perhaps you loved him so much that even after he divorced you, you still want to keep something of his,” Mr. Q pressed further, leaving Flossie unsure how to respond.
She exploded in frustration, “Stop guessing pointlessly! Who are you to pry into my privacy? You’re not a good person! I will call the kids here to let them see how awful you are! I also won’t turn a blind eye to your imprisoning of young girls!”