Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
His expression seemed longing. “I hope we can have our wedding in Tahato, I hear they have the bluest seas and the softest sand. Since you love the sea so much, that will be the most suitable place for our wedding.”
Seraphina’s blissful expression was instantly replaced with fear. “Marrying right after you’ve recovered?! Isn’t that… too soon?”
‘Besides, when have I ever said I liked the sea?’
‘I hate it! It’s too sunny out, it’s boring as heck, and it’s the worst when it gets too windy!’
“How is that too soon?” Halston’s face turned serious. “I love you so much that I want to put a ring on you right away. I don’t want to waste any more time.”
“You love me a lot, too, right? We jumped into the lake and experienced life and death together. Why wouldn’t we marry each other after all that? What are we waiting for?”
“You… You’re right.” Seraphina nodded with guilt, her gaze slightly conflicted as she turned to look at Flossie.
Supposedly, she had won this war of love, but she couldn’t help but find her methods unworthy of this relationship. She was terrified that Halston might regain his memories one day, and everything she had now… would be nothing more than a shattered dream.
“Well, no matter what, you’re mine! So don’t you dare try to run away!” Halston said as he lifted her chin, kissing her lips passionately. The atmosphere within the room quickly turned bashful and steamy.
Flossie was speechless. She always thought that she had great resilience, but seeing the man she loved kiss another woman so deeply was unbearable.
Her heart was crushed, causing her fingers to tremble uncontrollably.
Crash!
The cup of medicinal tea fell to the ground once she lost her grip. It was soon shattered into pieces, with the tea splattering all over the floor.
“Who goes there?” Halston let go of Seraphina unwillingly, speaking in the direction of the noise in a cold voice. “Don’t you think it’s rude to pry?”
“I’m sorry, I’m here to give you your medicine. I didn’t mean to disturb.” Flossie had no choice but to explain herself.
Seraphina was furious, shooting her a dirty glare. “Didn’t I tell you to knock before entering?”
She was afraid that Halston would notice Flossie’s existence. Even just a single cough from Flossie made her feel as if she was threatened with grave danger.
“I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful next time. Uhm… Please continue. I’ll brew a new cup of tea.” Flossie knelt down, trying her best to keep the lump in her throat down.
She then cleaned the shards up, feeling quite bad after seeing the pool of tea around her.
Margaret had specifically come up with this recipe for them. Moreover, it took around five hours for her to brew such a small cup of tea too. Now that it was spilled, it was a shame that she had to take another few couple of hours to brew another.
“No need!” Seraphina scowled in disdain. What kind of medicine even is this? It stinks, and it’s not prescribed by the doctor. I can’t say for sure that it’s proper medication, so I wouldn’t dare to let Halston try it.”
“This medicine was prescribed by a famous doctor who specializes in major injuries! Look, I got injured on the same day he did, but mine are almost healed! All there’s left are scabs!” Flossie was worried that Seraphina might stop her from giving Halston the medicine and quickly lifted her sleeves, showing her the wounds.
“Is it that good?”
Although Seraphina didn’t like Flossie, she was still quite interested, hearing that the medicine was so effective that it could heal Halston rapidly.
“Mhm! Touch it if you must!” Flossie enthusiastically brought her injured arm to Seraphina, allowing her to inspect it thoroughly as if she were trying her best to sell a product.
“Okay, okay, I get it. If it’s so good, then go make another cup then.”
Seraphina immediately tried chasing Flossie away.
Halston, who was silent the entire time, furrowed his brows as he spoke frostily. “You got injured the same day I did?”
“Uhm…” Flossie froze, her expression stiff.
‘Sh*t, I misspoke.’
“How did you get hurt?” The man continued questioning.
“I… I tripped and fell by accident.” Flossie came up with a simple excuse and rushed out of the room.
She actually didn’t intend for him to notice her. She wanted to do as promised. She acted like she was mute and only took care of him quietly. She only wanted to see him recover fully and leave with no regrets.
However, she knew that it would now be difficult for her to hide away, especially with her previous mess up…
“She left?” Halston seemed rather disappointed.
“What? Did you not want to leave? And you just said you love me so much you wanted to marry me right away!” Seraphina huffed out of jealousy, feeling quite anxious.
She then wrapped her arms around the man’s neck and voluntarily kissed him on the lips. “She’s gone anyway, so stop thinking about her. Focus on me instead.”
Halston responded to her advances, seemingly unfocused, as he no longer returned her passion. His mind lingered on that ‘attendant.’
Flossie proceeded to stand guard at the kettle for four whole hours, only to have made yet another small cup of tea.
While the tea was still steaming hot, she quickly dashed back to Halston’s ward. Once again, Seraphina seemed threatened and signaled her to leave after placing the cup of tea down.
Flossie shrugged and walked in without making a sound, placing the medicine gently, and intended to leave right away.
Halston noticed the smell of medicinal tea and knew someone had come in. He immediately asked, “What is your name?”
Flossie halted, not knowing if she should respond.
“Oh she’s just an attendant, why would you need to know her name?” Seraphina intertwined her fingers with him as if trying to assert dominance. She spoke in a sickeningly sweet tone as well. “I want you to only have eyes for me.”
She soon came to regret saying that, as she noticed Halston’s expression turning extremely cold, as if someone had poured salt on his wounds.
“Hah, you’re overthinking things. I’m blind. How could I have eyes for anyone?”
“I… I don’t mean it like that. Please don’t misunderstand Halston, I…” Seraphina explained. “I just care about you too much. I don’t want anyone stealing you from me.”
These days, Halston had shown her nothing but pure love and affection. He never yelled at her, let alone showed her such hostility.
She couldn’t bear seeing all his attention shift towards Flossie when all she did was bring him medicine. It was as if the man was under her spell.
“Who in their right mind would want to steal a blind man? Unless this person has other intentions from the start…” Halston said, obviously trying to test Flossie’s reaction. He then ‘looked’ in her direction as if he could sense her there.
Flossie stayed quiet, not uttering a word the whole time. However, this only piqued the man’s interest further.
“Is your identity classified? Why won’t you even tell me your name?” Halston continued questioning, persistent to get an answer.
Flossie bit down on her lips. After a few moments of hesitation, she replied clearly, “No, not classified. My name is Flossie Ellsworth, do you know me, Mr. Guajardo?”
“How could you go back on your word, Ellsworth!” Seraphina shoved Flossie aside, visibly agitated.
She felt as if Flossie was about to snatch her precious toy, which gave her the urge to fight the woman right there and then.
“Flossie Ellsworth…” Halston repeated the name over and over again, trying his best to look through his memory but to no avail. His expression was cold and solemn.
Flossie was disappointed, but let out a sigh of relief. She responded lightly, “Don’t waste your energy, Mr. Guajardo. You definitely won’t remember anything, we don’t know each other at all. I only know of you because I was also admitted to the hospital a few days ago.”
“We really don’t know each other?” Halston’s cold face was filled with doubt.