Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Miss Ellsworth’s mind, but what about Halston? He only values profit, so his love can’t be compared to yours at all!”
“So what?” Jovan’s deep-set eyes were blank and listless. “It’s not like you can overcome everything with love.”
“I’ll stop if you don’t want to win her over, but Miss Ellsworth has been seriously injured lately. She can’t take care of you either…”
“What did you say?” Instantly, Jovan’s body tensed and he asked urgently,” When and how did she get hurt? Is it serious? Why didn’t you tell me?”
‘I… I…” It had been a long time since Eloise had seen Jovan this agitated. Frightened, she swallowed and answered, “I thought that it might affect your mood, so I decided to inform you only after I got more information about it…”
“What happened? Tell me!” Jovan demanded coldly as he clenched his fists. Flossie was the only light in his dark world, and he couldn’t bear it if anything happened to her.
‘I heard it was an activity organized by her kids’ kindergarten. She fell off a high platform and hurt her lower back… But I don’t know the specifics because that’s all I heard on the news.
Eloise’s tone was filled with trepidation.
“She fell…” Jovan’s heart pounded in his chest, and he didn’t dare think about it. He took a deep breath and ordered, “Go to her hospital now and ask around. I want accurate information on this.”
“I can do that, but I’m the only one taking care of you now. Is it alright if I leave you alone?” Worried, Eloise watched his desolate form. She regretted telling him about it, seeing how troubled he was.
“Don’t bother. I won’t be okay if she’s not. Go now,” Jovan urged her anxiously.
“Alright.” Eloise was about to leave but Jovan quickly added, “Wait, the sunflowers seem to have bloomed in the backyard. Do pick a bouquet for her; I’m sure it’ll smell nice.”
“Okay, I will.” Seeing the tenderness in his eyes made tears roll down Eloise’s cheeks. She felt that people shouldn’t fall in love so easily. In the past, Jovan was a very rational person, but now, he was merely a lovestruck fool who had sacrificed everything for his unrequited love. He had given his heart entirely to Flossie.
Halston always went to Flossie’s ward late at night after that day. Sometimes they argued, sometimes they talked, sometimes they just sat in companionable silence.
Flossie eventually got used to his presence, and stopped trying to drive him away. She had even helped Halston drive other visitors away for fear that he might bump into them. However, some part of her felt disappointed in herself because she had gotten closer to Halston even though she promised to stay away from him.
“My lower back still hurts. Once I get better, you’re the first person I’ll drive away.” It was yet another quiet night, and Flossie boldly declared her intentions as she munched on the black velvet cake that Halston had secretly brought for her.
Coldly, Halston replied, “You’re all talk and no action. Get well and drive me away quickly then.”
“I won’t let you go that easily…” Flossie said fiercely, then sweetly asked, “Is there more cake? I want to have more.”
The deliciously delicate black velvet cake was hard to get because only ten of them were sold daily. Besides, Quinton had been controlling her diet strictly, so it was hard for her to eat desserts.
Halston had easily discovered this weakness of Flossie’s and had easily used it as bait to force her to cover for him.
“Yes, there’s more. Open your mouth.” Smiling, Halston fished out another cake and spoke to her tenderly.
Flossie couldn’t move at all, so Halston bringing food to her relieved her boredom. She obediently opened her mouth and waited for him to feed her. Although their actions were rather intimate, she felt that it was worth it when she bit into the cake.
“This cake is amazing!” The smooth taste of the cake lingered in her mouth, taking away all her exhaustion and sadness.
“Eat slowly. I’ll buy it for you again tomorrow,” Halston spoke tenderly to her as if he was coaxing a child as she gobbled the cake up. However, Flossie ignored him and eagerly munched on the cake he fed her. Suddenly, she accidentally bit his finger, and Halston felt electricity surge through his body. Heat prickled his skin, and he stared at her in shock.
’Ah, sorry. I didn’t mean to bite you, I just…” Flossie’s face turned red and she immediately backed away, apologizing to him.
’Do you want more?’ Halston’s eyes had darkened, and his intense gaze was glued to her mouth.
’No, thanks.” Awkward and breathless, Flossie couldn’t look at him or the cake. She wanted the ground to open up and swallow her.
“Wipe your mouth if you’re done eating,” Halston said huskily, staring at a bit of cream on the corner of Flossie’s lips. It made her look innocent and seductive, like a kitten who had eaten some stolen food.
’Oh, okay… Hand me a tissue.” Flossie licked her lips awkwardly, thinking she must look like a glutton who would do anything for food.
“That’s unnecessary,” Halston murmured.
“What?” Flossie looked at him in confusion.
“You don’t need a tissue paper.”
“Huh? What do you mean?’ Flossie was getting angry now.
“Well, I can help you with that.” Halston closed his eyes and leaned down to kiss her.
“Umm, what are you doing…” Flossie’s eyes widened helplessly.
Cradling her face in his hands gently, Halston kissed her deeply, licking the cream off her lips. The kiss was fervent and passionate, filled with his love and desire for her, and he only broke it off after a while.
‘I think… I’ve got all of it.’ Halston rubbed his swollen lips with his finger and said throatily.
“Halston!” Flossie snapped, her face burning. “You’re completely out of line! You think you can do whatever you want just because I can’t move? I’m going to get someone to catch you so you can’t run away
Quinton had realized something was amiss, and had given Flossie an emergency alarm. If Flossie pressed that button, the whole hospital would be alerted. Flossie had initially laughed about it, not wanting to wake everyone up because of her selfish desire to eat cake, but that seemed to have given Halston the confidence to behave recklessly.
“I just wanted to help you wipe your lips… but I won’t come tomorrow night if you think it’s inappropriate. I’ll also fire the pastry chef I poached from a top pastry shop.” Raising his brows, Halston continued, “He was planning to bake a hazelnut cake tomorrow…”
“No, please don’t!” Flossie’s eyes lit up because she loved hazelnut cake the most. She quickly explained, “Don’t fire him. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for him to get the job, so let him work tomorrow but… you don’t have to wipe my lips for me. I can do it on my own.”
“Sure, I’ll think it over seeing how concerned and sincere you are,” Halston said lightly, smiling like a cunning fox.
“Ah!” Flossie sighed heavily, ashamed of herself. As always, Halston was good at analyzing people’s thoughts. He knew that she was a soft-hearted person and a foodie, and he had used that to slowly break down her walls, making her crave his company… He really was a devious fox!
Halston checked the time and realized it was quite late. He stood up to leave, smiling in satisfaction like the cat that got the cream. “Get some rest; I’ll head back to my ward now. See you again tomorrow at the same time.”
Silent, Flossie closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Images of them kissing played on her mind constantly, making her blush. Somehow, she had gotten entangled with Halston again, ignoring the fact that their being together would harm each other…
She didn’t dare imagine what kind of crisis would happen next. Since everything had happened late at night, it felt like a dream that would disappear when she woke up.
After some time had passed, Flossie heard rustling again. Although she had her eyes closed, she could feel someone’s fierce gaze on her, making her skin prickle.
“Halston?” She opened her eyes and stared at the dark figure in the ward, trying to turn on the light.
“There’s no need to trouble yourself, Miss Ellsworth. I’m only here to see you because of my master; I’ll leave in a while.” It was a woman, and her tense voice was filled with suppressed anger.
“Your master?” Flossie placed her hand on the emergency alarm that Quinton had given her, prepared to press it in case this person was an enemy.
“Do you ever think about my master when you hug and kiss that heartless man? He sacrificed so much for you and is now in such a sorry state. His bright future was ruined, and in the end…” She could speak no more when she reached that point, and sobbed silently.
“Can you tell me who your master is?” Flossie whispered as she put the emergency alarm down. She could tell from the woman’s voice that she didn’t want to harm her but just felt sorry for her master. Curious, Flossie wanted to know who the woman’s master was.
“Don’t you feel like there’s someone you’ve wronged greatly and can’t forget about?” After taking a deep breath, the woman spoke again.
“Yes, I do,” Flossie said with a heavy heart. “I’ve wronged many people. If there’s a chance, I want to make it up to them because I don’t like to be indebted to others.”
“My master’s sacrifices aren’t wasted if you think so then…” The woman came forward and placed a bouquet of sunflowers on the bedside cabinet. “Rest well. I’ll come to you when you’ve recovered, and you should repay him then. I hope you’ll keep your word.”
A week later, there was finally news from the hospital. Although Flossie’s injury was serious, it had healed fast because of the good treatment, and the risk of paralysis was gone. Everyone was happy and relieved to hear it,
“Great! It must be your good fortune because you helped so many people. I knew that you would be okay!” Leia said excitedly as she hugged Flossie. She’d been so worried about Flossie that she hadn’t been sleeping well and had lost a lot of weight. One might have thought she was the one who had gotten injured instead.
“You’re not allowed to take part in any climbing activities from now on, be it rock climbing, mountain climbing, or even going up the stairs. If you do, someone has to be around to watch you!” Quinton said sternly. He would never let Flossie take any risks like that again.