Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
Halston was suddenly public enemy number one – Flossie ignored him, the kids wanted to punish him, and even his own mother had betrayed him. It was tragic.
He also immediately understood how Francine won over the children so easily.
“Mom, how could you betray your son to win over your grandchildren?”
At the moment, Francine could not care less how his son felt. Her first priority was to keep her grandchildren happy.
“Kids, how do you think I should punish my son for doing something bad?”
“That’s simple. When we do something bad, Mommy would give us “the good ol’ stick”. After that, we wouldn’t dare to make that mistake anymore. You can take a page out of her book, fairy godmother.”
Abby enthusiastically shared her experiences with Francine.
“The good ol’ stick?”
Francine was confused.
“Here, use this.”
Out of nowhere, Adie produced a cane that was as thick as two fingers put together and calmly handed it over to Francine.
“Umm…”
Seeing the thick cane, Francine and Halston could not help but gulp.
“Isn’t this cane a bit too thick?”
Francine asked Adie cautiously.
Although she had already decided to sell her son out to get in her grandchildren’s good books, she had never beaten Halston before, and now she had to beat him with such a thick cane? She could not do it.
“It’s not. This is just a normal cane. Mommy said caning is good for building character. The harder you hit, the better the person’s character would turn out. Your son is bullying the weak now because you didn’t cane him enough when he was young.
Adie tried to convince Francine with logic and reasoning.
Francine stared at the thick cane and frowned. She rubbed the little boy’s head and asked, “You mean your Mommy hits you with this a lot?”
“No.”
Adie said seriously, “Mommy just uses it to intimidate me. She rarely beats me. She said other people’s children get caned with this, but I don’t because I’m a good boy and I never do anything bad. Unlike your son, who did so many bad things. You should give him a proper beating!”
Halston: “……”
‘What a filial son you are, Adie!’
“You’re right. A pampered child is a spoiled child. He turned out like this because I spoiled him. He needs a beating.”
Francine took the cane from Adie and walked over to Halston. She lowered her voice and said, “Brat, cooperate with me to make my grandchildren happy.”
Halston’s handsome face stiffened. He said coldly, “You’re gonna beat your own son to please your grandchildren? Are you out of your mind?”
“There’s nothing I can do about it. It’s your fault for doing all those bad things. You deserve it.”
“What bad things did I do?”
“You held their Mommy under you and tried to bite her. You’re getting off easy with just a beating.”
Halston was embarrassed and exasperated. “I know the kids don’t understand what happened, but don’t tell me you don’t. Stop fooling around and just go home!”
“No way! I finally have the grandchildren that I’ve been dreaming of. I’m not leaving them…”
Francine approached Halston and mocked, “You little brat, you always seem as indifferent to women as a monk, but you actually did those things in secret and have even produced two kids. This calls for a celebration! I’ll go home and discuss with your father about holding a grand banquet that lasts three months. We’ll also give everyone in Beach City a reward of $1000 so that everyone can celebrate with us!
Halston facepalmed and said, “Mom, I beg you, please go home and give the children and I some space.”
He actually did not plan to let Francine know about the children because he was worried that Francine would make a big deal out of it and scare Flossie away.
After all, his relationship with Flossie was still very tense. A single disagreement was all it would take for them to become enemies. He did not want this matter to be a topic of gossip for everyone in Beach City.
“What space do you need? Having children is a good thing. There’s no reason to keep it a secret. But who’s the mother? Hurry up and tell me or I’ll hit you!”
Francine lightly hit Halston twice with the cane and said curiously, “I can tell from the children’s temperament that their mother has very good genes. She’s definitely not an ordinary woman. She’s a hero that saved our family, so we must welcome her into the family with a proper wedding.”
“Don’t you worry about that. I’ll deal with it.”
Halston was annoyed.
The current Flossie was no longer someone he could control. She had no intention of joining the Guajardo family. This made him very frustrated.
“I’m asking who the children’s mother is. Why won’t you answer the question?”
Francine started speculating, “Let me guess which family she’s from. She must be from one of the eight major families, right?”
“Is it Seraphina? You two have been close since you were young. I knew it was only a matter of time before you two got together. That’s great news! Both our families have been waiting for this day for a long time!”
“It’s not her!”
Halston denied it. “Seraphina and I are just buddies.”
“Then it must be your first love. What’s her name again?… Cecilia Smith, right? She comes from a rather average background, but at least her family isn’t a shady family. She’s acceptable as your match.”
Halston couldn’t help but chuckle. “Mom, you’re so picky…”
“Who else can it be? I can count on one hand the number of women you have a relationship with. It can’t be Jessanna Ximenez, right? I thought she’s infertile.”
When Francine arrived at a certain assumption, her eyes suddenly widened. She visibly jolted and exclaimed, “Oh, I’m so silly! So it’s her! The legal daughter-in-law of the Guajardo family… To think that I searched far and wide but the person I was looking for was right next to me all along!”
Halston did not deny it. He merely replied with a voice filled with disappointment, “Wrong. You mean the former daughter-in-law. She’s single now.”
“Oh, thank the Lord. It’s just one pleasant surprise after another. I’m so happy that I’m going to pass out!”
Francine covered her mouth with her hands. She was overjoyed and excited. She then gave Halston a hard slap. “Way to go, brat. As expected of my son. Now that I have a daughter-in-law, a grandson, and a granddaughter, I can finally stop worrying about you.”
In recent years, she had suggested many wealthy and famous women for Halston, but to be honest, she was not satisfied with any of them. They simply could not match up to her former daughter-in-law, Flossie.
She used to be dissatisfied with Flossie too, but her admiration for Flossie gradually grew with time. After Flossie left her son, she had been living a wonderful life. Flossie founded the “Azure Group” and had the guts to compete with men in a field traditionally dominated by men. Francine now admired Flossie from the bottom of her heart.
She was even starting to feel like her boring son was no longer worthy of Flossie. She had already given up hope on Flossie ever becoming her daughter-in-law again.
But now, her good daughter-in-law had actually given birth to two adorable kids for the Guajardo family! Oh, God is good!
“What are you talking about? She won’t give me the time of day and has no intention of giving me Adie and Abby. I’m still trying to solve the problem here.”
Halston sighed and showed his helpless side to Francine for the first time ever.
