Filed To Story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Look. I just took this photo. Master Guajardo is seriously injured. He hasn’t eaten, and he won’t hold on for long. If this goes on, I’m afraid his life will be in danger!”
Flossie could not help but look at the photo and started feeling an ache in her chest.
“How can I help?”
Flossie looked helpless, the confessed, “I tried to plead for him earlier, but Grandpa stopped me from saying anything. He even warned me. If I nag again, Grandpa will punish me with him. There’s really nothing I can do to help,”
Rence thought she had done enough as Halston’s ex-wife. How could she get herself into trouble for Halston’s sake? She realized that her feelings for him were not that deep after all.
Lurch was glad to see Flossie softening up and hurriedly said, “You don’t have to ask Old Mr. Guajardo for mercy. You just have to help Master Guajardo cheat,”
“Cheat?”
“Simply put, you just have to secretly take care of Master Guajardo, Only you can help with this. Old Mr. Guajardo dotes on you so much that even if he catches you, he won’t punish you. If we try to help, that’ll be a different story.”
After saying that, Lurch quickly placed the medicine and dinner in a box and handed it to
Flossie.
“Mrs. Guajardo. Whether Master Guajardo can get through this will depends on you now. I’d like to thank you on behalf of the family!”
“It’s… Isn’t it a bad idea?”
Rence knew she should have refused, but her action said otherwise. It was as if someone controlled her hands as she took the box. Her legs refused to listen to her, and she couldn’t stop herself from following Lurch to the memorial chamber.
Perhaps actions did indeed speak louder than words.
It was dark at night.
The Guajardo family memorial chamber was erected next to the Guajardo Residence as a separate building standing on its own. There was dedicated staff for cleaning and maintenance during the day, but it was eerie and cold with only two lights on at night.
Flossie could see Halston’s figure from afar. He knelt with his back straight in the middle of the memorial chamber. His white shirt was stained with blood and looked more severe than
Lurch’s photo.
“This fool. He’s too honest. His back is so straight. Does he think he’s filming a movie?!”
Flossie tightened her fingers slightly. She did not want to admit it, but deep down in her heart, she was still a little worried about him.
Lurch sighed, looking heartbroken. “It can’t be helped. Master Guajardo has been strong-willed since young. He respects Old Mr. Guajardo and has never defied him. He probably wants to use this to prove his determination to be with that woman…
”
‘Anyway, we’ll be counting on you for the next few days,” Lurch said and gave a look to the man guarding the door.
The guard immediately turned away and looked up at the stars.
Meanwhile, Flossie carried the box and slipped into the chamber with ease.
Halston did not turn around when he heard the movement. He continued kneeling with a firm posture, seemingly unmoved. However, he was seriously injured. Without having a single drop of water and food, his forehead was clammy, and he looked frail.
“Ahem!” Flossie did not know how to break the silence, so she cleared her throat awkwardly. 1
Halston, however, maintained his firm posture, unmoved. It was as if he had guessed that Flossie was coming.
“Get out!”
Halston’s stony voice echoed in the empty chamber. He seemed particularly hard-hearted. ” Outsiders aren’t allowed into the Guajardo family’s memorial chamber.”
“You!” Flossie was infuriated by his words. Just listen to that. How rude! Was that even acceptable?
She brought him food, water, and medicine out of kindness, only to be treated this way?! How could he be so rude?!
“I didn’t want to come. Lurch said you were dying and begged me to come and save you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered… How ungrateful!”
“What does my well-being have anything to do with you?”
Halston was still the same cold and heartless man, repeatedly rejecting others. “Haven’t you gone through so much trouble just to see me in this state?” he growled. “Why are you pretending to be kind?”
“What? What are you talking about?” Flossie was confused. She thought Halston was simply accusing her, shooting her randomly like an out-of-control machine gun.
“You’re still faking it!” Halston sneered. “You deliberately gave Granpa a pearl as a hint of my child with Jessanna. Then, you dropped the divorce certificate to let Grandpa know we were divorced.”
“I…” Flossie was speechless, unable to explain herself.
How could she have known about how imaginative Old Mr. Guajardo could be? Somehow, he associated a pearl as a gift to the child. She kept the divorce certificate carefully, and the last thing she expected was for it to fall out of her hands.
“You’ve hooked up with other men, but you’re still playing the victim and pushing all the blame on me…”
Halston’s gaze turned steelier. “I underestimated you, Flossie!” he croaked between parched lips.
Flossie could not argue, so she just stopped. “Yes, I’m devious and cunning. Believe whatever you want!”
She placed the box with medicine and meal next to Halston and turned around to leave. Anyway, they divorced and were strangers again. Even if this would make her look bad, it no longer mattered.
“You’re such an ungrateful man. How paranoid!”
Flossie walked out of the chamber in a huff, unable to stop herself from cursing out loud.
She must be crazy. Why bother being kind to him? She was angering herself for nothing. With this much time, she could have gone home to enjoy a bath, catch up on a show, and eat and drink.
Lurch had been waiting outside, and when he saw Flossie coming out of the memorial chamber, he hurriedly greeted her. “Miss Ellsworth? Why so quick?”
“That ungrateful man is accusing and upsetting me. Why should I stay?”
“How is that possible?”
Lurch continued begging shamelessly, “You know Master Guajardo’s nature. He’s stubborn and harsh but doesn’t actually mean it. Please help him. Urge him to eat and treat his wounds, or he might just not get through the night.”
“I refuse!” Flossie gritted her teeth, her face tense. “He said his life or death had nothing to do with me!”
“Oh, no! Master Guajardo fell…” Lurch shouted anxiously, “Miss Ellsworth, help! He’ll die at this rate!”
Flossie shut her eyes, stomped her foot, and turned around to go back. She thought, ‘Halston, I’ must have owed it to you in my past life!’
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