A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

Chapter 7 - A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love

“Mhm, if you’re okay with it, that is.” Jessanna beamed. In reality, she just wanted to humiliate Flossie in front of Halston because she figured Flossie would refuse.

No matter how generous one may be, no woman would ever help name the baby of her husband and his mistress.

Halston narrowed his eyes, staring at Flossie with mixed feelings. “If it’s too much, you’re free to refuse her offer.”

Although their divorce was certain, he somewhat wished to defend her, especially seeing how awkward she seemed. However, it would seem that… he was reading too much into it.

“It’s fine. It’s not hard to come up with a name.”

Rather than awkward, Flossie actually felt quite amused, raising a brow cheekily. “Let’s name him… Karma Guajardo!”

“Huh… Connor Guajardo?” Jessanna was slightly shocked at Flossie’s response, her mask shedding for a brief moment. “Do you mean… C-O-N-N-O-R?”

“Oh no, no. I mean K-A-R-M-A. You reap what you sow, right? Karma will hunt anyone down and make them face the consequences of their actions. See, what a meaningful name!”

As soon as Flossie explained, Jessanna looked rather infuriated, but she simply couldn’t afford to lose her cool in front of Halston. Hence, she merely gritted her teeth, suppressing her anger with all her might.

Flossie continued. “Thanks for this lovely opportunity, Miss Ximenez. Remember to use the name I came up with, alright? Else I’d think you were just faking your gratitude towards me, you know!”

Halston’s face was stone cold, his eyes focused on Flossie. “Enough, don’t cross the line.”

“Who really crossed the line here, future ex-husband?” Flossie questioned, not afraid to meet his gaze in the slightest. “Or should I say… Mr. Cheater?

Halston clenched his fists tightly, unable to respond.

In the past, he had always perceived this woman as a boring little puppet with no opinions. He didn’t think she would have such a feisty attitude like she was a feline with sharp claws. She didn’t need his protection at all.

Seeing this, Jessanna immediately played the victim card again, clinging to Halston’s arm.

“Halston, please don’t get mad at Miss Ellsworth. It’s all my and the baby’s fault! Miss Ellsworth was forced to give up on you even though she loves you so… It’s natural for her to be upset with us! Just let her take her anger out on…”

“Nope, wrong again.” Flossie scoffed. “You don’t have to thank me because I’ve made myself loud and clear that I wasn’t being generous. I merely threw away a piece of trash I didn’t want, and you just happened to pick him up. That’s why this baby is your karma. I told you the name suits it well, didn’t I?”

She then turned to Halston with a fake smile across her lips. “Indecent people usually get bad karma though, Mr. Guajardo… I reckon that you will become rather unlucky in coming times.”

Halston’s expression darkened yet again, his blood boiling just hearing the woman speak.

“My mom used to tell me to avoid unlucky people, or else I might become unlucky myself. So you two should just tie the knot. I’ll respect your decision, and I wish you well. Bye-bye now!”

All the previous insults were clearly an act of playing with fire since Halston Guajardo was the most influential figure within Beach City. No one would ever dare to provoke him the way she did.

So before Halston could do anything, Flossie quickly ran off after berating them. She didn’t care about what they thought, she just wanted the satisfaction of doing so.

‘If they were truly offended by my words… they deserved it!’

Once Flossie left, Jessanna secretly observed the man, as she knew a temperamental man like him would never let such insults go. Yet, she only ended up with sheer confusion when she noticed the man’s thin lips curve up slightly as if he were… smiling.

“Don’t be mad, Halston. Miss Ellsworth was probably so angry that she ran her mouth. It’s my fault and the baby’s fault. Just blame it on me if you have to, don’t hold any grudges against her…”

Jessanna continued on and on, hoping for Halston to take her bait. Despite her efforts, the man was irritated by her voice, and his gaze followed Flossie until she was out of his sight.

‘Heh, my future ex-wife… is kind of interesting!’

–

Flossie felt awful after exiting the hospital, as anger and a hint of melancholy stung her chest. She was mad at that horrible couple and sad for her child.

Whenever she was reminded of the fetus inside her, growing ever so slowly, she felt extremely frustrated. ‘The baby could’ve had an amazing life, a bright future ahead! But it just had to die because of his useless, immoral father.’

Taking a deep breath, the woman calmed down and brought out her laptop. Her fingers leaped through the keyboard at a fast pace, typing out a long string of code in barely ten minutes. With that, a computer virus was created.

Flossie then merrily smirked as she activated the virus from within the system.

Half an hour later, the H Group’s entire business system was hijacked, exposing a large amount of client information.

Halston was still at the hospital when he received a shocking call.

“A virus?! Who did this?!”

On the other side, Flossie was sipping on a hot cup of coffee, admiring the light waves in the pond nearby. Experiencing the tranquility around her did, in fact, lighten her mood.

She had mentioned that Halston would face misfortunes in the coming times, and she surely wasn’t lying. After all, that virus was enough to put his company in a crisis for more than two weeks

A suffocating atmosphere loomed over the entire area within the tall building that served as H Group’s headquarters.

“Just who the hell did this? It’s been two days, and none of you know how to fix this! Is the technical department filled with sham employees?! You all receive millions of dollars for your yearly salary, and this is all you’ve got?! Our client information has been leaked to the public, and more is being leaked as we speak! If we don’t stop it soon, H Group will become a laughing stock, and you’ll all be fired!”

Elijah Young’s scolding could be heard throughout the hundred-meter-tall building. As Halston’s most trusted assistant, he was in charge of most affairs within the company.

Two days ago, there was a sudden virus attack on H Group’s business system of H Group, causing hundreds of employees to work overtime for two days straight. None of them could get a wink of sleep due to the havoc this virus has wreaked.

“Mr. Young, that was uncalled for. We’re not the ones lacking here. Our enemy is just too strong! Their IP addresses constantly change as if they’re moving from country to country within minutes. We can’t track them at all!”

The technical department manager, Antony Gray, refused to acknowledge that his skills were the issue.

“You should know that our department has hired all the IT prodigies within Beach City. If we, of all people, can’t fix this, no one can.”

Just then, a timid voice spoke up, coming from the furthest corner of the room.

“Actually, there is a way.”

Everyone turned their heads and noticed that it was a young man wearing a pair of glasses with a black frame.

“How? Tell us right now!” Elijah immediately urged him.

The young man adjusted his glasses, still speaking in a soft tone. “That is to do… nothing. We’ll just have to wait three days, and the virus will deactivate itself.”

“Wh-What did you say?” Elijah felt as if he had been tricked, and he rolled up his sleeves as if he were getting ready to fight these fools.

“Explain.” Halston’s frosty voice sounded from the center of the meeting room, his slender fingers casually playing around with a fountain pen.

His nonchalant attitude seemed far different from Elijah, who was lashing out. However, it was exactly because of this dismissive demeanor that exacted this suffocating pressure on every single employee.

No one dared to make the slightest mistake when he was around.

The young man responded carefully. “According to my observations, this code string is similar to my idol’s style. They’re considered a legend among hackers and go by the codename ‘Phoenix’…”