Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Can you say something that I can understand, please? What does “a real and authentic” wife mean? What does “a wife that only belongs to you” mean?”
Flossie could not understand what Halston was trying to express. She said impatiently, “Let’s keep this simple. What do you want? What do you need from me in exchange for the Rainbow Glaze?”
“I told you, I want you to fulfill your responsibility as a wife.”
Halston paused for a moment. She thought Flossie probably wouldn’t understand what he meant, so he gestured at her to move closer.
Flossie foolishly leaned forward and moved her ear close to Halston’s lips to hear what he had to say.
She then heard Halston say, “The responsibility to please your husband in bed.”
“……”
Flossie’s face instantly turned red, all the way to the base of her neck. In shame and anger, she picked up her coffee cup and splashed the handsome man’s face with coffee.
“Halston Guajardo, you’re an animal in human skin! You disgust me!”
After yelling at him, she grabbed her bag and left the cafe like she was fleeing for her life.
The scorching sun made her sweat profusely. Her heart was beating really fast for some reason.
She’s so mad!
She’s so mad!
Not only did fail to get the Rainbow Glaze, she was also pranked by that despicable guy. Her time was completely wasted!
She splashed Halston with red wine yesterday and with coffee today. He probably would not give her the Rainbow Glaze now even if she were to kneel down and beg for it.
In that case, desperate times called for desperate measures…
Flossie reflected on her actions and immediately came up with a solution.
“Hmph, you despicable bastard! If you’re not going to play nice, then I’m not going to either!”
Flossie clenched her fists, eager to carry out her plan.
Meanwhile, Halston was still sitting in the cafe. Coffee dripped down his thick black hair onto his handsome face, just like last evening’s wine.
Although he was in a mess, his good looks and dignified aura still made him look like the protagonist in a drama. He attracted the eyes of many girls in the vicinity.
Some had even secretly filmed a video of Flossie splashing Halston with coffee and submitted it to gossip magazines.
Halston soon received a call from his nervous secretary.
“Mr. Guajardo, we have a problem.”
“What is it?”
“A paparazzi sent us a video of Miss Ellsworth splashing you with red wine and with coffee. He asked for money to keep quiet. What should we do?”
“How much does he want?”
Halston asked calmly.
“4 million dollars.”
The secretary said indignantly, “That greedy bastard! How dare he blackmail you!”
“Tell the paparazzi, do as I say and I’ll pay him double.”
Halston’s lips curled into a smile. He also had a plan.
Flossie calmed herself down and returned to the Azure Group.
“Miss Ellsworth!”
The employees were delighted to see Flossie return safely. They happily greeted her.
All the employees that still remained at the Azure Group were loyal people who were determined to follow Flossie.
Although there were not many of them and their abilities could not be considered outstanding, they were all passionate, gutsy people. They made sure to properly complete all the tasks they were assigned.
Flossie nodded to the employees, then turned to her assistant, Shelley, and said, “Notify every department that we will be holding the monthly meeting right away. All the employees must attend.”
“Yes, Miss Ellsworth!”
Shelley replied respectfully.
At the same time, Shelley thought to herself that Miss Ellsworth seemed to be in a great mood. She and Mr. Guajardo must have had a great time together last night. That means… the “marriage alliance” between the Azure Group and the H Group would very likely happen.
The conference room was large enough to accommodate over a hundred people. In the past, it would be filled to capacity during monthly meetings, but today, less than a fifth of the room was filled. The rest of the seats were empty. It looked sad.
Flossie took the center seat. She could not help but sigh when she saw how sparse the staff had become.
The Azure Group went through four years of ups and downs to reach this point.
When Liam Osborne left, he took a bunch of people with him.
Laura Osborne then took advantage of the Azure Group’s moment of weakness to loot them. Not only did she empty their company treasury, she even took away a group of elites.
Among those elites were R&D experts that Flossie admired and designers that Flossie valued very highly…
In short, the Azure Group had been bled hard. The only reason they could continue operation was purely because they were tough enough.
However, the days of humiliations were coming to an end. The era belonging to the Azure Group was about to begin!
“Today is our first monthly meeting after our company has gone through a major adjustment. I believe all of you who stayed behind are people who believe in me. You might feel lost and confused right now, you might even be worried that the Azure Group won’t last long, but today… As the Chairman and CEO of Azure Group, I assure you that as long as you follow my orders and complete your tasks well, we have a bright future ahead of us.”
Flossie’s voice was not loud, but it was powerful, and it made the staff boil with excitement.
It all sounded like a pie in the sky, but because it was Miss Ellsworth who said it, they believed that it would definitely come true!
But the expression of Jay Yassin, the manager of the Market Expansion Department, remained solemn. He hesitated a few times, but finally decided to raise his hand to say something.
Flossie turned towards Jay Yassin with a sharp gaze and asked, “Is there a problem, Mr. Yassin?”
“Miss Ellsworth, first of all, allow me to express my respect and trust for you. However, I have to be honest. While completing the tasks you assigned, I had some doubts… To be more precise, I don’t agree with your decision.”
A commotion rose among the staff. They cast hostile glances at Jay Yassin.
After all, they saw Flossie as a “goddess”. How dare he openly question the decision of the “goddess”?!
“Please elaborate, Mr. Yassin.”