Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Stay here and wait for me. I’ll buy beef and fish.” Halston helped Flossie to a chair and was about to run to the frozen session to find some high-quality beef and fish.
“Wait…” Flossie grabbed Halston’s hand, suddenly feeling uneasy.
“What’s the matter?” Halston turned around to look at her and asked in confusion.
“I’m a bit scared. Can you take me with you?” Flossie felt nervous because this place was unfamiliar to her, and her only sense of security came from Halston.
“Sure, but that area is a bit dirty and messy with people killing fish and chopping meat. What’s more, it’s cold there, and I’m afraid you’ll catch a cold…” Halston didn’t want to see
Flossie wait in that dirty place.
“Okay, come back as soon as you can.” Flossie bit her lip and sat down again. She didn’t want to be in that bloody and smelly place, so she decided to wait alone for Halston for a while. It was something she had to learn to get used to because Halston would leave one day, and Flossie would only get hurt if she clung to him too much. Flossie’s other senses were heightened after she went blind, and she could feel many people walk past her. They were probably staring at her like she was a monster.
After a while, something soft suddenly touched her hand.
“What is that?” Startled, she quickly pushed the thing away.
She then heard a boy cry loudly. “Waah! Mommy, that woman pushed me! Beat her up!” It was actually a boy who was trying to see if Flossie was truly blind, and he started crying when he got pushed to the ground.
The boy’s mother was snatching discounted products at the discount section, but she immediately ran over when she heard the noise. She was quite plump and overbearing.” What happened, sweetheart? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I’ll teach them a lesson!”
“It’s her! I wanted to touch her hand to see if she was faking it, and she… she pushed me to the ground. It hurts so badly, Mommy!” The boy pointed at Flossie and cried. He had been standing in front of Flossie and staring at her for a long time because he found her pretty. He thought she was a model because she was wearing sunglasses, and couldn’t hold himself back from pinching Flossie’s hand.
When the boy’s mother saw that Flossie looked frail and was sitting there alone, she became overconfident. She pointed at Flossie and said arrogantly, “How rude and wicked you are! How could you bully a boy? Say sorry to my son now, or I won’t let you go!”
Aloofly, Flossie said, “It was your son who was being rude, and he should say sorry instead of me. I won’t apologize.”
“You’re so young but so stubborn! You pushed my son, and he’s probably injured. I just asked you to say sorry, but you refused to. How shameless!” Furious, the fat woman went forward and pushed Flossie.
Flossie staggered but quickly steadied herself. She reached out and grabbed the fat woman’s hand to bend it hard. “I was just sitting here but your son came and pinched me, which was very naughty of him. Both of you are the unreasonable and rude ones here!”
The fat woman screamed in pain, frantically waving. “Ah, help! This shrew is trying to kill me!” As she flailed about, she accidentally knocked Flossie’s sunglasses to the ground, exposing Flossie’s injured eyes.
Instantly, a group of onlookers surrounded them, gasping in horror and whispering.
“Oh my, this person’s eyes are horrible.”
“She’s blind… No wonder she bullied the boy!” 1
“Tsk! She shouldn’t be out in public if she’s blind. She’s just disrupting our lives!”
At first, Flossie was calm and confident, but she panicked the moment she lost her sunglasses. It was as if her most hideous scar had been exposed, and feeling self-conscious, she couldn’t fight back and just wanted to hide. She squatted on the floor and searched for her sunglasses anxiously. “Where are my sunglasses? Can anyone… help me find my sunglasses?” She felt around the floor frantically, trembling and sobbing pitifully.
Feeling bold, the crowd immediately started criticizing Flossie.
“Hmph, now you’re panicking! Weren’t you being rude earlier? People like you are asking for a beating!”
“What’s the big deal if you’re blind? That doesn’t mean you can bully people! Plus, no one knows how you became blind. We shouldn’t show you any pity!” i
Not only did they not help Flossie pick up her sunglasses, but they even purposely kicked it further away from her.
When that fat woman realized that Flossie was blind and the onlookers were supporting her, she became cocky. She grabbed Flossie’s hair and said fiercely, “I asked you to say sorry. I know you’re blind, but are you deaf too? You pushed my son to the floor, so I’m not letting you go until you say sorry!”
The chaos attracted more onlookers.
Meanwhile, Halston had finally bought the best pork for Flossie’s pork chop and brisket for brisket with barbecue sauce for Abby. He was about to get a fresh perch to steam for Adie when he saw a crowd gathering in Flossie’s direction. “Damn it!” He cursed, rushing toward the crowd without even taking his brisket and pork. When he saw so many people surrounding Flossie, rage burned in him.
“Weren’t you being arrogant just now? I’m going to teach you a lesson for offending me…” The fat woman raised her arm to slap Flossie. i
At first, Flossie could resist, but she was powerless without her sunglasses. She was so focused on looking for her sunglasses that she didn’t notice anything going on around her. It was like she was looking for her shell that she could go back and hide in. i
“Get lost!” Halston forcefully threw the fat woman away before she could slap Flossie.
“Ah!” The woman cried out as she crashed into a rack of wine bottles, destroying hundreds and thousands worth of products.
“Oh, gosh!” The crowd kept their distance, not wanting to get into trouble.
Ignoring them, Halston hugged Flossie tightly, his heart aching at what she had gone through.
“My sunglasses… Help me find my sunglasses…” Flossie’s face was pale, and she couldn’t even stand steadily.
“It’s okay. You’re okay now.” Halston held Flossie as if he was holding a delicate and precious treasure.
“I want my sunglasses. Help me find my sunglasses…”
Flossie buried her head in Halston’s chest and clung to his shirt, refusing to let go. Halston’s embrace had become her sanctuary, and she wasn’t afraid as long as she was in his arms.
Halston looked around for Flossie’s sunglasses but failed to locate them.
At last, it was a girl who found the sunglasses in a far corner and obediently handed them to Halston. “Here… The lady’s sunglasses,” the girl said politely.
“Thank you.” Halston took the sunglasses from her and gently put them on for Flossie.
Flossie remained silent. Now that she had her sunglasses on, her fear and despair slowly faded away. However, she still didn’t move or let go of Halston’s shirt. She thought that she was strong and mentally prepared for the hardships to come, but she didn’t realize people could be so wicked. The way those people bullied and humiliated her felt like a nightmare that would never go away.
“There, there, it’s okay now. I’m here. No one can hurt you,” Halston murmured softly, talking to her as if she were a baby. This was the first time he had seen Flossie weak and vulnerable like this. In the past, she had always been a proud person who would never show weakness. Now, Halston realized that she wasn’t as strong as she looked, and she also needed a lot of love and care… His desire to protect her grew, and his heart knew there and then that she would forever be his responsibility.
“You… Who are you guys? I won’t pay for whatever’s broken.” The fat woman rubbed her wounded body and pointed at Halston and Flossie.
“That’s a different story, but this isn’t over yet…” Halston glared at the fat woman and growled, “Get on your knees and say sorry to my woman.”
“What?” Naturally, the fat woman refused, and boldly said,” You’re being unreasonable. I argued with this blind person because she pushed my son to the ground for no reason and refused to say sorry. Don’t think you can bully others just because you’re tall!”
“I don’t want to reason with you; I just want to quell my woman’s anger.” Looking at his watch, Halston sounded icy.” You have one minute. If you refuse to do as I say, you’re going to suffer more.”
‘Hmph, I don’t believe you. We have laws and rules here, you know. Do you think you can beat me up even if you’re a gangster? If I don’t want to say sorry, what can you do to me?” The fat woman was used to bullying people and refused to give in. She laughed and said to the crowd, “You see? They’ve ganged up to bully and threaten me. You all are my witnesses if anything happens to me.”
However, the onlookers who had criticized Flossie were now staying far away for fear of being implicated.
“You have three seconds left…” Halston’s gaze was fierce and cold as he counted, “Three, two, one!”
Plop! That plump woman got down on her knees in front of Flossie and hit her head against the floor, begging for mercy.” I’m sorry. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have vented my anger on you both. Please forgive and punish me.” When she saw how domineering and unafraid Halston was, she figured that Halston and Flossie probably came from strong backgrounds. If she didn’t bow down now, she might face more serious consequences later.
“Let’s go.” Flossie tugged at Halston’s clothes and whispered,” I don’t like it here… I want to leave.” The previous incident was a blow to her pride, and she disliked the crowd that had gathered to watch.
“But that woman…” Halston was furious, and wanted to teach that impolite woman a lesson for bullying Flossie.
“She’s not important,” Flossie said coolly. “It’s just human nature to bully the weak, so there’s no point even if you kill her.” There was only one thought in her mind, and that was to leave. She was tired of being stared at like an animal in a zoo.
“Okay, let’s go.” As long as Flossie was fine with it, Halston couldn’t be bothered. Holding Flossie’s hand and carrying the ingredients that he had bought, Halston left the mall with her. After they had gotten into the car, Halston took the wheel while Flossie leaned her head against the car window silently, downcast. Although what happened earlier was nothing compared to what she faced in the past, it had really shaken her. She had finally realized how vulnerable she had become, and she couldn’t accept it.
“What’s on your mind?” Halston turned to Flossie and whispered as they waited at the traffic light. He couldn’t focus while driving because he was worried about Flossie. He wanted to console her but was afraid that she needed her space..
“I’m thinking about the kind of ending a worthless burden like me will have,” Flossie answered softly, smiling bitterly.