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The Billionaire's One-Night Stand! Chapter 46: Separate But Fondly Remember
Meanwhile, Flora was plagued with worry, tossing and turning well past midnight before succumbing to a troubled sleep. Unbeknownst to her, the storm was only just beginning to gather force outside. Once Flora had drifted off to sleep, in the engulfing silence of the darkness, the man lying next to her abruptly opened his eyes. He looked at her in the dim light, his fingers delicately tracing the beautiful contours of her face, before heaving a heavy sigh. He had desperately hoped for a genuine response from her, yearned for a love untainted by falsehood. However, perhaps such desires were too extravagant in this deceitful world. Leaving the bed, he picked up his phone, its screen flickering sporadically, and made his way downstairs. In stark contrast to the darkness of the upper floor, the mansion's first floor was ablaze with light. Someone had been waiting there, and upon seeing Matthew, promptly stood to greet him: "Boss, you've come down." "Have you been waiting long?" Matthew
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This had once been the most familiar voice in her memory, the person on the other side of the line was the one she had once thought to be her destiny. Their past love had faded into oblivion, but his voice had already etched a deep mark in her heart. A mark so deep that she could recognize him from a mere murmur, and he could do the same. Patrick sighed deeply. He had sought her with fervor, yet, upon hearing her voice again, a strange calm washed over him. "Flora, I know it’s you. I just want to ask… Why are you with Matthew?” If Patrick and Flora's love story could be compared to a fairy tale, then the love story between Flora and his elder brother was something out of A Thousand and One Nights, unimaginable. They were from two completely different worlds, like two parallel lines that would never intersect. Flora also tried to remain calm, attempting to converse with her ex in as normal a manner as possible: "You already know everything? I'm sorry... I meant to tell you in p
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Tears cascaded from Flora's eyes. She ran faster and faster until she reached Matthew's mansion, where she hastily closed the door behind her, sank to the floor, and let the tears flow. Matthew could scarcely believe his eyes. He had only just seen a photo of the two of them embracing, when not long after, one of the subjects of the image appeared in his office. "Matthew, I have something to discuss with you!" Patrick pulled up a chair and sat down across from Matthew's desk. Their relationship had always been good, they had sat opposite each other countless times. But this time, the atmosphere between them was entirely different, unbearably tense. So tense it almost felt solid. Matthew's dark eyes bore into the man before him. His body tensed like a predator ready to pounce on its prey. Patrick, however, remained unfazed, calmly meeting Matthew's gaze. He spoke up: "Is Flora's child yours?" "Don't refer to her so casually!" Matthew frowned. This visitor meant no good. Patr
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"Patrick?" "Yes, hop in. I'll drive you home. It's late and it's not safe for a girl to be out alone." reiterated Patrick. Flora shook her head: "You really don't have to go to such lengths. I can wait for Matthew." At the mention of Matthew's name, Patrick's eyes darkened. No one understood better than he that Matthew would not come for her. He had already left with Selena earlier. "You can't park here for too long..." He stepped out of the car, extending a hand towards her: "If you still consider me a friend, get in." Avoiding his gaze, Flora took another glance around. The absent taxis were a grim constant. Left with no other choice, she reluctantly accepted his help. In contrast to her discomfort, Patrick seemed completely at ease. He hummed an unfamiliar tune as he drove, making casual conversation during traffic lights: "You must be hungry, staying back so late." he speculated. "I...I've eaten." Flora lied, her gaze fixed on the floor. The truth was, she hadn't had a bit
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"What's wrong with Flora? Doesn't she know that Director White is pregnant? If anything happens to the baby, selling her entire life wouldn't be enough to compensate!" "That's right, Director White's unborn child is the future heir of the S.E.I Corporation." "Are you ladies joking? Isn't it well-known throughout the entire S.E.I Corporation that Director White is pregnant? It's obvious that she knew but still deliberately... Right? Flora, are you trying to cause Director White to lose her baby?" The S.E.I employees surrounding them kept whispering amongst themselves, each comment more outrageous than the last. Flora, having reasons she couldn't articulate, was at a loss for how to defuse the situation. A thin layer of perspiration formed on her forehead. Her hand, that was just stepped on by Selena, trembled slightly, a vivid red swelling against her fair skin stood out strikingly. However, nobody seemed to pay any attention to that. Selena, who had most likely acted intentiona
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He didn't hear Flora's response as the living room door was ajar, someone walked in from outside. "Boss, the car is ready, we can..." The newcomer gulped, forcing out the words "leave now...", then bowed his head. His face screamed 'I didn't see anything.' Interrupted, Matthew released his hold, stepping back. He sighed, speaking to the girl still panting against the wall: "The car is ready. Let's go... to visit the children." The cheerful anticipation of seeing Flora's children was dampened by the melancholic melody of the evening. She followed Matthew to the car, which swiftly moved to a mansion by the river. "This place is guarded very carefully. Without my permission, no one can step in. The children are here, you can rest assured." Matthew spoke as they walked. Flora looked around, frowning: "Isn't this... a bit excessive? Why don't you bring the children home?" After a pause, Matthew finally replied: "I am their father, I wouldn't harm my children." He didn't directly ans
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The doctor waved her off: “That won’t do, Mrs. Flora. Your presence might affect the treatment process, and won’t help…” Before the doctor could finish his sentence, Flora interjected: “She is my daughter, how could I simply abandon her. I worry about her…” The more she spoke, the more choked up she became, a tear uncontrollably welling up and falling from the corner of her eye. Matthew sighed deeply, reaching out to hold her close. "Don't worry, the doctor said that Paul's disease is not that severe. You must trust in the doctor's expertise…” He gently stroked her long hair: “You and Charlie should go home and rest, alright?” As he softly comforted Flora, he signalled to his son. The boy, catching his father’s signal, hurriedly ran over to tug at his mother's hand: "Mom, Dad’s right, let's go home." "Alright, I'll take you home to rest." Flora wiped her tears, nodding in agreement to her son. After mother and son hand in hand disappeared from view, Matthew once again turned
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She felt there was no common ground between her and Patrick, there was no need to continue the conversation. Their story had long become a thing of the past. In this way, it was even hard for him to remain a friend. Patrick didn't call out to keep Flora. He stood still, watching her retreating figure with a bitter smile, mumbling: "I also want to let go, to forget about the love we once shared. But... it's too late now." Leaving the rendezvous with Patrick, Flora gathered her spirits and met up with her best friend Morela. "Is there something bothering you?" Morela frowned as soon as she saw her friend. Flora shook her head: "No... nothing..." "Don't hide it from me. Let me find a mirror for you to see your own face. You can't even manage a proper smile, and yet you say there's nothing wrong." Morela muttered: "If there's a problem, just tell me." Flora sighed deeply. It seemed she was terrible at concealing her emotions, anyone could read her at a glance. "Morela, did yo
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Matthew, spotting his son, asked: "Don't you want to bid Anna farewell? You two had such fun together, I bet you can't bear to see her go, right?" To his surprise, Charlie shook his head: "No, Dad, I don't want to say goodbye to that liar." The boy lowered his head, his voice steady: "She said she would stay here with Paul and me, but then she just left without a word. She really is a liar!" The boy slowly walked back to his room. Flora watched her son's retreating figure, unable to hold back a sigh: "He must be really upset." "We can't do anything about it. She's their child after all, we can't force her to stay. I know you worry about our son being upset, but don't worry, our boy is strong." And, if the children truly cherish this hard-earned relationship, they can always reconnect when they grow up. "You don't seem worried about him at all." "What else can we do? If it were Paul or our boy staying at someone else's home, I'd certainly rush to bring them back too, I wouldn'
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Flora waited until they were away from their daughter's room to give Matthew a playful tug on the ear: "What's this about the wedding? You told me it was in two weeks, how did it suddenly become three days?” It was now that she finally began to question him. Earlier, when Matthew didn't see her react, he thought he had managed to escape unscathed. Little did he expect that she had noted down his wrongdoings, only to bring it up when they were away from their daughter's room. "I was wrong! I was wrong! Oh, my dear wife, please forgive me!" He cried out: "But it's really for you!" "What? How is it for me?" Flora's voice was filled with shock. Why would he move the wedding closer because of her, without her even knowing anything? Matthew rubbed his ear that was still tingling, explaining: "When I was massaging you, you said that two weeks was too long, that you wanted to get married sooner. I thought that since we were almost prepared anyway, it wouldn’t matter if we did it a bit so
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Once they had settled in, they brought up serious matters. "I heard from him that there is a spy in the organization, but we don't know who." Flora had only heard about this from Matthew. The person opposite her nodded: "I asked our brother about it last time, but he didn't say anything. His demeanor seemed... rather upset." He sighed after speaking, then quickly changed his tone: "But don't worry sister-in-law, once your and brother's happy event is over, we'll investigate the organization. Sooner or later, that spy will expose himself." This matter nagged at Flora's heart. She couldn't understand how Selena had the capacity to manipulate Matthew's subordinates. According to Matthew, she was merely a pawn in Daniel's game. Who was Selena leveraging? Or rather... who was secretly assisting her against Matthew? "Ah... It hurts so much!" A sudden scream from outside in the flower garden startled Flora. She hastily ran out to see Matthew's two brothers, whom she knew, fighting.
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Grace asked anxiously: "Sister-in-law, still no word from my brother?" Flora shook her head in despair. The rescue team had commenced operations, initiating a wide-scale search at sea. There were no updates so far, and Flora was forced to believe that no news sometimes can be good news. "Is there no way to contact him?" Grace furrowed her brows: "Isn't he a tech whiz? Isn't there another way..." Grace's words caused a light to shine in Flora's eyes: "Yes! There is a way!" After a few long dial tones, the call connected successfully and a lazy voice dripped with familiar sarcasm: "Ah, beautiful lady, you finally called me. Didn't you know how much I've missed you..." "Hubert, cut the crap." Flora interrupted Hubert's grandiloquent remarks: "I need you to locate Matthew, can you do that?" "I can track him down, yes..." On the other end, keyboard clattering sounded: "But for what purpose? Are you trying to catch him cheating?" Hubert clicked his tongue, completely exaggerating.
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After waiting about five minutes, the door opened and Grace walked straight in. "Matthew, you wanted to see me?" "Did your sister-in-law tell you to talk to me?" Grace's words took Matthew aback, not because he didn't expect her to know the ins and outs of the matter, but because she referred to Flora as her sister-in-law. It suddenly occurred to him, could the girl he saw as a sister have figured things out on her own? He let out a sigh and said softly: "She's quite worried about you." "In the past, we used to head to the beach at this time, swimming and discussing everything under the sun. In the blink of an eye, several years have passed, and you have brought your wife and children here, even proposed on this island..." Grace looked up at the sky: "I used to think that I would marry you someday, become your wife. Only now do I realize it was all a fantasy of mine. You have already found your happiness, and perhaps I will too, with someone truly suitable." Matthew had been
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His cold eyes bore into Winky, he barked: "You want to die after your lady, then die! There's no one stopping you anymore! Go ahead and die! If you don't want to die, then get out of my sight!" "No... I didn't intend to..." Winky clutched his head, his voice trembling: "I had no idea she would just stand there and not evade..." His move wasn't swift, Mimi could've easily dodged if she had been alert.. The medical team arrived swiftly, and Mimi was immediately taken into surgery. Her wound was deep. Not only did Mimi not evade Winky's blade, but she also leaned forward, allowing the blade to pierce deeper into her chest. "Fortunately, the wound isn't in a critical location. Her life isn't in danger, don't worry." Andrey remarked, although he suspected Winky had intentionally missed vital organs. Otherwise, a renowned assassin like him surely would've known where to strike to take a life. The surgery lasted nearly two hours. Flora sat outside the operation room until the doctors c
