Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Pfft! Halston, calm down. I told you I’m not Chris. Of course, I know that my friend’s wife can’t be coveted. I just feel a little regret…”
Xavier laughed in a carefree but wicked manner, but the deep sadness in his eyes was unmistakable. “When you went missing four years ago, I made a bet with Halston. If I had found you before him, I would forget the so-called friendship and boldly pursue you. Unfortunately, I wasn’t lucky. I thought I found you, but I got an ill-fated relationship instead…
“I always tell myself how nice it would be if the one I found at the underground casino in Water Dock back then were you!”
“Er…”
For a moment, Flossie felt slightly awkward because she did not know what kind of response she should make.
She and Xavier were good friends. Their friendship was extremely precious. However, his sudden ambiguous speech made things very awkward.
As a result, Halston’s face became gloomy. “I told you. She’s your buddy’s wife. Stop your nonsense!”
He knew that Xavier was frivolous and playful. Xavier always changed girlfriends, not to mention his unceasing appetite for flirting with any woman he came across.
However, he knew very well that Xavier was never sincere, especially when he flirted with women at will.
The only time that he was serious was when it was Shirley.
Coincidentally, Shirley had a face very much similar to Flossie’s. Hence, Halston could not help but worry…
“Bro, why are you so nervous?”
Xavier’s lips curled into a mischievous smile. He remained as unpredictable as ever. “You’re the one who invited me here, so shouldn’t you at least show some confidence?”
The two men were locked in an invisible battle. The atmosphere became weirdly tense.
“Can you two… act normally?”
Flossie gulped and suggested cautiously.
Xavier’s beautiful eyes immediately curled into crescent moons as he beamed at Halston. He patted Halston’s shoulder and said, “Haha, just kidding. Look how scared Halston is. He’s worried that his wife would run away with someone else…”
“Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. This island is beautiful! I want to look around!”
He ran a few steps, then suddenly stopped and came back because he remembered something. He told Halston, “Umm… Miss Osborne has something important to say to you, Halston. Be mentally prepared, okay? Make sure you tighten your belt.”
“Tighten my belt?!”
Flossie was confused. “What the hell? Xavier, explain yourself…”
However, Xavier had already skipped away.
All this while, Leia had been pouting at the dock. She was unwilling to take a single step forward. She even had the urge to turn around and leave.
“Why is she just standing there?”
Halston wondered coldly.
He did not know much about Leia Osborne. He vaguely remembered hearing someone mention that she was once the biggest fan of him and Flossie, but when he divorced Flossie, she turned into his biggest hater.
Wait… it was Xavier who told him that.
Because Xavier was a behemoth in the Aeos entertainment industry and knew a lot of paparazzi and media, he once came across Leia’s gossip posts which recorded her process of turning from a fan into a hater in detail.
Therefore, it made sense that Leia would… dislike him.
“It’s okay. She might find it hard to accept now, but I’ll explain it to her. You can go keep Xavier company.”
Flossie knew her good friend very well. She could understand Leia reacting badly to her decision.
“Okay. I’m counting on you, honey. These two people are so much hassle to deal with. We must succeed, or I’d feel uneasy.”
Halston cuddled with Flossie for a bit before parting with her reluctantly.
Seeing this, Leia became even more infuriated. She gritted her teeth and tried to leave.
Unfortunately, the speedboat had already departed.
She could only turn her back on Flossie with a frown. She was furious.
“Leia, oh Leia, please don’t be mad!”
Flossie hugged Leia from behind and said coquettishly, “I know, it’s my fault. Will you forgive me? You’re the best…”
“Save it!”
Leia pouted. She originally wanted to keep giving Flossie the cold shoulder, but she relented only after a few minutes. She turned around, held Flossie’s beautiful face in her hands, and said angrily, “You better have a good explanation for this, or I’ll… I’ll jump into the sea and make you live out the rest of your life in regret!”
“Hmm.. Where should I begin? Actually, I’m not sure how things turned out like this either…”
Flossie grabbed Leia’s hand and let out a long sigh. She told Leia honestly, “I made up my mind not to get involved with him ever again, but things change. He came at me really aggressively. I couldn’t stop him, so I pretended to accept him and waited for him to get bored. But after a while, I realized that he’s… actually not that bad.”
“Not that bad?!”
Leia poked Flossie’s forehead and scolded her, “Have you already forgotten about the pain he made you go through just because the wounds have healed? Have you forgotten about all the dirty things he did four years ago? Have you forgotten about all the hardship you went through in the last four years, having to bring up your children by yourself?”
“That guy is cold and unpredictable. He might treat you well now, but what if he suddenly has a change of heart? He’ll hurt you again and snatch Adie and Abby away from you. Have you thought about that?”
“I have…”
Flossie’s beautiful face became slightly gloomy, but she soon lifted her head with confidence. “The highest level of love is to not be afraid of losing. I accept his passion when he loves me, and I’ve also prepared myself to face his coldness when he doesn’t love me anymore. He’s just the icing on the cake for me now. What’s truly important is the cake – the icing is just an embellishment! I can live without it!”
Leia rolled her eyes helplessly and said, “Wow, such wisdom! I’ve learned so much!”
Leia knew that she could never win an argument against Flossie. Flossie’s IQ and EQ were both exceptionally high. She could crush Leia with words if she wanted to.
“But what about my brother’s feelings for you? If he found out that the goddess he has been protecting for the past four years has returned to the demon, I think he would go crazy!”
Leia paused. She really did not want to drag Liam into this if she could help it because she felt like she was guilt-tripping Flossie, but if Flossie and Halston were to reunite, Liam was a problem that they could not avoid.
At least for Flossie, it was…
Sure enough, Flossie’s mood instantly plummeted like she was riding a roller coaster.
Even if Leia had not mentioned Liam, he had been a constant thorn in Flossie’s heart. Whenever Flossie thought of him, it would hurt really bad.
Guilt wrapped around her like a quagmire, making it hard for her to breathe…
“Leia, I feel so guilty about your brother…”
Flossie’s eyes went red. She choked up. “I’ve always lived an honest life. I’ve never felt like I treated anyone unfairly… except for your brother. I know that even if I try to make it up to him until my next life, I still can’t fully repay him. I really don’t know what to do. Tell me what I should do, Leia.”
At this point, she was already sobbing uncontrollably. She crouched down feebly, covering her face in shame. Tears streaked down from the gap between her fingers.
