Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Of course!” Adie reached out to Jessanna. “If you don’t believe me, Aunty Ximenez, you can watch the show with me. After watching it, you’ll realize it’s quite adorable despite how everyone hates it. Mommy once told me that nobody is entirely good or bad in this world. If a bad person is willing to be good, he can be a good person too. He deserves to be liked by everyone.”
‘Your mother… She’s good at sharing important values with you.” Jessanna had a complicated expression on her face after hearing Adie’s philosophical thoughts.
Why did she sense that there was an underlying message?
But he was only four years old. How could he be so smart? She had to be overthinking.
“Adie, what your mother said makes sense, but here’s my advice. There are more villains in this world than you imagine. In fact, sometimes, bad guys will always be bad guys. It’s hard for people to change. You have to be careful and don’t trust strangers too easily. Don’t go home with strangers, either. Otherwise, you won’t even know if you get sold!”
“In that case, are you a bad person? Will you sell me to human traffickers?” Adie asked.
“O-Of course, I’m not a bad person!” Jessanna felt a little guilty after being asked that question. She stammered when she answered him.
She had only shared her thoughts so that Adie wouldn’t fall into the hands of bad people in the future. In reality, though, she hadn’t thought too much about it.
Coincidentally, her mother was the one who taught her this.
Her mother was a homewrecker who humbly served her father. That was how she managed to make his wife leave and create a reasonably comfortable life for Jessanna.
Jessanna’s mother had been telling her since she was a kid that being born was a woman’s first reincarnation, while getting married would be her second.
Good men were scarce, and women needed to have thick skin to win them over and keep them. The more ruthless one was, the more stable one’s position in the household would be. Weak women would only be discarded -even their children would end up suffering.
Therefore, Jessanna had no other talent than competing for men.
She fought hard for Tristan and had him wrapped around her fingers.
Tristan thought she was pregnant with his child but in reality… The child didn’t even belong to the Guajardo family.
In other words, even if her baby was healthy, she wouldn’t keep it.
Flossie happened to be the perfect scapegoat.
Halston was the man Jessanna had set her sights on. She was willing to pay any price to get married to him.
“Adie, you have to believe that I’m a good person. I would never hurt you. You should be grateful that your mother has a good friend like me,” Jessanna said with a smile while she gently ruffled Adie’s head.
She made up her mind right there and then.
The kid could only blame himself for being Flossie’s child!
Suddenly, Adie stopped watching the cartoon. He turned around and stared at Jessanna with wide eyes.
“W-What’s the matter?” Jessanna panicked at the sight of his intense stare.
He looked way too much like Halston. Their eyes were practically the same when he didn’t smile. His piercing gaze seemed as if it could see through her.
“Nothing. I just think that you’re a good person. I like you a lot. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m so happy… Give me a hug, Aunty Ximenez!” After saying that, he opened his arms passionately and wrapped them around Jessanna’s neck.
“Uhh…” Jessanna froze. She didn’t dare to move.
Adie was soft to the touch. She felt a gentleness in the deepest part of her heart.
However, despite the passionate hug, she couldn’t see the look of disappointment on Adie’s face.
He already gave this mean aunty a chance, and he didn’t want to punish her too severely. However, she still hadn’t learned her lesson. She couldn’t blame her for what he would do next…
“Adie, it’s getting late. Finish your milk and go to bed!” Jessanna hesitated for a long while. In the end, she still offered him the milk that had a large number of sleeping pills infused.
“Alright. Thank you. Aunty Ximenez.” Adie picked up the glass of milk and emptied it in a few gulps.
Soon, he was sound asleep. Jessanna couldn’t wake him up no matter how hard she tried.
“Don’t blame me, kiddo. It’s all your mother’s fault. You might be very adorable, and I really do like you, but you’re Flossie’s son, and I can’t keep you around!” Jessanna sat on the edge of the bed and silently looked at Adie. Amid her fierce, steely expression, however, was a tinge of sadness.
And that was when the doorbell rang..
Jessanna stood up and went to the door. Outside stood William, her biggest admirer.
“I’m here for my reward!” William barged in and pressed Jessanna against the wall. He began kissing her passionately.
Jessanna lifted her arms and let him do what he wanted without any expression on her face. She even seemed annoyed.
After a few kisses, William found it pointless and harshly let her go.
“If you don’t like me at all, why did you promise you would give yourself to me as a reward for completing the mission?” William asked.
He pinched her cheeks with his long fingers. “You’re like a log. There’s no warmth and no response from you. Are you rewarding me or humiliating me?” he asked through clenched jaws.
Jessanna sneered. “What’s the rush? I’ve always kept my promises. If I promised you something, I’d give it to you, but not now…”
“What’s your excuse this time?” William was losing his patience.
“I’ve considered you my one and only love interest for many years. I’ve never let myself forget that. Back when you were young and naive, I didn’t even dare to kiss you. I only realized how much of a bitch you were after we broke up…
“Why could other men easily get their hands on you, but I couldn’t? This is my only regret, and it’s the only thing driving me mad. I even dream about you. I’ve done so many things I swore I’d never do just to be with you. In fact, I even hurt a kind girl. Are you telling me that you want to change your mind now?” The more he said, the more extreme he became. His grip also tightened. “Don’t force me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for killing us both.
Well go to hell together!”
Jessanna wasn’t afraid. She snickered. “William, you’re losing control. Look at your crazy self. Are you still the same gentleman who dreams of becoming a doctor?”
“Do you finally realize that I’ve lost control? It’s all your fault. Is my love for you so cheap?! Why must you toy with my feelings?”
Jessanna’s gaze became increasingly cold. She cut to the chase. “You lost control over that bitch’s friend, Leia. You didn’t expect to actually fall in love with her. You say you loved me and would do anything for me, but you so easily developed feelings for someone else. You’ve only known her for a few months… Men who claim to be devoted like you can never stay true to their words!”
“T-That’s not true!” William was initially furious, but he now seemed frantic. His gaze darted around, “l- lt’s impossible. I’m sure I was only acting. I was using her to gain access to Flossie’s secrets. I intentionally got close to her, and I even recorded a video of us sleeping together, just so I could blackmail her into hurting Flossie… I did all of this to make you happy and to make you mine. I’ve already proven that I love you the most!” William argued.
“Well said and well done too. Unfortunately, you can fool others, but not me. Even if I really do give myself to you, you still won’t be satisfied. Not only that, but you’ll fall into despair. You’ll be in pain because you’re afraid of losing Leia…” Jessanna said while lifting her phone up.
“I recorded everything you just said. If you really meant what you said, send this voice recording to Leia,” she added.
“What? You’re insane!” William panicked. He snatched her phone away and deleted the voice recording. He was so nervous that his fingers were trembling.
Jessanna observed all this before bursting into laughter. “Hahaha! See? Men like you never mean what you say. You’re full of lies. To you, love is like a bubble that pops with a single poke. I’ve known long ago that there are no men in this world who could love only one woman. The day men can be trusted is the day pigs fly!”
After making sure the voice recording was deleted, he finally calmed down. “Leia is a kind, naive girl. I’ve hurt her enough. I don’t want to keep playing this game. From now on, I won’t do anything for you.”
William finally realized how laughable his attempt to be with Jessanna was.
For the sake of this pursuit, he had done many wrong things. He had turned from an upright, kind person into a demon. He hurt the innocent Leia.
He didn’t want to keep making these mistakes…
“Hmph. Do you think you can call it quits whenever you want?” Jessanna asked sarcastically.