Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Thanks!” Adie went straight to the tenth floor knowing that Halston would only stay in the best ward the hospital had to offer. The elevator doors opened as he reached the tenth floor, and unluckily, Adie was stopped again…
“Where are you from, kiddo? You shouldn’t be here. Where are your parents? Hurry up and get out of here!” A tall and sturdy bodyguard stopped Adie with a fierce scowl, a gun clearly visible in his holster. Francine had gone overboard with the security, having bodyguards stationed at all entrances of the inpatient department..
Adie’d had a smooth journey up until now, but now he was stuck at the door of the elevator. He looked up at the bodyguard and said boldly, “My father is Halston. Take me to him.”
“Nice try, kid. Mr. Guajardo is the president of Guajardo Enterprise, and there’s no way he’s your father.” The bodyguard sized Adie up and sneered, “Well, Mr. Guajardo’s enemies are really getting creative sending a kid over. Who sent you? Tell me, or I’m going to teach you a lesson.” The bodyguard swiftly walked over and grabbed Adie’s shoulders, lifting him up.” What weapons do you have with you? Give them up now!”
“Let go of me! How dare you bully me! My mommy isn’t going to let you go if she knows you did this to me!” Adie shouted and tried to kick the man. Generally, he was very calm and rarely shouted, but he was trying to make a scene to let Halston know he was here.
“Be quiet! Keep this up and I’ll shoot you,” the bodyguard hissed and immediately covered Adie’s mouth, scared that the noise would disturb Halston. He had been through a lot working as a bodyguard, but this was the first time he felt panicked over a kid.
“Help! Help me! Someone is trying to bully a child. Help!” Adie kicked and bit the bodyguard, making the man quite miserable.
Before the bodyguard could do something to Adie, Francine walked over, wondering what the noise was. When she saw the bodyguard holding her dear grandson, her eyes widened and she immediately yelled, “Stop!”
“Madam.” Terrified, the bodyguard held up Adie and said,” I’m sure Mr. Guajardo’s enemies sent this boy over, but don’t worry. I’ll get rid of him now.”
“Nonsense! I’ll get rid of you if you don’t put him down!” Francine snapped as she rushed over.
The bodyguard looked at her in confusion. “Huh?”
“Oh, dear. What are you doing here alone, Adie?” Francine quickly took Adie from the man and hugged the little boy.” Where’s your mommy? Why didn’t you contact me before you came? You would have gotten into trouble if I was any later.”
“I’m okay, Grandma. It’s just a bodyguard, he can’t hurt me.” Adie remained calm, not taking it seriously because he had seen worse than this.
“Grand… Grandma?” The bodyguard swallowed and realized he had made a huge mistake. His face went pale and he stammered, “I was stupid, Madam. I failed to recognize him.
P-Please forgive me!” ’
Francine glared at the bodyguard fiercely, wanting to punish him for being so rough to a child. “Yes, you really are stupid! You’d better give up being a bodyguard!”
Francine ignored the bodyguard and carried Adie as she walked toward Halston’s ward, but she stopped when she reached the door, looking hesitant.
“What’s wrong, Grandma?” Adie stared at Francine in confusion.
“Well… your daddy’s just gone through surgery, and it’s been only a few days since he’s woken up. I’m worried that your sudden appearance might trigger him…” Francine’s worry wasn’t groundless- although Halston’s brain recovery surgery was successful, he was different after waking up. He just stared into the distance blankly, refusing to have contact with others. Francine didn’t know if Halston had regained his memories or not, and she was worried that seeing Adie might trigger him.
“Your son isn’t weak, Grandma, and I’m not a monster. Why would I trigger him? If he was really that useless, I wouldn’t have come to him for help,” Adie said seriously. Although he felt that Halston was a scumbag, he had to admit that his father was strong. If he wasn’t, Flossie wouldn’t have loved him so deeply. It would be a failure on Halston’s part if he couldn’t even protect his woman despite him being the person Flossie loved the most.
“Umm, well…” Francine didn’t know how to argue with that, and felt that Adie was right. Her son was the mighty president of Guajardo Enterprise, and he wasn’t that weak.
However, before she could say anything, Halston’s voice came from the ward. “Who’s outside?”
“Let me have a look, Mr. Guajardo.” Elijah soon came out of the ward, and his eyes brightened when he saw Adie. “Madam, when did Adie come?” 1
“He came here alone just now. Isn’t it miraculous?” Francine looked into the ward and asked Elijah hesitantly, “How’s my son?”
“He’s still down and doesn’t want to talk much.” Sighing, Elijah looked at Adie hopefully. “Adie came just in time- maybe Mr. Guajardo will be willing to talk once he sees Adie.”
“I’m afraid he’ll have mood swings. I don’t want to overwork his brain,” Francine said worriedly, not wanting to take any risks.
“No, it’s not that bad. Mr. Guajardo isn’t that weak, and Dr. Wagner didn’t mention any major side effects,” Elijah protested, echoing what Adie had said earlier. “Come on, Adie-let me take you to your daddy. I’m sure he’ll be very happy to see you.” Elijah waved at Adie eagerly.
However, Adie turned away coldly. “Hmph, he’s not my daddy. We just share similar genes!” After that, he brushed past Francine and Elijah and walked into Halston’s ward.
At first, Francine wanted to follow Adie, but Elijah stopped her. “Why don’t we let them have some alone time, Madam? Maybe it’ll be good forthem.”
Francine hesitated briefly, then finally agreed to Elijah’s suggestion.
Adie entered the ward alone, and walked through the long vestibule. After a while, he saw Halston, who was sitting on a hospital bed.
Since Halston had just had surgery, his head was wrapped in bandages, and he looked rather weak. His lips were pale, and it looked like he might faint at any second. The strangest thing about him though, were his eyes. They used to be sharp and bright, but now, they were void and blank.
The great Halston Guajardo looked like a zombie.
Initially, Adie has been very dissatisfied with Halston, but after he saw how pitiful he looked, he felt sorry for him. He couldn’t even find the words to insult Halston, and after staring at him for a while, the little boy carefully whispered,” Halston?”
Halston had been staring outside the window, but when he heard Adie, he turned to him with bright eyes. “You’re… Adie? ” Images flooded Halston’s mind, and the last one was a lovely memory of him and his family walking along the beach on Sun Island.
“You… can recognize me?” At first, Adie was aloof and distant, but his expression softened when Halston called him by his nickname.
“Of course, you’re my son.” Excited, Halston wanted to get out of bed to hug Adie, but he suddenly held his head, wincing in pain.
Seeing that, Adie immediately trotted over to Halston’s bed.” You just had surgery, so you shouldn’t move around. Just say whatever you want to say,” Adie advised Halston solemnly as he patted the back of Halston’s hand, 1
“Haha! Okay, I won’t move then.” Halston lay back obediently, not daring to make any sudden movements. He looked down at Adie’s small hand on his, its warmth filling him with hope.
“So… you forgot about Mommy and I because you were sick? ” Adie had initially wanted to ignore it, but he braced himself and asked Halston.
“Yeah.” Halston’s gaze became distant, and he sounded gloomy. “I seemed to have had a very long dream. It was all about you and your mommy, but I couldn’t remember you both. I’m so sorry.” He couldn’t describe his current feelings, but it was as if his head had just gone through a large-scale washing process. Many unhappy memories had become blurry, leaving him with only happy memories. However, those happy memories came with a filter and seemed unrealistic. Light- headed, he couldn’t tell which memories were real.
“Hmph! What a nice dream you had! You’re about to marry a new wife, and you made my mommy sad again. That’s why I don’t want you to be with my mommy!” Adie declared. He had given Halston a lot of chances and had been disappointed many times. When he saw his mother cry because of Halston, he swore never to give Halston the chance to hurt his mother again.
“It’s all my fault. I couldn’t make your mommy happy, and I caused her a lot of trouble, so…” Halston clenched his fists, looking grief-stricken. “I’m going to stay away from her.” For the past few days, his mind had been replaying his past with Flossie over and over again like a movie. For the first time in his life, he had studied and thought about his relationship with Flossie.
They loved each other deeply, but the pain of being together seemed greater than when they were apart. If that was the case, Halston felt that it was more logical to distance himself from Flossie.
“What do you mean? Are you going to give my mommy up?” Halston’s words filled Adie with displeasure. It was one thing prohibiting Halston from getting close to Flossie, but it was another thing if Halston tried to stay away from Flossie.
“No, it’s not that I want to give her up, but I… I just want her to be happy,” Halston said quietly, feeling like he could never make Flossie happy.
“It’s useless if all you do is talk; you have to do something if you want to make my mommy happy. Yes, I said I don’t want to see you with my mommy, but why didn’t you try to change my mind?” Adie huffed disapprovingly, then demanded, “Do you still love my mommy?”
“Yes, I do.” Halston nodded firmly without any hesitation.
“Then, have you ever tried to win a woman over?” Adie asked, raising a brow, i
“No…” After thinking about it briefly, Halston shook his head.” The only time I tried to was with your mommy.” He recalled all those tricks he tried just to win Flossie’s heart again, all of which were taught by Xavier. He felt awkward thinking about it now. In all honesty, he didn’t know how to pursue a woman, especially the one he loved so deeply. Either way, he didn’t plan to do so because he wasn’t confident that he could make her happy.
“Don’t give up so fast since you’ve tried to win my mommy over before. My mommy, Abby, and I can turn you down, but you can’t give us up. Do you understand?” Adie said arrogantly, “Listen—we’ve deemed you worthy if we allow you to pursue her. Those other lousy men don’t even have the chance to pursue my mommy, so you have to cherish this chance, understand?”
“Well, I’ll… work harder then?” Adie’s persuasive words amused Halston and lightened his mood. The little boy was a lot better at persuading people than his own mother. After listening to Adie, Halston felt like trying to win Flossie over again. He had decided to stay away from Flossie and protect her in secret. He believed that a little space helped in ensuring a long-lasting relationship, i
“Good! There’s a perfect chance now, so do you want to fight for it?” Adie finally got to the reason he was here. “What kind of chance?” Halston asked curiously.
Adie looked at Halston solemnly. “My mommy might be in trouble because even though she couldn’t do video calls, she could still make voice calls. I don’t think she’s being controlled by someone, and I’ve already found her location… but I can’t save her. I need your help.”
“What?” Anxiety seized Halston when he recalled that Flossie’s last location had been in Jovan’s manor. He clenched his fists, ashamed at himself for thinking that she had been on a date with Jovan when there was clearly something more sinister at hand. If she wasn’t in trouble, she would have surely had a video call with her children.
“Stop daydreaming. Are you going to help or not? If you can’t, I’m going to call the cops and ask them for help.” Adie had regarded Halston as his last resort, and he could only call the cops if Halston refused to help. However, he knew that the cops would be very slow, and they would definitely ask for evidence. In fact, the cops might not even take him seriously since he was just a child. It would waste too much time.
“I’ll go with you.” Halston immediately pushed the blanket aside to get out of bed.
“No way! You haven’t recovered yet, so you’d better not move… Just ask your men to save my you might get into trouble before we even reach there, ” Adie scolded Halston as he pushed him back down onto the bed.