Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“We’re so deeply in love with each other. Why do you always have such little confidence? Or… does it mean that our love isn’t as unbreakable as I imagined?”
Halston’s imploring gaze was sharp and fierce.
“Er… Of course not!”
Seraphina lowered her head in a slightly guilty manner. She did not dare to look into his eyes.
Technically speaking, she was just a thief, stealing Halston’s love for Flossie.
Halston’s deep love for her was equivalent to how deeply he loved Flossie.
If he suddenly regained his memories one day, she would rapidly fall into hell again, given that she was merely a despicable thief…
“You said that I can ask you if I have any doubts. So, I’ll do just that…”
Halston’s countenance was gloomy before he heaved a long sigh. “I’m indeed troubled by many things. If I don’t make them clear, I’m afraid I can’t marry you without any distractions. This is also the reason why I went to see her alone.”
“You finally said that. I’ve been waiting all this while.”
Seraphina knew that this day would come sooner or later from the moment he met Flossie again. It was destined that she would become a wicked woman.
After all, no one could remain righteous and kind once Pandora’s box was opened.
“Go ahead and ask me. I’ll tell you everything I know.”
She looked at him calmly. She was now prepared to repay Flossie’s kindness with evil and push her all the way to utter ruin.
“What kind of past do I have with Flossie? I don’t believe that she’s just a simple helper who changed my bandages for me or my cousin’s wife. I have never heard of her.”
Halston stared straight into Seraphina’s eyes and asked straightforwardly.
“It looks like I can’t hide it from you any longer. You guys did have some kind of relationship with each other, but it only resembles the origin of pain. You completely forgot about it. Perhaps it’s because God pities you, and He doesn’t want you to suffer.”
“But now I don’t want to forget it. I’d rather suffer in silence than be numb to all this.”
Halston appeared very persistent. He had to get to the bottom of it no matter what.
“Both of you were once lovers, but you guys are enemies now. She is Quinton’s younger sister. He’s the boss of Carmine Pawnshop. She plotted against you to avenge her brother. She made you blind and pushed you into a river that was full of rocks. You hurt your head afterward. I was the one who risked my life to save you. After that, she hypocritically claimed that she wanted to make it up to you. Maybe it was because of her guilt, or she was afraid that the Guajardo family might take revenge on her. But at last, she cruelly abandoned you for Jovan’s sake…”
Seraphina maintained her calm and combined bits and pieces of some incidents before she debated right and wrong with Halston.
“Is… Is that so?”
Halston’s deep-set eyes flickered with a mix of wrath, unwillingness, hatred, and doubt.
This truth vastly differed from the truth he had imagined. For a moment, he couldn’t accept it.
“If you trust me, this is the truth. If you don’t, you can ask her about it.”
Seraphina stated with absolute certainty.
Her statement was flawless. Even she was almost convinced of its truth, let alone Halston.
Besides, she had Francine as a witness who confirmed those things.
“That’ll be unnecessary…”
Halston slowly clenched his fingers and said coldly, “She had long admitted to it, but I was just unwilling to believe her.”
He stubbornly thought that there must be some secrets in it. Why would such a wicked woman take her blood to use as an ingredient for his medicine?
Now it seemed the truth was just that simple. She simply tried to atone for her sins after she harmed him. She was just troubled by a guilty conscience.
‘No, Flossie, you can’t fool me that easily. Since you dared to offend me, you can’t leave just like that.’
Flossie leaned against the window and looked at the street that was rich with the scent of spring. She fell into silence.
Jovan had long noticed her gloominess. As for the reason, it was indeed very obvious.
“If you can’t bear to part with him, we can postpone it and leave the hospital after a period. I’m fine with it.”
With his eyes closed, he cracked a faint smile and pretended to say casually.
Flossie turned to look at the calm man. She did not understand his meaning.
“What nonsense! I… What am I reluctant to part with?”
Even she felt guilty when she made that remark.
She could rely on her reason to suppress how much she missed him, but she could never eliminate it. It was a feeling that had been ground into her bones.
She admitted that she did care about Halston. Not even once did she manage to forget about him.
If she did not see him, she could stop missing him.
But now that she met him, the dormant feelings were ignited and, before long, burned fervently in her heart.
“You don’t have to hide it. Of course, I’m aware of your thoughts. Well… I never truly yearn to gain your heart. To me, getting you is already a grand victory. So, you don’t have to lie to me. You can just be yourself,” Jovan said freely.
He was not stubborn. He was not so overbearing that he would shamelessly occupy her heart after he’d gotten the better of her.
“Okay, I gave up. I… I’m a bit reluctant to part with him. But don’t worry. It’s not a big problem. I can hold it back.”
Flossie stopped hiding it and generously admitted to it. At the same time, she held Jovan’s hand. It gave him a great sense of security.
Jovan did not comment much on that before he said to the driver, “We should be near the antique shop on South Street soon. Stop there for a while. I want to get something.”
“What is it?”
“I told you, it’s a surprise for you. It’ll be meaningless if I tell you in advance.”
Jovan kept up his mysterious demeanor, keeping her in suspense.
The car stopped before an antique shop.
Flossie wanted to push Jovan into the shop, but she was turned down.
“Wait for me in the car. The driver can push me into the shop.”
He did not want to expose the surprise he prepared for her in advance, or all his efforts would be futile.
“Okay, I would like to see what kind of trick you will pull.”
With deep curiosity, Flossie watched the driver push Jovan into the antique shop.