Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“What? Flossie made him blind? She doesn’t seem like someone who would do something like that.” Francine was shocked but sceptical. After all, Flossie had been her daughter-in-law for many years, so she knew her character well.
“I couldn’t believe it either! I didn’t think Miss Ellsworth would be so cruel to Halston, the man she truly loved. Her love may have turned sour, but she shouldn’t have been so cruel. Unfortunately, it was indeed Miss Ellsworth’s doing. Love can be so beautiful, yet so scary sometimes!” Seraphina sobbed, deliberately slandering Flossie. Flossie’s brother was the one who harmed them anyway, which was the same as Flossie hurting them.
“Halston was reluctant to tell you for old time’s sake. Miss Ellsworth was the one who did it, but he did not want you to act impulsively and try to avenge him.” Seraphina watched Francine’s expression and continued to add fuel to the fire. “Also, when I went to save Halston, Miss Ellsworth retaliated and hurt me. I…”
Seraphina hesitated, then burst into tears.
“Good girl, calm down. How did she hurt you? Tell me…”
“S-She ordered a bunch of men to violate me. I almost died!” As Seraphina spoke, she lifted the hem of her nightgown, revealing the shocking bruises on her legs.
“Oh, that’s terrible!” Francine shivered when she saw the marks on Seraphina’s thighs. It was obviously the result of multiple assaults.
“Miss Francine, you may not believe that Miss Ellsworth made Halston go blind, but this was all her doing. I didn’t think she would hate me this much… I don’t want to live anymore! I don’t deserve Halston!”
“Good girl, please don’t say that. You may have lost your body’s purity, but a certain someone is far more despicable for losing her pure heart!” Francine put her arm around Seraphina. “You and Halston have suffered. I won’t let you two suffer in vain. Flossie…” She said with a cold look in her eyes, “I won’t forgive her!”
Francine was a little sceptical of Seraphina’s words at first as she trusted Flossie’s character. However, Francine had no choice but to believe the story after seeing the marks on Seraphina’s body.
“P-please, Miss Francine. Don’t take revenge on Miss Ellsworth. If Halston finds out, he’ll be angry!” Seraphina begged.
“Even if he’s angry or tries to sever ties with me, I must take revenge for him!” Francine clenched her fists and said coldly, “My son is too emotional. I thought Flossie was a good and kind girl and wanted to get them back together… It seems I didn’t know her true colours. How could she do such a cruel thing?!”
Meanwhile, at Sun Island.
Flossie was dressed in a floral dress and had on a huge sun hat that covered her small and delicate face. She was lying in the hammock, feeling bored. The bright sun shone on her face as Flossie swayed the hammock back and forth. She looked like she had been having a good time.
Flossie had been back on Sun Island for the past few days, but felt like a visitor in her own home. It was quite irritating to see how Adie and Abby had already formed a new family with Xavier and Leia. They even went fishing early in the morning without inviting her!
Flossie was bored out of her mind. Suddenly, her brother Quinton video called her.
“Sis, as you requested, I have sent the guy back to Guajardo Villa safe and sound. When are you coming back?”
“We’ll see. I’m fine here,” Flossie answered lazily. She was relieved to know that Halston was safe and sound, but she wasn’t brave enough to go back to Beach City. She feared getting entangled with Halston again.
After all, she had sworn to God – if he lived, she would never go back to him. What if she broke the promise and put him in danger again? She would rather wait for him to recover first.
“I knew you’d stall again…” Quinton shook his head affectionately. He couldn’t say no to his sister. Finally, he asked teasingly, “I have something nice here. Do you want to see it?”
Flossie took a sip of her grape milk tea, then sighed. “Well, it would be rude if I didn’t see it then, right?”
“Prepare yourself. It may be a little heartbreaking,” Quinton said mysteriously.
Flossie could not help but roll her eyes. “Enough with the dramatics, brother. Hurry up, or I’m going to fall asleep.”
“You lazy pig. You sleep so much every day! I guarantee you’ll suffer from insomnia after watching this,” Quinton scoffed and sent a video to Flossie.
Flossie casually clicked on it. However, the second the video started, she froze and clenched her fists subconsciously.
After a few minutes, Quinton asked, “Well, have you finished?”
Flossie said indifferently, “I finished it.”
“You finished it?” Quinton was slightly surprised and asked eagerly, “So, how do you feel?”
“I don’t feel anything,” Flossie replied calmly.
“No way! How can you not feel anything? I’m usually unemotional, but even I felt touched seeing it. Shouldn’t you be feeling something more?” Quinton urged.
When Flossie didn’t respond, Quinton let out a long sigh. “I was quite surprised too. Halston is such a brave man, willing to give up his heart for Miss Murphy like that. Isn’t that the same as giving up his life? It seems like he really loves her. He seems like the kind that would go crazy for love, doesn’t he? If I were his family, I’d kill him!”
Flossie suddenly realised something, and asked nervously, “You didn’t do anything to his heart, did you?”
“How can I? I promised you I’d spare his life. It was just to scare him, sister dearest. I wanted to know who he had in his heart, and this was the result!” Quinton gritted his teeth, feeling furious. “Turns out that he’s really in love with Miss Murphy, the cheating scumbag. If you hadn’t insisted on saving him, I would’ve chopped him up and fed him to the fish.”
“It doesn’t matter anymore.” Flossie looked at the blue sea and shrugged indifferently.
“How are you not affected by this?” Quinton asked curiously.
“Should I be crying as if he abandoned me?” Flossie scoffed.
“If you really didn’t feel anything, why haven’t you returned? What are you afraid of?” Quinton demanded.
“I…” Flossie paused, unsure of what to say. “I’m just tired. I want to relax and spend more time with my kids – it has nothing to do with him.”
“I hope so!” Quinton stopped smiling and turned serious. “The Guajardo family will definitely retaliate. They’ll join forces with the Murphy family and take their revenge. We don’t have much time left. I need you… and so does our family.”
Quinton frowned. “I sent you this video to tell you that Halston doesn’t love you. He loves another woman, so it would be cowardly for you to avoid returning to Beach City because of him! I won’t comment further; just come back quickly. At least let me meet my niece and nephew.”
Flossie bit her lip and said in a low voice, “I understand.”
After the call ended, Xavier and Leia returned from playing in the sea, laughing as they carried Adie and Abby
“Mommy, look – Uncle Stuart took us to a treasure cove today! We caught a lot of fish and colourful starfish! Aren’t they beautiful?” Abby was carrying a small bucket, her round face flushed like a red apple.
“Look, Mommy! It’s a colourful starfish! Isn’t it beautiful?” The little girl took the starfish by its two arms and excitedly showed it to Flossie.
“Yeah, it’s so pretty.” Flossie forced a smile, looking distracted.
Little Abby put down the colorful starfish and hugged Flossie tightly. She looked up and asked worriedly, “Mommy, what’s wrong? Are you unhappy? Did someone hurt you?”
“No. I’m happy. You’re amazing, Abby. Did you collect many good things?” Flossie tried her best to keep her spirits up and share her children’s joy. Unfortunately, her depression was like a dark cloud in the sky – it was so obvious that Adie, Xavier, and Leia felt it too.
“Flossie, what’s wrong?” Leia put down the bucket full of fish and took Flossie’s hand. She asked worriedly, “Is it him again? Did he profess his love to another person? Give me your phone. I’ll call and scold him!”
Not long ago, Halston officially announced that Seraphina was his current girlfriend. Even though the group had been on the isolated Sun Island, they heard the news right away. One could only imagine Flossie’s tremendous disappointment and pain.
If Xavier had not stopped Leia, she would have returned to Beach City and beat the crap out of Halston!
“It’s not him. I’m fine. I’m happy here.” Flossie forced a grin, but it looked worse than her crying.
“Why are you still so stubborn? It must be him! Don’t try to protect him. That jerk has hurt you over and over again. He’s nothing but a bully!” Leia got even angrier after saying that. She grabbed Flossie’s phone, ready to teach Halston a lesson.
Xavier felt bad for Halston and said weakly, “He probably has his reasons. Halston is a loyal man, he won’t change his mind for no reason.”
“Oh, do men need a reason to change their hearts? He probably got tired of the relationship. Maybe he’s bored of an independent woman like Flossie, so he’s trying to flatter someone else. Didn’t you see the official announcement video? Did someone point a gun at him and force him to show his love for her?” Leia demanded.
“Uhm, well, about that…” Xavier looked away.
“Well? Am I wrong? The facts are clear. Halston is just a huge jerk who has been cheating on Flossie repeatedly. I say he should be punished and humiliated for what he’s done!”
Unable to handle Leia’s wrath, Xavier raised his hands in surrender and backed off. “You’re right. I’m sorry.”
Xavier and Leia had always been at odds, but they got along better after taking care of Adie and Abby together. Sometimes, they understood each other like they knew each other for years, but they would quickly fight and argue whenever Halston was involved.