Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Flossie closed her eyes. Tears inevitably rolled down her cheeks.
She never dared to recall that painful time as if it was a thorn stabbed into her heart. It was fine if she did not revisit it, but when she accidentally did, it was a heart-wrenching pain.
She was no longer willing to go back to the time when she was controlled by someone else, so… she had to fight Halston with all her might, regardless of the price she had to pay.
“So, you gave birth to the kids secretly. They have gotten so big, yet you never thought of informing me, huh?”
Similarly, Halston’s eyes turned red as he interrogated Flossie.
She might be in pain, but how about him?
As the father, he missed their most critical four years. How could he make up for that loss?
“Humph! Should I have informed you?”
Flossie sneered and said, “You and Jessanna were all over each other. Were you even ready to accept the two kids who suddenly popped up?
“Even if you could, you would have gotten rid of me and made Jessanna their stepmother. This would be your vulgar scheme! Was I that stupid?”
She could foresee all his actions given how well she knew him.
She knew that she could not fight against him at that time, so she had been gathering strength these years.
Now she could not guarantee that she could win, but at least she dared to do so.
“Stupid?”
Halston approached her slowly and grabbed her shoulders with his large hands. He locked his deep-set gaze on her eyes. At the same time, his eyes were full of so many emotions.
“That’s right. You’re rather stupid and opinionated. You always assume what you think is the truth!”
Agitation slowly engulfed him. It was unknown whether he hated her or blamed her.
In short, he looked very frightening.
“Isn’t it? I am capable enough to give birth to my children and raise them on my own. No one can snatch them away from me. Now that Jessanna can’t bear a child, I’m afraid you’ll want my kids more. Let me tell you. That will never happen. I’ve long thought of how to deal with it. I…”
“Shut up!”
Halston was so angry that he covered her babbling mouth and said coldly, “Let me tell you how stupid and opinionated you are!
“Why do you think I treated Jessanna so nicely and wanted to marry her no matter what?
“It’s because my brother died for me, and Jessanna was pregnant with his child. I wanted to give the child a decent identity, so I took care of Jessanna on my brother’s behalf. It’s not what you think; that I loved her so much that I would give up my own kids!”
He kept that a secret for more than four years and planned to keep it that way for the rest of his life, but at last, he exposed it.
He just wanted to prove his innocence.
Flossie stopped struggling. Her eyes widened exaggeratedly because of deep shock. There was an unspeakable ignorance and innocence about her.
Halston calmed down slightly before he retrieved the hand that he used to cover Flossie’s mouth. He then said icily, “That was what I wanted to say. Have you realized how stupid you are?”
After a long pause, a strange atmosphere appeared in the room.
“So… You’re saying that Jessanna wasn’t pregnant with your child, and you guys were not in that kind of relationship?”
Flossie was flabbergasted. After a pause, she finally found her voice.
She had imagined all kinds of possibilities, trying to figure out why Halston was so loyal to such a pretentious b*tch like Jessanna. However, she never imagined that would be the reason.
Halston held his forehead as his handsome face turned aloof. He was rendered speechless and helpless at the same time.
“Do you think I would fall for a woman like Jessanna, given my taste?”
He returned the question.
“How would I know what time of woman you like?”
Flossie crossed her arms across her chest and said in a peculiar manner, “In short, don’t men like such feeble, beautiful, innocent, and pretentious b*tch? Can you control yourself the moment she starts flirting in front of you?”
“Stop it.”
He then continued solemnly, “It’s unsuited to describe Jessanna as such.”
His retort filled her with inexplicable joy, so she found it hard to suppress her laughter.
She tried her best to suppress her laughter and pretended to say expressionlessly, “Ahem, so tell me— how should we be describing Jessanna?”
Halston frowned and tried his best to ponder over it. After a good while, he answered seriously, “Well, she’s weak but too scheming.”
Flossie’s face turned cold, and suddenly, a sense of pathetic and sarcastic feeling washed over her. She then snorted, “Well, it seems like you’re well aware of it. You have long learned about her character, don’t you?”
“She has her difficulties. My brother said that her early years were filled with a lot of unhappiness.”
Halston’s gaze turned cold and indifferent.
However, he always felt that he had some kind of responsibility toward Jessanna because of Tristan.
She was just greedy, but it seemed logical when it came to the environment she grew up in.
It was human instinct to want to survive and lead a better life.
Jessanna always pretended to be weak while plotting against others. However, she really just wanted to lead a better life.
Besides, he had promised his brother to take good care of Jessanna. At least, he had to ensure that she was well provided for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately… he failed to do that.
“Ha! Ha! Ha! It’s hilarious!”
Flossie laughed in a slightly exaggerated manner, but her eyes turned slightly red in the meantime.
She stared at the tall and sturdy man in front of her as if she was looking at a clown and felt nothing but disgust.
“Halston, you’re so considerate. Everyone has their difficulties, and everyone is unlucky, but I’m the only one who is not pitiful. I deserved to be forced to get a divorce. It was right and reasonable for me to be misunderstood and humiliated. And even my kids deserve to suffer that kind of pain with me!”
“I didn’t mean that.”
“Humph! I don’t know if you meant that or not, but you always condemned and hurt me just to protect that woman. I finally understand why Jessanna was so crazy…
“Of course, she dared to do any illegal things with such a great supporter like you. What’s more, it’s merely hurting my kids and me.”
“Calm down.”