Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Seraphina was always filled with insecurities. At that moment, she was full of sarcasm. She shot Flossie a cold glare and interrogated superiorly, “Miss Ellsworth, aren’t you traveling the world? Why did you come here out of all the places? Did you come here purposely to bump into us?”
“No, I didn’t.”
Sitting there, Flossie felt like a homewrecker who was caught off guard. She was in extreme distress.
Her long fingers were unconsciously clasped together just like her mind, which was in a mess.
‘D*mn it! I have a clear conscience. Why do I feel so ashamed? I’m such a coward!’
“Humph! No?”
Seraphina sounded unkind before she continued putting up an aggressive front. “But Miss Ellsworth, you have TV and phone, right? You can go online, can’t you? Don’t you know that I’m about to marry Halston? If it was a coincidence to bump into each other, you must have done it purposely since you came here for a tryst with a married man. Miss Ellsworth, I don’t know what your motives are.”
Flossie took a deep breath. She could no longer take it, so she stood up and retorted rudely, “Seraphina, that’s enough. If I had any ulterior motives, he would long be mine. You wouldn’t have the chance to strut around here.”
“You… How arrogant you are! You openly seduce my fiance, and you even prohibit me from interrogating you. You must have waited for this day for a long time, right?”
When Seraphina reached that point, she started to sob pitifully. She then said to Halston, “Did you see that? This is her true self. She has long come up with a scheme to snatch you away from me. If you care about me, you shouldn’t have met her alone. Or… you must have long wanted to give me up. You despise me and feel that I’m filthy. You think my body isn’t healthy, so I have no right to be your wife. Isn’t that true?”
“No, that’s not so. Calm down. Stop crying.”
Halston became perplexed. He tried his best to calm her down since she had lost control of her emotions.
When he saw how upset she was, he was filled with a tinge of self-reproach.
He indeed should not have been engaged in such an ambiguous atmosphere with another woman alone since he was about to get married. He was indeed impudent.
“Okay, I promise you I won’t see her alone again.”
He realized that he had gone a bit out of control tonight. It was like playing with fire. He would certainly ruin himself if he was not being careful regardless of how good his reason.
“Really? You gave me your word. If you see her alone again, I… I’ll jump off the building here and kill myself, and you’ll regret it for the rest of your life.”
Seraphina pointed at the dark stairs and made a joke. She sounded slightly serious.
“Okay, don’t be mad. Let’s go back. It’s too cold here. I’m afraid you’ll catch a cold.”
After Halston said that, he carried Seraphina in a very macho manner.
They left just like that without saying another word to Flossie again. They did not even uphold basic civility and bid her goodbye.
Flossie was at a loss for words.
Looking in the direction they left, Flossie was struck dumb. She did not react for a long time.
“Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
After that, as if she had gone completely insane, she burst into uncontrollable peals of laughter.
‘How ridiculous! Halston is ridiculous, and so does Seraphina. But I’m the most ridiculous one here.
‘I was his lover, but I’ve now become a shameful homewrecker. The woman who occupied my spot humiliated me recklessly. I watched my beloved man be lovey-dovey with another woman.
‘Flossie, you’re so great and affectionate. You’re willing to put yourself at such a humble level to help grant his wish of leading a perfect life. You suffer in silence… You’re indeed the best slut ever.’
A week later, Flossie helped Jovan to be discharged from the hospital based on the original plan of his attending doctor.
That week was neither long nor short. She and Halston never met each other again.
They had a tacit understanding and avoided any places where they might bump into each other.
Everything happened normally. If one did not dwell on it, the previous meeting appeared more like a dream. It was as if it had never happened.
Jovan also had the same kind of tacit understanding. He was very smart. He would not inquire about it when Flossie did not mention it. He was still happy and optimistic.
Flossie called a cab. It stopped downstairs in the inpatient department. She carried a bag and pushed Jovan forward before they took an elevator downstairs.
“Darling, it’s been hard for you this time around. I’ll give you a surprise to thank you.”
“What kind of surprise?”
“I have to keep it a secret since it’s a surprise. It won’t be a surprise anymore if it’s revealed.”
Jovan kept her in suspense and said mysteriously.
They got into the car. Flossie’s sharp senses told her that someone had been watching her all the while.
Inevitably, she looked up and glanced at Seraphina’s ward.
However, there was no one beside the window. She did not see the person she thought she would see.
‘Humph! I must be overthinking.’
She shook her head and closed the car door. She then said to the driver, “Mister, we can go now.”
Halston’s tall and sturdy body was hidden behind the window. He watched the car for a very long time until it dropped out of his sight.
“Halston, what are you looking at? You’re so absorbed.”
Seraphina flipped through the magazine in boredom. When she saw Halston look out the window all that while quietly, she became alarmed.
“A bird.”
Halston replied lightly.
“A bird?”
Seraphina found it weird. She stretched her neck out to look out of the window. “There’s nothing outside. What bird?”
“A bird that flew away, but I think its wings aren’t that strong. It won’t fly far.”
Halston averted his gaze before he sipped his coffee and said with profound meaning.
The bad premonition in Seraphina’s heart grew stronger.
It seemed that the bird he mentioned was not a simple bird.
After pondering it, she pretended to ask casually, “Halston, did you see Miss Ellsworth again these few days?”
“Didn’t I tell you that I won’t see her alone again?”
Halston’s expression was slightly serious. “I rarely left your side these days. It looks like you don’t trust me at all, given the question you raised.”
“I’m sorry. I just love you too much. It is why I’m overly fearful. I’m afraid that I’ll lose you if I’m not being careful.”