Chapter 188 - [Bonus Chapter]Everyone Deserves A Second Chance

Ashton's POV

"Thank you, mom," I murmured.

"Thank me later when you walked down the aisle and met Megan on the altar. I wanted to apologize, son; I have never been a good mother to you, I mean, I should have protected you from being broken-hearted, and I felt glad you found her again." My mom responded.

"It wasn't easy mom, I broke her heart into million pieces, but I felt glad she forgave me, and I couldn't believe we had a son that I didn't know for eight fucking years? But I understand why Megan kept it a secret from me; I deserve it, mom; I don't deserve to earn her forgiveness." I declared.

"Everyone deserves a second chance, and you should be grateful for that opportunity that she had given to you, Ashton. And I couldn't wait to meet her again, and of course, I am dying to meet my grandchild, and I hope one of these days you will allow me to meet him." My mom replied.

"Of course, you can visit me at my place anytime, mom; you know you are always welcome to my house. You are a great mother to us and don't ever say you are not a good mother, and I couldn't forget the sacrifices you did for us." I declared.

"And even I hated dad for controlling our lives, I am still grateful that he is my father, and I respect him so much, and that is why I followed his order to stay away from Megan, and I ended up feeling so empty even if I am surrounded with my family and friends. I hope one day dad will realize it is not only wealth and popularity matters in life. There is more, and that is love." I responded, and my mom smiled at me as she caressed my face.

"Of course, Ashton, don't worry. I will help you with everything I can, and I wanted to see you marry the woman you love. And I couldn't wait to see Megan again, and I wanted to thank her personally for bringing back the happiness in your face, and I know you are so worried about what your father had said. Personally, I am against it, your son should be the heir of the company and no one else, and even your siblings are upset with your dad's announcement." My mom stated.

"But don't worry, Ashton, I am sure everything will be in place in the future, just hold on and continue to love Megan and your son, and I am so happy to know I become a grandmother, and I am excited to go shopping tomorrow, and I wanted to give my grandson the best gift, and I hope you can give me an idea what to give him." My mother added, and I couldn't stop myself from smiling.

"Mom, he is exactly like me, and you know what could make me happy when I was a child," I mumbled, and I could see the amusement on my mother's face.

"Oh, no, your father will be devastated the moment he will learn your son loves football too," she said as she looked at me with a wide grin on her face, and I couldn't stop myself from chuckling.

"Yeah, I know, mom, and that is why I felt so worried the moment I introduced my son to him; I know when I was a child, I ended up crying every time he told me I can't play football, and that is why I always wanted to stay at grandpa Henry's place every summer and holidays when I was a little boy because he always asks me to play football with him." I declared.

"Do you have any idea why dad hated football so much?" I asked, and I heard my mom take a deep breath.

"He was a frustrated football player, Ashton, don't tell your dad I told you about it, and even your grandpa Henry didn't know why he hated playing football; he wanted to be on the football team, but the coach didn't give him a chance even if your father  is good at it, and that is why Gregory ended up hating football because he thought he wasn't good enough." My mom said.

"Wow! I couldn't believe dad used to play football, and I wondered why he needed to stop from playing." I responded, and I couldn't stop wondering why he didn't fight his passion for playing a sport he loved.

"Maybe he knew the reason behind, and I think the coach after your granddad," She said, and I shook my head, and whoever that coach as he was the stupid one for not taking my father in knowing he was good.

My mom had been long gone, but I was still sitting on the balcony after talking with Brent, the head of my security team I assigned to watch Megan and Axel. But I couldn't contact Megan. Still, I felt glad Isabelle advised me to secure Megan's place because after hearing the news, I couldn't think straight. All I could think was how to keep Megan and our son safe, and I felt so grateful to my sister's advice; I didn't know what to do without Isabelle; she has always been a reliable sister to all of us, and she is our constant rock.

"Hello, who is this please?" I asked right away after I answered my unknown caller and suddenly felt nervous. I was on my way to the kitchen to eat my breakfast the following day after Cole texted me; the coast was clear, meaning my dad was not in the dining hall.

"Is this Ashton Pritzgold?" He asked, and I hesitated since I could tell his voice was familiar, but I couldn't remember who he was.

"Yes, this is Ashton," I answered.

"This is Mr.Corteza," He said, and I smiled, and I felt so glad he called me, and I knew right away he made a good decision.

"Good day, Mr. Corteza," I said.

"You can call me, dad, Ashton, and I don't think I want another man for my daughter to be her husband." He said, and I felt so happy upon hearing those words.

"Thank you, it makes me feel so happy," I said.

"Son, I decided to come with you together with my wife, and I want to know the details of your flight so we can prepare in advance; I am planning to stay at Megan's house for a long time until she gets tired of us," He declared, and I couldn't stop myself from grinning.

"I don't think your daughter will get tired of you, dad," I said, and it felt so natural to call him that way, and I felt so grateful and excited to become his son-in-law.

"I will pick you up at your house at exactly four o'clock this afternoon," I said.

"Okay, thank you, Ashton; by the way, you can call my wife; mom." He said, and I felt so happy and sad at the same time, and I wished my father would welcome Megan into our family the way her father acknowledged me as part of Megan's life.

I said goodbye to Megan's father with a wide grin on my face, and I couldn't wait to bring them to Megalopre; I am sure Megan would be surprised, and I couldn't wait for my son to meet his grandparents on Megan's side, and next weekend, I will ask my siblings and my mother to come with me at Megan's place. I couldn't wait to give Megan the surprise of a lifetime.

"Wow! It seems like someone woke up on the right side of the bed!" My sister said the moment she saw the wide grin on my face, and I winked at her.

"Yes, my dear sister, and do you know what makes me feel so happy?" I asked, and she shook her head while my brothers were waiting for my answer.

"Megan's parents will be coming with us to visit them, and I couldn't wait to have you guys at Megan's place this coming Saturday in Megalopre, and please bring our mom, Cole, that is your duty to bring mom, and you need to find an alibi that dad wouldn't come with you," I said. I could see the mischievous smile on my brother's face.

"I think you gave me an idea, big brother, and watch out, and I won't tell you what I am going to do, but I am sure it will blow dad's mind." He said, and our sister looked at him with concern on her face.

"Cole, please don't give dad a reason to have a heart attack," She stated.

"Don't worry, my dear sister, I am sure dad is very healthy now; if not, he will not show us again that he is still the king of this household, and we always need to follow his order and look at us all, we ended up hating him more, and I don't think father cares any of us, Belle, because all he cared about are his wealth and power," Cole said as she looked at our sister.

"And it could be so frustrating because he should enjoy his life now with mom without thinking about anything, and he should learn to accept that we have our own will." He added, and we couldn't disagree with him.

"Anyways, we should eat our breakfast now and stop talking about dad. And let us talk about visiting Megan and our nephew, and I couldn't wait to see him." He said excitedly.

"You should get ready with his Q and A, and you should practice answering now because your nephew is an intelligent kid," I said.

"Of course, we expected that to happen because we all knew he got the genes of his intelligent parents. And I couldn't wait to know what would be his first  question to you, Cole," Isabelle said, and I could see the excitement on her beautiful face.. I could see my brothers are nodding their heads, and I was grinning from ear to ear as I thought about Axel, and I realized how much I miss my son and Megan.