Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
He turned to Amber. “Didn’t you see? Your so-called fiance doesn’t love you. Your marriage is just a show. You two shouldn’t have kissed each other. He just harassed you. If I were you, I would have slapped him on the spot, or he’d be more outrageous in the future!”
His words struck Amber speechless. Once again, she couldn’t refute him. She was a simple woman, but it didn’t mean that she was dumb or had low self-esteem. When Mateo exposed the cruel facts to her, she knew she couldn’t ignore them.
On the surface, she claimed she didn’t care if Liam liked her or not as long as she liked him. She also claimed she wasn’t bothered by his relationship with Flossie. She just wanted him to be happy.
But honestly, everyone was greedy.
If Amber hadn’t experienced any love from Liam, she might not stubbornly want more.
But with just a kiss, she had fallen in love with him. She hoped he could hug her and kiss her more passionately, until his heart was full of her.
When all her hope fell through uncontrollably, the difference was akin to an abyss engulfing her whole.
Amber asked herself if she cared.
Of course, she cared!
“You’ve seen what a bastard he is. Why don’t you stop wasting time with him?” Mateo gripped Amber and said angrily, “Come with me. Stop wasting your time with him. If you guys are apart long enough, you’ll come to your senses. He won’t be able to affect your feelings again.”
Amber hesitated for a long time, her head low. Then, she nodded. “Okay.”
Mateo was about to drag Amber away. Liam watched their backs, suddenly uneasy. For an unknown reason, he found her different from all the times he had met her before.
She was no longer the woman who cared only for him and had abandoned her true self. It seemed like she had grown up a lot in an instant. She had become a woman with soul and spirit.
Finally, Amber’s heart was swayed. She stopped and turned to look at Liam. Her eyes hid many emotions, and it looked like she had a lot of things to say.
“Liam…’
She called his name softly like she used to. Then, she added considerately, “Take good care of Ms. Ellsworth. You don’t have to worry about Dad blaming you. I’ll take care of it. Nothing will go wrong. I think we should put our marriage on hold. You don’t have to worry about my dad, I’ll discuss it with him. I’ll make him let you go and stop forcing you to marry me.”
She had long wanted to do that, but never did because of her selfish motives. She dreamed of binding Liam to her using that method, and selfishly assumed he would grow to love her as long as they married each other.
It seemed everything was just her wishful thought. All she got was not him growing to love her, but more disappointment. When disappointment deepened, it would increase their resentment.
In the end, they might even lose the initial wonderful feelings.
“You should have long done that, Gem. You’ve finally come to your senses!” Mateo was ecstatic. “You don’t have to be afraid. Just tell Master your mind. I’ll help you too. He won’t force you to marry a sanctimonious bastard and sacrifice a lifetime of happiness.”
“She won’t marry you even if she doesn’t marry me. Why are you so excited?’ Liam looked hideous. He watched Amber and Mateo standing together from afar, and found that scene deeply unpleasant.
“As long as Gem doesn’t marry you, I’m happy. But you… Are you panicking because you’ve lost her, a great supporter on your side? Mateo wasn’t afraid of offending Liam, and said candidly, “You’re not a man. You couldn’t even do a good job even when you wanted to rely on a woman. You would have died long ago if Gem didn’t defend you. Now you know how precious she is. But it’s too late!
“Let’s go, Matt. Stop saying useless stuff.” Amber yanked Mateo and gave Liam a profound look before leaving.
Liam, dumbstruck, stood frozen on the spot for a long time. Unexpectedly, he felt lost. He smoothed his clothes and calmed down before going to the guest room Flossie stayed.
The doctor bandaged Flossie’s wound and advised her to rest in bed for a few days.
Leia was beside Flossie, caring for the latter attentively. She felt very sorry for Flossie; several times, she turned away to wipe away her tears.
Liam opened the door and walked into the guest room. “How are you doing?”
“There you are, Liam!” Leia turned around, her eyes still red. “You don’t know how miserable Flossie was! That beast trap came with such long and sharp claws. It clamped her ankle. The doctor said she was lucky. Her tendons would be broken if the beast trap had deviated a bit.
“We didn’t have a smooth journey. First, we got caught and were taken to a scamming factory. They nearly made us take part in a disgusting porno. Then, Flossie was captured by that barbarous tribe. Your place is so dangerous, It isn’t a place for humans! You have to come back home with us. I don’t want to see you tread such a dangerous path daily!”
“Stop complaining, Lei!” Flossie was stuck in bed, finding herself useless since she could not move freely. She helplessly tried to comfort Leia. “We were unlucky because we weren’t prepared. We’ll ask Liam to pick us up at the airport next time. This place isn’t bad. We just let down our guard and got tangled up with those bad guys.”
After contemplating it, Flossie felt that she and Leia shouldn’t have engaged with Lucas. In fact, they should never have talked to him at all. Their misfortune began after they ran into him.
“It’s all because of that awful guy! It has nothing to do with us! How could we reflect on ourselves? That guy targeted us from the get-go. Even if you wanted to avoid him, you’d fail. In short, this place is chaotic and dangerous. It’s best to leave!” Leia complained.
Leia did not feel that they had done anything wrong. She firmly believed that there was something wrong with the place. Even if they hadn’t bumped into Lucas, they would have bumped into another bad person. The bad things would inevitably happen. They couldn’t avoid it. Hence, they should stay away.
“Who did you run into?” Liam asked softly.
“He’s called Lucas. He targeted us the moment we exited the airport. He took advantage of us. When we left the airport, we realized we had lost our phones. But it was he who stole the phones from us. After that, he openly kidnapped us to his factory and forced us to take that kind of video. It’s frustrating!”
When Leia recalled the humiliation she experienced at Lucas’ place, she fumed. “I’ll get back there in a few days and ruin that place!”
“Lucas Sitwell?’ Liam frowned. ‘He’s under Mateo.”
“Mateo?”
Leia pondered, and found the name familiar. “Oh, the guy who nearly got into a fight with you just now? He didn’t look nice. So Lucas belonged to his gang!”
Liam frowned and said solemnly, “Let me handle this. I’ll make Mateo hand him over and make it up to you.”
Here, Benjamin’s power and influence were among the top. He had adopted a few sons who were managing different areas and industries respectively. Coincidentally, Mateo was asked to handle the field related to scamming. Lucas being in charge of the factory meant he was working for Mateo.
In short, Mateo was the reason why Flossie and Leia suffered.
Liam adored Flossie, while Leia was his younger sister. No doubt he couldn’t accept that.
“Forget it. Lei and I escaped the calamity. This is a lesson for us. You don’t have to get justice for us.” Flossie was worried that she might make Liam and Mateo fall out with each other. It would put Liam in a difficult situation at the fort. She didn’t want to worsen the situation.
“No, I can’t!” Leia said angrily. “We were hurt and wronged. If we let it go, those people will get reckless. Then, there will be more people who suffer and get hurt like us. Even if we don’t seek justice for ourselves, we have to take precautions for people who may suffer!”
“I understand your sense of justice, but this matter isn’t that simple. It’s an industry approved by those superiors. Even if we get angry, it’s useless. We can’t overestimate ourselves,” Flossie analyzed rationally.
The local superiors ignored that affair. As common citizens who might be controlled at any time, they couldn’t meddle.
To put it bluntly, offending Mateo might make it hard for Liam to escape, let alone Flossie and Leia. Flossie didn’t want them to take such a risk.
“We should try, shouldn’t we?” Leia was furious as she placed her hands on her waist.
She looked at Flossie with disappointment.
“Flossie, what I’ll say next might anger you. I think you’ve changed. You said I have a sense of justice, but I learned that from you. When you ran into this kind of situation in the past, you were more indignant than I was. You wanted to get rid of the villains. But now, I think you’re soulless. You’re afraid of taking risks. You let evil grow even though you’re fully aware of it…
“Have you ever considered the possibility of us failing to escape if we were unlucky? How would they torture us? We’d be forced to take all kinds of messy videos. Doesn’t the thought of it scare you?
In the past, Leia wasn’t such a righteous person. After getting to know Flossie and learning more about Flossie’s righteous character, she swore to be like Flossie. She wanted to be kind and honorable. She wanted to get rid of the evil because it was the right thing to do.
“Yes, I’ve changed,” Flossie admitted honestly while facing Leia’s disappointed rebukes. “I was fearless when I was young. I would recklessly do things I felt right without considering the consequences. But I’m older now. I want to lead a peaceful and safe life. Just take me as an ordinary person who just wants to mind my own business.”
The world was ever-changing, what more the human heart. It was the easiest thing to change.
People who were once madly in love with each other and swore to never be apart would end up parting ways. Flossie once thought that her dream was to get rid of evil, but later, she found the greatest achievement to be an ordinary person.
Besides, Liam was once a bright and gentle person. He had become a mature man she could no longer see through.
Flossie admitted that she had become a timid and careful coward. At the same time, she found herself bolder since she dared to admit her cowardice. It was another form of bravery.