Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Shut up!” Rubio shot the young woman a dirty glare just as Flossie was getting interested in the story. The young woman then lowered her head, not daring to utter another word.
“They needed it to extend Halston Guajardo’s lifespan?” Flossie asked with a frown. “Rubio, can you tell me anything about this relic? Why would the Guajardo family go to such extremes for a mere artifact?”
Rubio smirked coyly, naturally refusing to reveal much to Flossie. “Just hand me the relic, and I’ll give you your land. What’s with this nosy business all of a sudden? So what if this thing helps with the Guajardo family bloodline? You’re divorced, so the fate of the Guajardo family has nothing to do with you now, right?”
“Yeah, but I’m just a very thorough person. I can give you the item, but I have to know its history first.” Flossie spoke firmly, seemingly determined as she stared back at the man.
Rubio was losing his patience, and he leaned back against the sofa with a chilling grin. “It’s up to you then. Hand me the relic and I’ll sign the contract. If you don’t, I’ll just carry on with my work as planned next week. It doesn’t really matter to me anyway, so make sure you think it over.”
“Sorry, Rubio. I can’t give this to you until I understand the situation completely,” Flossie replied and left with the Rainbow Glaze right away. If the relic really was that important to the Guajardo family, or to Halston Guajardo, she couldn’t bring herself to give it to Rubio for her own selfish reasons. She would just have to find another way to get the Ellsworth Residence back.
Rubio watched as the woman left, his lips curving into a mysterious smile.
The young woman didn’t quite understand. She hugged Rubio’s arm and asked in a sickeningly sweet voice, “Rubio, that’s the priceless Rainbow Glaze. How could you just let it go over some land?”
“What do you know?” Rubio glanced at the woman disdainfully. “This is a battle between the powerful, and I’m just a little pawn in this game of chess. If she did hand the relic over before the boss gave any further orders, I’d just be attracting unwanted trouble to myself. It’s best to stay out of this.”
The young woman couldn’t suppress her curiosity. “The boss you mentioned… Is it the second son of the Guajardo family, Halston Guajardo? If it really is him, it’s true that we can’t afford to offend him.”
Rubio just smiled cryptically. “No, the true mastermind is someone else.”
Flossie carried the Rainbow Glaze with her the entire time and arrived at the Azure Group with an absent mind. She was wondering if she should return it back to Halston. After all, if the relic truly was an important item to him and to his family, she couldn’t possibly repay his kindness for giving it to her without any requirements at all.
She wouldn’t even have the heart to give him attitude the next time they bumped into each other. ‘How frustrating would that be?! Ah, whatever, I should just give it back! Nothing’s free in this world!’
The employees of Azure Group instantly fussed over Flossie when they saw her.
“Ms. Ellsworth, what brings you here? You should be resting at home! Please don’t walk around too much!”
“We’re here to look after the company, and everything’s going smoothly. Don’t you worry about us. You should take care of yourself first!”
“Ah! Ms. Ellsworth, slow down! The janitor just cleaned the floor earlier, so you might slip!”
Everyone swarmed Flossie with concern, with some trying to support her arms while others fanned her with their little electric fans.
Wyatt had also prepared a glass of fresh milk for her and told her kindly, “Ms. Ellsworth, are you thirsty? Here, have some warm milk. It’s nutritious too.”
Flossie was completely bewildered, and looked at the crowd with narrowed eyes. “Hey, what’s all this about? People would think I’m about to die if they saw this!”
She knew that her employees loved and admired her, but she didn’t expect them to go as far as to worship her like an actual goddess. She couldn’t handle this treatment at all!
“Ms. Ellsworth, you’re not about to die, you’re just… branching out. So, it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Wyatt said as he smiled at her meaningfully, which only made Flossie even more confused.
She sat in her office, staring blankly at the box that contained the Rainbow Glaze, still wondering if she should return it. Suddenly, she remembered that her company was on the opposite side of the Guajardo Enterprise headquarters. She might just be able to sneak a peek into Halston’s office from here.
“Wyatt, can you get me a telescope?” Flossie excitedly asked her assistant.
“I think so. I’ll have the admins send it over right away.”
One of the admins soon brought Flossie a high-powered telescope, which she placed before the French windows and started scanning the other side with it.
Halston’s office was on a higher floor than hers, but it was noticeably different from the other rooms in his company, so she was able to locate it rather quickly.
“That guy sure is a workaholic. It’s lunchtime, but he isn’t moving from his desk at all! Is he not hungry?” Flossie mumbled to herself as she tip-toed to look into her telescope.
Wyatt, on the other hand, let out a long sigh as he watched Flossie. He seemed to be quite saddened. ‘Oh my, Ms. Ellsworth really does have a difficult life. She’s pregnant with Mr. Guajardo’s child, yet she’s still longing for his love so desperately! Men really do suck, including the CEO of Guajardo Enterprise, despite being known as the perfect man! He’s just a two-faced monster!’
“No, I can’t bear to watch Ms. Ellsworth continue living like this. I have to think of something!” Wyatt whispered to himself determinedly, his mind coming up with a plan.
Flossie stood before the windows while she tried her best to adjust the angle of the telescope, acting as if she was a spy focused on her mission. Everyone had a tendency to snoop at some point, and it should be fine if she snooped on the legendary Halston Guajardo himself.
The man was currently sitting before his desk, reading through the document in his hands thoroughly. His defined, charming features were perfectly sculpted, making him look like he belonged on the front cover of a magazine.
“Ugh, just look at how serious he’s pretending to be. I refuse to believe you won’t yawn or pick your nose in private!” Flossie scoffed cheekily as she stayed in the same position for quite some time, hoping to capture a glimpse of Halston’s uglier side.
After a short while, Halston received a call and got up, walking over to his windows with a cup of coffee in his hand.
“Sh*t!” Flossie ducked immediately, worried that she would be caught red-handed. From what she knew of the man, he was a complete narcissist who thought she still had feelings for him. If he were to find out that she was spying on him with a telescope, he would definitely not let it slide.
Thinking that Halston had likely walked away, Flossie peeked out from her hiding spot and started looking for him once more.
“Wait, where did he go? How did he disappear like that?” She muttered as she looked into the telescope, frantically searching.
“What are you looking at?” A deep, calm voice sounded from behind her.
“What kind of question is that? That pervert of course!” Flossie replied without turning around, continuing her search by staring into the man’s office from different angles. She seemed rather childish at that moment.
“I’d really like to see if he picks his nose or something in private. I refuse to believe that a normal person could maintain the same perfect act all the time! Doesn’t he ever get tired?”
“If you’re really that curious, I’ll allow you to watch me up close,” the deep-voiced man chuckled.
“Huh?” Flossie finally noticed that something was off, and quickly spun around. To her horror, she found Halston sitting at her desk with his legs crossed and both hands in his pockets. He was staring back at her with a slight smile.
As the telescope fell to the ground, Flossie buried her face into her hands with a groan, wishing she could disappear into thin air.
‘Oh god, let lightning strike me now!’
“People told me that you couldn’t move on, but I didn’t quite understand that before. But now, it looks to me like you really do still love me, to the point you’d stoop so low as to spy on me.” Halston smirked. Although he seemed composed on the surface, he was actually quite happy and proud of this.
Flossie felt like she was about to explode from rage. Her eyes narrowed as she turned towards Wyatt, who was hiding behind the door. “Who let him in here? How can the security department of Azure Group be so weak?”
“I’m sorry, Miss Ellsworth, it was my idea to ask Mr. Guajardo to come by. I just couldn’t bear watching your love for him to go to waste. Besides, I think the both of you need a nice, long talk…” Wyatt raised his hand apologetically.
He then turned to Halston angrily. “Mr. Guajardo, even if men suck, I’d like to believe that you are different. If you have chosen to love Miss Ellsworth, then take some damn responsibility! At the very least, your issues with each other shouldn’t affect the child, don’t you think?”
Halston nodded. “If that is true, I will take responsibility for her, I promise.”
“Good! So talk to each other, and I’ll be excusing myself. I’m not going to stick around to be a third wheel! I hope you guys bear many children in the future!” Wyatt quickly fled the scene before Flossie could strangle him to death.
Finally, the only people left in the room were Flossie and Halston.
“What the heck? What does he mean by ‘many children’?” Flossie turned to Halston in alarm.
‘Could he have found out about Abby and Adie’s existence? If he has, there’s going to be a battle soon. This is war!’
She knew that this wasn’t the right time to go against the Guajardos, which was why she still felt somewhat uneasy. However, if it was bound to happen, she would not go down without a fight either.
‘No one… And I mean no one can take Abby and Adie away from me!’
“There’s no one around, so drop the act. I know about our child,” Halston said nonchalantly.
Flossie clenched her fists, still pretending to be aloof. “What child? I don’t understand. If you want babies to continue your bloodline so badly, just spread the news and pick a girl with the best genes! Aren’t you being a little ridiculous by clinging to your ex-wife like this?!”
Halston stared at Flossie, pausing before he gave her a cryptic smile. “I thought you were pregnant with my child, which is why you made such a big commotion that day. Isn’t it so that I’d take responsibility? To be honest… I am at a suitable age to have children anyway, and it’s not like I can’t accept you as the mother of my children.”