Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
There’s something behind Xavier’s words.
Leia was angered. She glared at Xavier. “Can you speak like a human? Stop being so elusive.”
“Alright, I’ll say it. Don’t get mad.”
Xavier instantly turned into an obedient little boy. He told them honestly, “I tried to contact Halston too like you did, but my calls couldn’t get through either, so I asked my old man. He said that he heard the H Group was betrayed. Their business partner, the Murphy family, suddenly betrayed them and joined forces with the H Group’s rivals, causing the H Group to suffer attacks from multiple sides. It’s a real headache…”
“The Murphy family?”
Flossie’s expression became a bit gloomy.
She knew that her reconciliation with Halston would not be smooth sailing. It would offend many people.
“Yeah. I only recently learned that the Murphy family had been planning a marriage with the Guajardo family. Halston and Seraphina had already chosen a date for the wedding, but you and Halston suddenly got back together and ruined all the plans. Mr. Murphy was so angry that he smashed several antique vases worth millions of dollars.”
Xavier sighed and said, “For many years, Halston and Seraphina have been getting along as buddies. Seraphina was afraid that Mr. Murphy would get back at Halston, so she knelt outside Mr. Murphy’s room for three days to plead for mercy. Initially, Mr. Murphy was ready to just let everything go, but his young mistress threw a tantrum and insisted on getting revenge. After that… the Murphy family completely turned on the Guajardo family despite years of friendship.”
“No way.”
Leia was puzzled. “What’s the grudge between Old Murphy’s mistress and Halston? Why is she so adamant on getting back at the Guajardo family? Did Halston do anything to her?”
“I have no idea.”
Xavier spread his hands helplessly.
“Is Mr. Murphy’s mistress a woman named Jasmine Click?”
Asked Flossie.
“I think so. To be honest, this Jasmine Click ain’t all that, but she gave birth to an illegitimate son for Mr. Murphy, so Mr. Murphy would always do what Jasmine Click asks.”
“Then it makes sense.”
Flossie nodded and added, “This matter is personal. They’re not after the Guajardo family. They want me to come forward.”
“What do you mean? What does it have to do with you?”
Leia was still confused.
Flossie told Leia and Xavier about the grudge between her, Seraphina, Jasmine Click and her son.
“I’m going to Beach City immediately. You two stay here and help me take care of the kids, please.”
Flossie packed up the easel in a hurry.
“You can’t go!”
Xavier grabbed her hand and refused to let her leave.
Leia also spread her arms to block Flossie’s path. “If Xavier is telling the truth, then if you go now, you’ll just be sacrificing yourself. I won’t let you take this risk!”
Flossie was deeply moved by their concern for her, but she felt that they were overreacting. She chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, you two. I just want to resolve the conflict. I’m not gonna sacrifice myself. I would sacrifice them first before I sacrifice myself. You know what I’m capable of.”
“Of course I do, but you don’t know what the Murphy family and the other enemies are capable of.”
Xavier’s tone was heavy as he said, “Do you know how many people in Beach City want to bring Halston down? The Murphy family is just the tip of the iceberg.”
“So? I’ll take care of all of them, no matter how many there are.”
Flossie clenched her fists. Her beautiful face displayed absolute confidence.
“You’re too optimistic. The reason these people have not been able to defeat Halston for so many years is not because they’re not strong enough or because the Guajardo family is too strong, but because Halston has never had any weaknesses. Now that he has you and the children, he suddenly has a lot more weaknesses. I’m not sure if he can win this time…”
Xavier had always been smart. He sighed and said, “If I’m guessing correctly, the reason why Halston suddenly left Sun Island and broke off all contact with you is to ensure the safety of you and the children. If you go back now, you’ll just be a burden to him.”
“You have a point, but I don’t want to be a coward and just hide here while he’s out there fighting. I’ll fight alongside him!”
Flossie said stubbornly.
“No, you’re not thinking straight. I won’t let you go.”
Leia wrapped her arms around Flossie’s waist and firmly refused to let her take another step forward. At the same time, she begged Xavier for help with teary eyes. “Xavier, help me convince her. When she becomes stubborn, she won’t listen to anyone.”
Xavier gestured to Leia to let Flossie go first, then said unhurriedly, “If you really want to go, we won’t stop you, but before you do, let me ask you a question. Have you watched a popular TV show called “Game of Thrones” before?”
This question was so sudden that it stunned both Flossie and Leia.
“Xavier, I asked you to convince her. Why are you talking about a TV show?”
Leia felt like beating him up.
Flossie was curious. She raised her eyebrows and asked, “I don’t watch a lot of TV. What are you trying to say?”
““Game of Thrones” tells the story of a family persecuted by the king. They rose up in rebellion and seized their own political power. Originally, the eldest son Robb was the one with the most leadership and the one who looked like the protagonist the most. He recruited troops from north to south, claiming victory wherever he goes…”
Xavier told the story while licking the lollipop.
He told the story in an interesting way, just like a storyteller would. Even the irritated Leia became drawn to the story. She asked, “And then what happened? Did Robb win the war?”
“Robb was supposed to win because he was about to recruit more troops and strengthen his army further by marrying the daughter of a powerful family. If they united against the king, they had a very good chance of winning. However, this Robb was a hopeless romantic. During the march, he fell in love with a nurse and the two had a child. Therefore, he decided to apologize to the family whose daughter he was supposed to marry and cancel the engagement…”
“Canceling an engagement was a great shame for a prestigious family. That allied family was naturally unhappy, but they did not say that they wanted revenge at first. However, Robb was just brain-dead. He brought his mother, his wife, his officers, and all his close aides to the family’s stronghold to apologize, and even expressed his hope that they would continue to be allies.”
Xavier could not help but snort. “I’ve never seen such a foolish protagonist before.”
Flossie slightly furrowed her eyebrows and asked, “How did it end?”
“They got wiped out, of course. The only survivor was Robb’s little sister who was saved by a kind- hearted person. This scene is famous. The fans call it the “Red Wedding”. Robb, his wife, and his mother all died at the banquet, their throats slit. His wife had the most tragic ending. She was pregnant, so they stabbed her in the stomach…”
“Stop!”
Leia had goosebumps all over her body. She quickly stopped Xavier from continuing. “That’s insane. They killed them all?”
“This is just a TV show, so relatively speaking, it’s already a pretty mild outcome. If it had happened in real life, it would have been even more insane.”
Xavier sighed deeply.
As one of the eight major families in Beach City, the Stuart family had seen a lot of things that were even uglier and more insane than what happened in TV shows.
“So what you’re trying to say is, Halston is like Robb who canceled his marriage, while I’m like the innocent nurse who ended up getting stabbed in the stomach. If I go back, I’m dead for sure?”
Flossie asked Xavier.
“You know it.”