Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Your sight was impaired?” Margaret covered her mouth in shock. “What happened to you, Ms. Flossie? Let me see how serious it is.”
“No, it’s okay…” Flossie tried to stop Margaret again. “This is just temporary blindness, and it won’t take long for me to recover. It’s best if we don’t touch the area around my eyes because the doctor has just applied medicine on it, and we have to avoid infections.”
“Blind?” Margaret’s eyes widened in horror, and she couldn’t accept the cruel reality of it.
Abby was shocked too, and she immediately started to cry.” You can’t see anymore, Mommy? You can’t see me anymore?”
“No, it’s just temporary. My eyes will get better if I rest well.” Flossie leaned down and hugged Abby, then said soothingly,”
You’re so cute-of course I want to see you! Don’t worry about me. I was hurt before, but I got better too.”
Abby stopped crying, but Margaret wasn’t that easy to fool. After all, Margaret had exceptional medical skills, and she could instantly tell that Flossie’s condition was serious.
However, she didn’t want to worry Abby, so she just echoed Flossie’s words. “Yeah, I don’t think it’s very serious. She should get better in two days, but even if she doesn’t, I’ll cure her.”
Wiping away her tears, Abby pouted and mumbled, “Okay, I believe you. You have to get better, Mommy. By the way, you don’t have to worry about Adie-he took his smartwatch with him. But if you’re worried, you can call him.”
“He has his smartwatch with him? Why didn’t you tell us earlier?”
Flossie breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.
“Adie didn’t let me tell you guys because he didn’t want you to worry about him,” Abby explained quickly.
“Well, he shouldn’t have gone out without permission if that was the case.” Flossie tried to calm herself down, then said to Margaret, “Call Adie and ask him where he is now, Margaret.”
“I did, but he didn’t answer the call.”
“What about his location?”
“I can’t find his location because his phone is turned off.”
“It’s okay, I know what to do. Get me a laptop.” Flossie had purposely installed a tracking app on Adie and Abby’s smartwatches in case they ever got lost. She could still track them with it even if their smartwatches were switched off or ran out of battery.
Margaret quickly carried a laptop over and clicked on the app based on Flossie’s instructions.
Flossie sat at the desk, feeling the keys on the keyboard, then started typing on it. A progress bar popped up on the screen, and after a few minutes, it reached 100%. Flossie turned to Margaret and said, “You should be able to see Adie’s location on the screen if nothing’s wrong. Can you see it?”
Margaret was surprised that Flossie could still type even with her eyes closed. She peered at the screen and said excitedly, “Yes, I can see it! He seems to be at… General Hospital.”
“The hospital?” Flossie frowned, looking perplexed. She had thought that Adie would find Jovan’s manor through her phone location and go there. Why was he at General Hospital instead?
Meanwhile, Adie stood at the entrance of General Hospital and looked up at the sign to confirm he was at the right place. He attracted a lot of attention given his cute looks.
“Are you alone, love? Where are your parents?” A female nurse stopped and asked Adie gently, admiring the adorable boy.
“I’m looking for someone.” Adie spoke like an adult as he asked the nurse calmly, “Do you know a patient called Halston Guajardo, Miss? Which ward is he in?”
“Are you here to see Mr. Guajardo?” The nurse sized Adie up and grinned. “What a coincidence-you’ve come to the right person! Mr. Guajardo had brain surgery a few days ago, and I’m the nurse in charge of taking care of him. Are you a relative? Should I take you to him?”
“He and I…” Adie rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “I’m sure we’re family. Please take me to him, Miss.”
The nurse peered at Adie’s handsome face and realized it resembled Halston’s. Her face lit up, and she said excitedly, “I got it! You must be Mr. Guajardo’s son, right? You look just like him!”
Adie frowned unhappily, and tried to correct her. “No, I’m not his son, and he’s not my daddy. It’s just that our genes are similar. Have you ever seen any father fail to recognize his son?”
“Umm…”
At that moment, Seraphina had just arrived at the hospital with a lot of supplements for Halston. She’d heard that Halston was awake, but had no clue about his condition or whether he remembered Flossie.
However, Francine guarded her son well. She had hired more than ten bodyguards to stand guard outside the ward, and Seraphina was strictly prohibited to enter.
Vexed, Seraphina tried to think of a way to get to Halston, and when she saw Adie in the lobby, her eyes immediately lit up. She walked over to Adie and grinned. “Do you know who I am, kid?”
Adie gave Seraphina a disgusted look and scoffed, “Of course I do. You’re the evil spirit who’s haunting my Gene Daddy!”
Seraphina was furious, but could only clench her fists and try to sound calm as she pretended to laugh. “Oh, you know me. That’s great. Aren’t you going to see your daddy? Let me take you there.”
‘No, I don’t want to go with you.” Adie turned down Seraphina’s offer because he could tell she had ulterior motives. “You’re an evil spirit. I’ve got to stay away from you because you’ll surely sell me to someone!”
Seraphina gritted her teeth, fighting the urge to slap Adie. Unfortunately, she couldn’t do anything to him because they were in public.
“Let’s go, Miss. Please take me to my Gene Daddy.” Adie smiled smugly as he spoke to the nurse.
“Okay, love. Come with me!” The nurse was willing to take Adie to Halston, but Seraphina instantly blocked their way.
“I’m sure you must be busy… Let me take him there,” Seraphina faked a smile and said to the nurse.
“Umm…” The nurse hesitated, not wanting to offend Seraphina who came from the famous Murphy family.
“Don’t worry, kid, we’re in public. What could I possibly do to you? I want to take you with me because I’m going to see your daddy too, so stop pestering the nurse, okay? She’s very busy.” Seraphina leaned down and pretended to be amiable, but her smile was dangerous.
Adie didn’t want to make things difficult for the nurse, and he also wanted to play a prank on the woman who had snatched his mommy’s husband away. He averted his gaze, then nodded slowly. “Okay, please take me there.”
“Good. Let’s go!” Seraphina touched Adie’s head and sighed in relief. That stubborn boy had run out of luck now that he was in her hands.
Seraphina and Adie then walked toward the inpatient department together. Since the hospital was large, there was a garden between the inpatient department and the hospital building, which housed a lovely pond. Usually, the patients’ families would take the patients to the garden for a walk around the pond.
However, it was now the middle of autumn, and the weather was cold. Also, since it was night, the garden was empty.
Holding Adie’s hand, Seraphina walked beside the pond, her pace slowing down. “Why are you here alone? Where’s your mommy? Isn’t she worried that you’re out here alone?”
“My mommy has gone missing. I came here today because I wanted my Gene Daddy to help me find my mommy,” Adie confessed. He knew that Halston was recuperating in that hospital, and that Flossie was at Jovan’s manor, but he realized he couldn’t do much to save Flossie since he was just a child. He had come to the hospital to ask for Halston’s help.
“But don’t you know that your daddy has broken up with your mommy? Your daddy has no obligation to help your mommy again. You can’t trouble him with something like this, you know…”
Adie glared at Seraphina. “Why should I listen to you? Who are you to my daddy? What right do you have to meddle in his business?”
“Don’t you know?” Seraphina stood under the dim lights and stared at Adie, her gaze growing icy. “I’m going to marry your daddy soon. Your daddy has abandoned your mother and is going to make me his wife, so why can’t I meddle in his business?”
“That just means you’re a homewrecker. Don’t think you’re so great. You said that my daddy is going to marry you, but you’re not married to him yet. You have no right to say who he can and can’t help,” Adie said sharply. Although he hated his scumbag daddy for abandoning him and his mother, they were still his responsibilities since he hadn’t married Seraphina yet.
“You’re brave and smart but your mommy is dumb. How could she let you come out alone? You don’t know how wicked people can be. It’s a good thing you met me today, so I can help teach you a lesson!” Seraphina snarled, her eyes fierce as she grabbed Adie’s shoulders and pushed him towards the pond.
“What are you doing?” Of course, Adie wasn’t that easy to defeat. He sidestepped easily, tripping Seraphina and sending her flying into the pond.
“Ah!” Seraphina screamed as she flailed in the pond. “Help! Help me… I… I can’t swim!”
Standing at the bank, Adie crossed his arms and said calmly, “I was wondering how to trick you, but luckily you gave me an idea. Enjoy your bath in the pond. Bye!” After that, Adie happily left the scene.
“Ugh, you naughty boy! I won’t let you off the hook! Help me!” Seraphina accidentally choked on some water as she spoke, and started coughing. Fortunately, a security guard saw her, and quickly came to save her.
Adie studied the signs as he walked, and eventually reached the inpatient department. He stopped a nearby nurse and asked her, “Which is the best ward here, Miss?”
“It’s on the tenth floor. Who are you looking for, boy?”