Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
We’re now a happy family of four.” Knowing Francine’s temper, Halston stopped asking about it.
“I’m glad that you’re happy.
I can rest well tonight.” Francine smiled tenderly, imagining the four of them as a family.
At her age, she had experienced a lot of things.
She was once a legend, but now, all she wanted was a peaceful life.
She wanted to see her grandchildren and enjoy being around her family.
Meanwhile, even after ending the call, Halston still felt troubled.
He would always investigate any clue thoroughly, and he desperately wanted to know who this child was and what had happened.
However, he could only try other ways to find out the truth since Francine refused to talk about it.
He searched the workroom again, but didn’t find anything else.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door.
“Are you asleep, Mr.
Guajardo? Ms.
Flossie asked me to give you a blanket in case you feel cold,” Margaret said respectfully from the other side of the door.
Halston was not feeling cold, but he felt that Margaret might know something.
After all, she was around Francine’s age, and she had been working for the Ellsworths for many years.
If anything had happened, surely she would know about it.
“Yeah, I’m feeling a bit cold.” Halston got up and opened the door.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Guajardos—Ms. Flossie can be stubborn sometimes.
Maybe she’s mad at you, so she made you sleep in the storeroom.
Let me give you another blanket so you won’t be cold.” While talking, Margaret carefully laid out a blanket for Halston.
“Margaret, may I know how long you’ve been working for the Ellsworth family?” Margaret stopped, then smiled and asked, “Why are you asking?” “No, it’s just that I find you very responsible and diligent.
It’s rare to find someone so loyal to a family even after so many years.” “Ah, you flatter me.
It’s because Flossie’s parents were very nice, and they regarded me as their child.
I’m just repaying their kindness.” “T heard from Flossie that your ancestors had excellent medical skills, and your father is also a famous doctor.
You probably have exceptional medical skills too.
I’m sure you have better prospects than being a helper here, but you work here without complaints.
It’s very inspiring.” “Don’t listen to Ms. Flossie’s boasting.
I can only heal trivial illnesses, so I think it’s more suitable for me to serve people.
What’s more…
Ms. Flossie has long regarded me as her family, so it’s enough that I can take care of her, Adie, and Abby for the rest of my life.” Margaret didn’t know what had gotten into Halston.
She thought about it for a while, then added, “Just ask me if there’s anything you want to know, Mr. Guajardo.
If I know the answer, I’ll tell you.” “Okay, Margaret.
You’re really smart.” Halston sighed, feeling awkward.
He had wanted to chat with her a little to make her feel comfortable so she would tell him what he wanted to know, but now he just looked silly.
“Haha! It’s not that I’m smart—you’re just not good at being devious.” After laying the blanket out, Margaret turned around and smiled at Halston.
“Go ahead and ask me what you want to know.” “I would like to know if…
Flossie’s late father did anything special while he was alive?” After much deliberation, Halston tried to put it as politely as possible.
He couldn’t just ask her if Flossie’s father had cheated on her mother; Margaret would think he was crazy and complain to Flossie about him before kicking him out.
“Special things?” Baffled, Margaret elaborated, “Well, he was honest and kind.
He did special things everyday like donating to charities and volunteering.
Plus, he helped a lot of people, but I guess that’s nothing special since it was just his character.” “No, I’m sure he was a great man.
What I meant is…
his love life.
Was there anything special about it?” “He and Mrs.
Ellsworth loved each other very much.
Didn’t I tell you this morning? Did you think he had wronged Mrs.
Ellsworth?” “No, I’m just asking.
If he was a loyal man, I would like to learn from him!” Halston scrambled for an excuse in panic.
“T see…” Margaret’s expression turned solemn.
“Then I think you’d better not learn from him.”
Halston frowned and asked, “Why? I thought Flossie’s parents loved each other a lot, and that I should learn from them.”
A chuckle escaped Margaret, and she said meaningfully,” Naturally, outsiders like us wouldn’t know what happened behind the scenes. Besides, every couple has a different way of getting along-you need to find the one that suits you and Ms. Flossie best.”
“Can you tell me about Flossie’s father then? That year—”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Guajardo. I’m old, and my memory is failing me, so I can’t tell you much. It’s getting late, and I’m going to bed. You should rest early too, Mr. Guajardo,” Margaret interrupted Halston quickly, and headed for the door. Before she left, she turned to Halston and said quietly, “If you find anything, I suggest you stop looking into it. Sometimes, it’s better to not open Pandora’s box, no matter how tempting it is.
Everything is going well now, so why don’t we keep it this way?”
After Margaret had left, Halston sat there, deep in thought. Maybe Margaret was right, and there was no need to bring up a past long buried. He didn’t want to ruin this peaceful life he was living. After contemplating it, he called Elijah.” Stop the investigation for the time being, and wait for my instructions.”
Jovan’s manor was dark and gloomy as usual, giving off an oppressive feeling. Jovan sighed, then asked sternly, “Did you give up your eyes to me?” At that moment, he was sitting in front of his desk and reading the information in his hand, comparing it to the girl standing in front of him. He knitted his brow in confusion.