Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Are you okay? Does your face hurt? Did he scratch you?”
He held Flossie’s face and looked at the clear slap mark on her face with deep heartache. He then said fiercely, “I think I’d better push her into the river as well so she won’t scheme against you again.”
Seraphina collapsed on the ground and appeared enlightened. Her fingers trembled as she pointed at them. “I see. You guys conspired to harm Halston. You pretended to go missing to lure Halston here, then Jovan lied to him about someone in the river. Halston was just a fool. He stupidly dived into the river just like that. You two are so wicked and cruel. What a cheating couple!”
“Shut up! You’re noisy.”
Jovan shot Seraphina a cold glare and found her quite annoying. He then said calmly, “I did lie to that stupid Halston, and he dived into the river as a result. But I didn’t expect him to be so dumb. He’s blind, but he still tried to act strong and save the damsel in distress. It serves him right if he’s dead… But this thing has nothing to do with Flossie. She’s a victim too. If you speak nonsense again, I’ll push you into the river so you can reunite with Halston.”
Flossie gradually learned about the ins and outs of the incident from their conversation. Her eyes turned red, and a spear drove through her heart. She sobbed and looked at Jovan, “Did… Did you mean that Halston dived into the river just… to save me?”
“That’s right. He dived into the river a few minutes ago. I’m sure he’s crushed to mush now. That’s because he’s dumb. It was a trap, but he jumped right in like an idiot,” Jovan spat arrogantly before he lowered his head gently. He held her swollen face tenderly. “I won’t let anyone bully you again. Never!”
“Don’t touch me!” Flossie roared at him. “At first, I thought that you were just crazy. It turns out that you’re not only crazy, but you’re wicked… wicked to the core.”
Jovan felt excruciating pain before he cracked a sinister and stubborn sneer. “Yes, that’s true. Of course, I have to be wicked. If not, I can’t defeat him for the rest of my life, let alone gain you… Do you know how much I love you, Flossie?”
“Love?”
Flossie’s face turned pale before she cracked an extremely cold smile. “A person like you has no right to talk about love. Keep tonight in mind. If I die, it’s all because of you. The love that you claim to show will completely destroy a person.”
Jovan blinked and appeared slightly scared, “What… do you mean?”
“It means goodbye!”
After that, she pushed him away forcefully before she rushed to the river and jumped in without turning around.
The rapid water cruelly washed Flossie away in the same merciless fashion as it did to Halston
“No… No!”
Jovan looked at the wide river and wailed desperately. He received a great blow at that moment.
He did not expect that such a smart and rational woman like Flossie would do something so impulsive and extreme.
It went beyond his imagination that Flossie would jump into the river to rescue Halston.
He seemed to have won. But on the contrary, it was an utter defeat to him.
Seraphina also ran to the river bank and stared at the surface of the water in incredulity. “She… dived into the river too. They’re crazy. It’s no different from committing suicide!”
“That’s right. They’re out of their minds.”
Jovan’s expression turned blank. He was struck dumb on the spot.
“What should we do now? Aren’t… you going to dive in?”
Seraphina was at a loss. Her lips turned pale as she asked Jovan.
“Why? Do you want to jump into the river too?”
Jovan’s eyes turned cold as he cracked a mocking smile. “Didn’t you always claim that you wanted to risk your life for him? You love him so much. Why aren’t you pursuing him?”
Seraphina stared at the turbulent and rapid river. Consequently, her legs trembled ceaselessly. “I’ll die if I jump in. It’s useless even if I do.”
“So, you don’t love him that much?!”
“What right do you have to mock me? You… You didn’t jump into the river, either. I think you don’t love her that much!”
“So, we’re the same kind. Frankly, we love ourselves the most. But the two of them have lost their minds…”
Jovan said dully before he rationally took out his phone to call for help.
He did love Flossie and wanted to possess and protect her, but there was no way he would kill himself just because of that. Only his desperately-in-love cousin would do such a foolish thing.
Flossie repeatedly relied on her agility in the water and strong willpower to avoid the sharp hazards that littered the rapids. She successfully held on until she reached the downstream.
The area downstream was wide and flat. There were no branches or rocks, so it was relatively safer.
“Halston!”
Flossie was greatly exhausted. She was choked before she screamed Halston’s name.
The water was indeed rapid and dangerous, but she kept looking for him along the way. She did not find him, so she believed that he must’ve been washed downstream like she was.
As expected, she saw Halston lying beside a flat rock on the river.
“Halston!”
Great joy overcame her. She ignored the scratches on her legs and rushed toward him rapidly.
Having choked on water, he appeared to have passed out. Like Flossie, his body was filled with cuts and gashes. On the other hand, his left leg had relapsed from his old injury, and it could not move it at all.
“Hold on. You must hold on!”
Deep excruciating pain overcame her now. It was deep heartache.
While crying, she suppressed her deep pain and brought him to the river bank. After that, she bent down to give him CPR.
His lips were as cold as his body. That perfect and handsome face had lost its rosiness because he’d been soaking in the water for too long. His face had lost all its color and was as white as a sheet… as if he was dead.
“Wake up! Halston, wake up!”
Flossie pressed on his chest quickly and gave him oxygen through his lips. At the same time, she could not hold back her tears.
She had encountered an endless stream of major and minor accidents all these years, but she had never been so panicked and afraid.
Even though she had long made up her mind that she would have no future with him, she still wished that he could be safe and happy.
“Ahem, ahem!”
Halston finally regained consciousness under Flossie’s desperate attempts to rescue him. He grabbed her hand tightly as if he was a man in hell, holding onto the only connection he had with this world.
“Oh, great! Halston, hold tight. The rescue team will come soon…”
Flossie continued to bend down to give him CPR.
His lips were once so familiar to her, and she yearned for them so much. At last, his lips were gradually warmed.
Halston had yet to regain his wits fully. He was in a half-conscious state, as if stepping on clouds. He felt as light as a feather, and he could not tell if he was dreaming or if it was reality.
The only thought he had now was to save Flossie and to ensure her safety even though he was blind and could not see.
“Flossie… Don’t be scared. I’m coming to save you. I’ll save you!”