Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Are you all deaf? She said to go ahead! Stop standing around. She’s letting you f*ck her for free, you hillbillies!” Seraphina shoved one of the men forward and ordered. “Starting with you! Get on with it!”
“Yes… M… Miss Murphy.”
Along with his hesitant answer, the muscular man seemed to have a righteous expression, which indicated that he wasn’t exactly a bad person.
He slowly approached the woman and reached over to her clothes…
“Wait!” Seraphina suddenly called out to the man and took her phone camera out, smiling. “A lovely scene like this should be recorded and shown to the public! Everyone will get to enjoy this over and over again on the internet.”
“I pity you, Murphy, but you sure aren’t a weakling. Color me impressed!” Flossie had given up at this point.
She merely regretted not being able to leave a proper will to her friends and family.
‘I probably won’t be able to rest in peace if I die such a sudden death.’
“Looks to me you’re still resisting. Well, I could tell you one more thing…” Seraphina said slowly as she captured Flossie’s embarrassing state. “Do you know why Halston suddenly broke up with you out of nowhere, even though your relationship was going really well? And why he chose to be with me instead?”
Flossie scoffed, finding this quite woeful. “How insecure do you have to be to show off your amazing love story at this moment? Why else would he do that? Isn’t it all because you are childhood friends, and he’s so deeply in love with you?!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, never have I ever imagined that I could make you feel jealous, Ellsworth. What a shame… that I don’t actually have what it takes to do that.” Seraphina let out a long sigh, speaking truthfully. “I really feel bad Halston, you know? To think the woman he swore on his life to protect views him in this light.”
Flossie froze, noticing something off with her statement. Her tone was stern as she questioned. “What do you mean by that?”
“Halston didn’t agree to date me for three months just because he wanted to continue working with the Murphys. In reality, he doesn’t even care if my family would save him, nor does he care about the possibility of H Group facing bankruptcy!”
“All he cares about is you,” Seraphina replied. She didn’t mind divulging such information with a soon- to-be corpse. Hence, she continued on with her story, revealing every single detail to the woman.
“Three months ago, I received an anonymous video—clear evidence that you were the one who murdered Jessanna Ximenez. What do you think would’ve happened to you if I handed that clip to the police?”
“You… How did you…” Flossie was once again shocked.
At first, she had really given in to her faith and intended to go out with pride. Yet now she felt deflated, finding herself an unforgivable sinner. She couldn’t even bring herself to speak against Seraphina.
“How did I get my hands on that tape?” Seraphina shrugged, completely unaware as well. “I have no idea who was the saint who sent me this either. They even kindly reminded me that I could use this as leverage to ask Halston to be with me.”
“I wasn’t sure if that could work, considering how well I know Halston. He hates being threatened. And I thought he wouldn’t sell himself out just for you, right? You’re not that important to him, right?”
“Wrong. Haha, I didn’t even know if I should be happy or sad about this. He actually agreed to date me, and he allowed me to do anything to him. All he wanted was for me to destroy that clip and never tell a soul about the murder.”
Seraphina started tearing up as she spoke, stumbling slightly. No one could tell if she was mad, jealous, or sorrowful at that point. She just kept choking back tears, repeating her words. “I don’t get it! I just don’t get it! You’re no better than I am, so why does he love you so much?!”
Flossie gulped. Intense despair flashed across her gorgeous face as she whispered to herself, “So that’s why. He’s such an idiot! I knew he wouldn’t change so easily. That big stupid idiot!”
Still mumbling to herself, warm tears trickled down her cheeks. However, she was crying from relief instead of resentment and misery.
“Thank you, Murphy, for telling me the truth before I die. At least I wouldn’t die misunderstanding his actions.” Flossie’s gaze seemed more determined and courageous.
At the very least, she finally realized that her only relationship in life was true and beautiful. She was happy enough to know that it wasn’t a train wreck.
“Hahaha, thank me?” Seraphina shook her head, laughing coldly. “I’m not a good person, Ellsworth. I only told you this, so you realize how horrible you’ve been. You missed out on such a great man. And now… he’s mine. I’ll be the one to take care of him. I’ll be the one to support him. All he needs is me now.”
“I’ll thank you again in advance then. Please take good care of him for me, and support him well. When I was with him, we were quite a disaster. It’s like we’re oil and water or something.” Flossie said, genuinely wishing Seraphina and Halston well.
She found Seraphina’s love towards the man was purer, deeper, and unwavering than hers. If this was truly where her life ended, she figured that Seraphina was the best candidate as Halston’s future lover.
“Hmph, don’t act all nice now. No matter how selfless you pretend to be, I won’t go easy on you. I’ve said all I wanted to say. Everyone, get on with it now!” Seraphina ordered.
She seemed perturbed and didn’t want to stay at the scene at the time. All she left was her phone aimed straight at Flossie, capturing every second of this event.
With that, the only people left in the warehouse were the helpless Flossie and the group of energetic men.
The leader of the group cracked his knuckles and nodded towards Flossie. “Sorry, lady. We just want money. Don’t worry. We’re not sick in the head. We’ll be gentle with you. But whether you come out alive is up to your capability to endure through all of it.”
Flossie shut her eyes, filled with despair. “If it’s possible, I hope you guys can just kill me right now.”
“No can do. Miss Murphy specifically ordered us to ‘torment you to death.’ If she just wanted to take your life, this would’ve been so much easier.” The man said and scanned the area, politely speaking.
“Why don’t you just lay down and cooperate with us now?”
“And what if I don’t?”
“Then don’t blame us for being violent!” The man’s expression immediately shifted, aggressively lunging towards her.
Flossie was merely on a leash. Her limbs were not restricted, so she intended to make a desperate attempt to escape.
Suddenly, the man spoke in a surprised tone. “Wait, lady. You’re… you’re a Middleton?”
Flossie frowned, opening her eyes to look back at him. “What?”
“The pouch in your shirt pocket. Who gave this to you? The white plum blossom embroidery is our family crest. Seeing this crest is no different from seeing our ancestors…” The man explained as he fell to his knees, groveling. “We are terribly sorry for not realizing sooner. Please accept our sincerest respect.”
At the very same time, the rest of the group knelt down as well.
Flossie was speechless, looking towards the medicinal pouch, then remembered how Margaret briefly mentioned The Albus Order.
Thinking back to how these people didn’t look like they were from the city, she instantly sighed in relief.
‘Tsk tsk, Margaret sure is a psychic! The pouch did help get me out of a pickle! It saved my life!’
Flossie had no doubt escaped from this deadly experience. However, she didn’t intend to seek revenge on Seraphina after this, as she found her experience extremely pitiful.
She knew that her brother was completely in the wrong for making that call, and she decided to find a way to make it up to Seraphina. She owed her at least that much.
As for Halston… She realized that she needed to part ways with him properly. Even if they weren’t together now, they didn’t have to leave any regrets between each other. Moreover, it would be much better if they could look back on their memories fondly.
“Let go of me, Ellsworth! You b*tch! Fight me head-on instead!” Seraphina struggled and screamed hysterically, being the one tied to a pillar in the warehouse this time.
“Don’t panic. This’ll be just temporary. Once I’m done handling my business, I’ll have someone release you,” Flossie said calmly, trying her best to comfort Seraphina. “I know I have wronged you, but I will make it up to you no matter what.”
“Don’t act like a saint, b*tch. Either kill me right now or let me go! You don’t have to torture me this way!” Seraphina’s eyes reddened from anger, her voice hoarse from all the shouting.
“Though I have to give it to you, I can’t believe you managed to escape that situation! I guess this is what people call fate. I am destined to lose to you! So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and kill me!”
Flossie let out a long sigh and shook her head. “Believe it or not, I never wanted to hurt you. And I was being honest before. I can tell you love Halston more than I do, so I hope you can take care of him in my stead. I promise that I won’t have anything to do with him from now on.”
“Enough with your charade. Do you think I have no idea that you’re just going to seduce Halston again?! Well, too bad… he won’t forgive you this time. He hates your guts. Even if you go looking for him, you’ll just be wasting your time and energy.” Seraphina growled, not worried that their love might rekindle at all.
After all, if they really got back together, Halston would no longer be the man she was once in love with. She didn’t want a man who had nearly no dignity or backbone.
“Think whatever you want.” Flossie didn’t bother to reason with Seraphina any longer, ordering the Albus Order to look after her right before leaving. She then tidied herself up, hoping to look slightly presentable.
It was already night when she headed out. As dark clouds covered the skies, the entire world seemed to be drowned out in pitch blackness.
After hearing from Seraphina that Halston was currently staying at Guajardo Manor, Flossie immediately called a cab.