A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Chapter 2 - A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Her heart started racing as she tapped her phone screen ever so lightly.

[Beach City Courthouse, 9 am tomorrow.]

Short and simple, as if she didn't deserve any more than that. The butterflies in her stomach dropped dead in an instant. She realized how foolish she had been for expecting more from this man.

[Ok.]

Flossie replied, matching his energy

The next day, Flossie showed up at the courthouse at 8:30 am, even though they agreed to meet at nine.

Not only did she arrive early, but she also made sure to put on heavy makeup and her favorite outfit, a rose-red halter dress. With her long hair tied up into a ponytail, the skin on her neck and back glowed under the bright sunlight.

When paired with her elegant, yet cold demeanor, she looked angelic from afar.

Unfortunately, she had caught a cold the night before. Her body was burning up, which made her feel quite weak.

At 9 am sharp, a silver Bugatti Veyron cruised into the parking lot in front of the courthouse. Soon after, she was greeted by Halston's ice-cold expression as he exited the vehicle.

His eyes sparkled for a split second when he saw Flossie standing there, but this was quickly replaced with a contemptuous expression for some reason.

"Well, aren't you excited?" Halston scoffed as he walked past Flossie, heading straight towards the department that handled divorce cases.

'...What's his deal?!' Flossie thought to herself as she stared up at the tall figure. 'Aren't you the one who's excited? You're practically running to the counter!'

The procedure went very smoothly. All they had to do was sign a few papers, which took less than ten minutes.

"According to the new law, there is a one-month grace period for all divorces. Should any of you wish to call off the divorce, you can bring along the required documents before the thirty days are up," explained the staff as he handed them their application forms.

Having worked at the courthouse for years, he had witnessed countless tears and fights during divorce proceedings. This was the first time he had come across such calm individuals at the courthouse.

He simply couldn't fathom why this couple was divorcing each other. They appeared to be made for each other, especially given their good looks.

Flossie immediately took the papers and read through the clauses. She mumbled to herself sarcastically, "There's a grace period for divorce, but not marriage? If this law applied to marriages as well, I-"

Halston's expression darkened. With a cold smirk, he snapped, "Oh? Are you saying you wouldn't have married me if there was a grace period for marriage?"

"Nope!" Flossie lifted an eyebrow. "I got 40 million out of you. 40 million! The average woman wouldn't even dream of making this much money in their lifetime. I guess you could say I struck gold!"

Halston was visibly upset by her reaction. He tugged on his tie out of frustration.

The Flossie from before was always very lenient as if she didn't even have her own opinions. The closer they got to the divorce, the more sharp and spiteful her words became.

Just as they were about to part ways, a soft voice came from behind. "Fan, are you done yet?"

Flossie turned around, only to realize it was Jessanna!

Jessanna was wearing a white sundress, her gaze filled with a tinge of sadness. She looked like a dandelion that would crumple apart at the slightest breeze. There wasn't a single shred of arrogance left on her face, unlike the other night when they initially met.

Besides that, Flossie had also noticed a slight bump on her belly.

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me in the car? What are you doing out here?"

"It's cold out here. This child is important to our family, we can't afford to have you fall ill while pregnant."

Halston's voice sounded cold and distant as usual.

Seeing the two, Flossie couldn't help but feel betrayed. Deep down in her heart, she felt extremely aggrieved.

"Don't you think you owe me an explanation, Master Guajardo?"

Halston stared back at Flossie expressionlessly.

"I don't owe you anything.

'Just look at how unabashed this man is acting! This is ridiculous!' Flossie thought. She had always viewed Halston as someone who was morally sound and would never commit adultery.

In the end... the very same man she thought so highly of, dropped a nuclear bomb on her. Not only did he intend on marrying his mistress, but they were expecting as well.

This was the last push that Flossie needed to move on completely. The tinge of sadness in her heart had completely vanished.

"So this means you were cheating on me, right?"

Before Halston could respond, Jessanna hurriedly placed herself between them. Teary-eyed, she said, "Miss Ellsworth, it's all my fault! If it makes you feel better, you can punish me however you want..."

'Does this woman think this is some soap opera? She'd make a great actress, honestly.'

"Really now?" Flossie raised her hand up high as if she was about to deliver a slap.

As soon as she realized what was going to happen, Jessanna squealed and darted behind Halston.

"Didn't you say I can punish you however I want? Why are you hiding?" Flossie put up a fake smile as she ran her fingers through her hair, brushing them over her ear.

"Don't be so dramatic, I'm no brute. I'm not going to beat you up like they normally do in the movies."

"If you are truly in love with each other, I'd be more than happy to walk away from this relationship!"

"Wh... What?"

Jessanna was left dumbfounded by her words. She initially prepared to play the victim, but it turned out she didn't have to play that card at all.

'Looks like the rumors were true, Guajardo and Ellsworth really were just in a contractual marriage. Why else would she be so kind to her husband's mistress?'

Flossie continued speaking. "Since you cheated on me, it's only fair that we make a few adjustments to our settlement."

Hearing that Flossie wanted a change in her compensation, Jessanna was so agitated that she dropped her facade.

"Halston already said he'd give you 40 million dollars, along with a whole penthouse! He's being generous enough as is! Besides, the Guajardo household put in a lot of effort to clean up the mess your family made. How shameless of you..."

Flossie nearly burst out laughing when she saw Jessanna break character.

"Aww, we're not even legally divorced yet, and little Miss Mistress already has a say in his finances already? Are you scared that your man would lose all his money to this divorce? Who's actually the greedy one here, hmm?"

Upon hearing the response, all color drained from Jessanna's face.

"T-that's not what I meant..."