Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Jovan’s handsome face brightened immediately after he heard her voice.
“You… You didn’t leave? You weren’t thinking of abandoning me?”
Flossie froze, then chuckled. “Silly, do you really think I’m that type of person? If I really wanted to abandon you, I would’ve done so long ago!”
She then held his hand and teased him. “I haven’t even given you a lecture! How could you climb that tree when you’re blind? If I came home any later, would you have wanted to climb the roof instead?!”
“I just wanted to pick some cherries for you because I heard you wanted some. You could eat them once you come home from the marketplace.”
“I can pick them if I want to eat them that badly. Your main mission here is to take care of yourself.” Flossie was touched, but she wasn’t used to saying melodramatic words.
“Yeah, a burden like me should just stay put and not give you trouble…” Joavn said weakly.
Although he had always been wasting his life away and cared for nothing in his life in the past, the man had never felt so useless before.
“Atta boy!” Flossie patted him on the head and stood up, bringing over the small piece of cake she bought. “Are you in a bad mood? I bought something good for you, okay? I’m sure you’ll feel much better once you’ve had some!”
“What is it?”
“Open your mouth.” Flossie scooped up some cake and fed it to Jovan.
“It’s yummy.” Jovan was thoroughly comforted as if he really was a child.
Desserts were truly the key to happiness.
Next to them was the nurse from earlier. She was simply touched and envious of their relationship as she thought, ‘This really is… true love!’
Jovan finally fell asleep shortly after, with a faint and sweet smile plastered on his face. Like an actual child, he treated Flossie as the center of his life.
When Flossie was around, everything was sunshine and rainbows. Even the air tasted sweet to him. However, on the contrary, it felt as if the world was ending once she left his side. He wouldn’t even have the will to live on without her.
He knew that it was absolutely insane to feel this way, but he couldn’t help it. Her presence was far too addictive.
Flossie silently watched the man sleep and sighed. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t tired. In fact, she was both physically and mentally exhausted.
Jovan had always been a madman, and his methods were rather extreme. Back then, he had always been an ‘all-or-nothing’ guy and loved creating chaos in any situation.
Yet now, he was as tame as a little kitten. He was no longer reckless or arrogant and had placed her on a pedestal. It was as if he had completely turned into a different person.
However, this shift only made Flossie feel more guilty. She found him far too pitiful, as he couldn’t act as freely as he used to. It was painful to watch him being so careful with life.
All of this was her fault.
She was then reminded that she had bumped into Halston earlier that morning, which made her oddly frustrated and annoyed. ‘Why is this man walking straight into my peaceful life again? We’re not even supposed to see each other again! Why is he messing with my heart!’
‘But… It’s my fault for not moving on completely… I’m such a despicable person!’
The woman soon left the ward and arrived at a dark stairway before lighting a cigarette.
The sparks of flames flickered in the pitch darkness, along with the thin layer of smoke painting the air. The smell of nicotine helped her relax.
For the past six months, she started smoking as she struggled with her mental health. She knew it was a bad habit and would harm her health, but she simply couldn’t help herself.
Just as with her feelings, she just couldn’t stop these disastrous emotions from arising, despite knowing that she shouldn’t.
Just then, two nurses appeared in the same stairway, making idle chit-chat as they lit their own cigarettes as well.
“Hey, have you heard? That woman we just admitted is Seraphina Murphy, the eldest daughter of the Murphys! And that man who brought her here is the famous CEO of H Group, Halston Guajardo!”
“Oh my god, you mean the legendary Halston Guajardo? He looks so cool! And he’s such a great boyfriend!”
“Right? I heard Miss Murphy got into a car crash because she was trying to get a mug…”
“Tsk tsk, just how precious is that mug? Why would the rich lady risk her life just to get it?”
“Who knows? Maybe it has some sort of special meaning… like a gift out of love?”
At the bottom of the staircase, Flossie could hear their entire conversation. Her chest tightened as curiosity attacked her mind, so she asked, “How is that patient? Is she alright?”
The nurses jumped in surprise as soon as they heard someone suddenly speak.
They couldn’t see the woman properly, but one of them responded truthfully, “We… We’re not sure yet. Do you know Miss Murphy too?”
“No, I… I don’t. I’m just curious.” Flossie quickly denied.
“Are you blind? It’s Joan. Everyone in our hospital knows that she’s been closely taking care of Van for the longest time. How would she ever know who Miss Murphy is?” The other nurse chimed in.
“Oh, yeah, it’s you, Joan! I can finally see properly. Hey old friend!” The two were especially friendly with her.
Nearly everyone in the hospital knew who Flossie was, as she had been frequenting the place with Jovan for his medical treatments and checkups. Hence, all of them were familiar with each other by now.
The woman then continued to talk to them for a bit. With that, not only did she find out where Seraphina’s surgery was ongoing, she even found out which hotel they were currently staying at in the town.
“I’m going to check up on Van now. Bye, guys!” Flossie nodded softly at the nurses and left the stairway once she was done smoking.
Initially, she was going to head back to Jovan’s ward, but her body walked toward the operating rooms unconsciously.
She hid around the corner, peeking out of the wall carefully. She quickly noticed Halston, who was standing by the doors.
He was still wearing the casual white dress shirt she had seen in the morning. However, it was now drenched in blood, as were his hands. It was obvious that he had been standing guard the entire time, sparing no time to clean himself up.
She could tell that he was quite concerned about Seraphina, seeing how he was pacing back and forth with a tense expression.
It had likely been six hours since he brought Seraphina to the hospital. This meant he hadn’t rested or consumed anything for the past few hours…
‘This guy! He only recovered six months ago, and now he’s endangering his health again! Damn it, I’m worried for him!’
Flossie pondered as she bit down on her lip and headed downstairs to a nearby restaurant she frequented. She then decided to buy a serving of seafood dumplings.
From what she remembered, despite not liking Aeos cuisine, Halston was rather fond of dumplings, especially seafood ones. She believed he would gain an appetite as soon as he smelt those.
Halston was still panicking in front of the operating rooms. Time crawled by, and until midnight, there was still no news on Seraphina’s condition.
“Damn it! This is all my fault! This is my fault!”
If he hadn’t bought that mug for Seraphina, she wouldn’t have ended up in a car crash.
This was supposed to be a lovely honeymoon, as they had already chosen the most romantic city for their grand wedding. Unexpectedly, they were met with an accident at their very first stop.
He couldn’t possibly imagine what he would do if something bad were to happen to Seraphina. He wouldn’t know what to tell her parents at all.
‘Seraphina had been through so many hard times with me. I can’t lose her!’
Just then, a nurse came over and gently patted him on the shoulder. “Mr. Guajardo, the surgery is going to take a while. I noticed you have been waiting a long time, and you must be hungry. Here are some dumplings.”