The Billionaire and his Choice

CHAPTER 2

JOHANNES

When my father came to me with a DNA result I found it hard to believe it. My father wanted me to start planning for a family. I didn't think I needed a wife, or a child. I only want to take care of the family business and live my own life, without having carrying the problem of someone else on my shoulders.

My parents had tried all they could to make me get married quickly. Mom had tried all she could, but then she gave up after I embarrassed the last lady she brought. A daughter of a politician, who mom had convinced the family and lied to them that I asked for her. After strictly declined her and walked out on everyone the family ended their relationship with ours. Mom and I had some quarrel for a few days because of it. But I don't give a damn.

My father on the other hand had given up too. He would always say to me that a good child who cared about the family would keep it going. He knew I wanted the family wealth to thrive, and he had seen my good work. I came when the company was only making ninety five billion dollars. After I took charge as the president and assistant CEO of Halvor Group, the company grew to making half a trillion dollars.

He had asked me several times who would take the company after I passed on if I didn't want to get married or have a kid. I told him I would adopt if it gets to that, or let it fall into the hand of the most effective person in the board. Father got mad at me for it, and didn't speak to me for days. Not until he came few days later with a DNA report.

I was shocked because I haven't had anything to do with a lady for more than a couple of years. I had to make my own findings on it. I did all the findings and I discovered the child was actually mine.

I lost my peace of mind after finding out the truth behind it. Why didn't she tell me about it? I had forgotten about her thinking all we had was over. But knowing that she had a child for me and took care of him gave me some concern.

When I saw the photo of the boy, I was touched deeply. He looked exactly like me, and got the innocence of his mother's eye. I did more research on them, and paid some guys to do a secret check on Liam and Nora. I found out they were struggling, Nora wasn't so we'll to do but she was doing all she could to take care of Liam.

I decided this would be where I have to step in. I have to take care of him to avoid putting myself and my family to shame. I have never had a child, and since this is my first I have to take care of him.

I drove down to Nora's apartment. It was a one-bedroom flat which she shared with her son. The moment the door was opened to me I saw his face directly. My heart softened, I stared at him and didn't know when I was smiling.

"Hello? Who are you?" The boy asked with his tender, little voice.

I was still smiling was he was asking. But then I took myself off my thoughts, chuckled and said, "How are you doing? I am here to see your mother."

His little hand was holding the door, he turned his face backward and called out. "Mom! Mom! Someone is here to see you."

Then she came and the moment she saw me she stood still, her eyes widened a bit. After some seconds she became calm and kept a stern look at me. "Why are you here?"

"Please, can I come in?"

"You haven't answered my question. Why are you here? And how did you know where I was staying?"

"We can talk about that. It's been a while, Nora. " She didn't say a word. "Please, can I come in let's talk for some minutes."

"Liam, please go to the room and finish up your homework." Liam walked away, and then she walked up where I was, "Don't let the cold freeze I and my son. Shut my door behind you."

We sat on the dining table, my eyes were fixed on her. She folded her hands and looked away from him. We had stayed for some seconds without saying a word to each other.

"How have you been?"

"As you can see I am doing fine. What do you want, Johannes?"

I straightened my back. I didn't know how to start stating out what came for, but I had to say it as it was in my heart.

"Nora. I'm sorry for leaving the way I did. I know I would have said something, I can't give an excuse for it. Back then, I wasn't the kind that takes relationships seriously."

"But we were friends. We were close to each other to some extent, and why would you cut all means of communication? Was I some kind of a plaything to you?"

"Oh, please, don't say that. I am not here to talk about the past, I'm sorry if it hurt you."

"So, why are you here? Because you are not here to bring back old times. Besides, I am no longer in for any romance with anyone, my son is all I care about now."

"I am not also here for that too. I am here for the boy, and I know he is my son."

Nora burst into laughter, and after some seconds she stopped laughing and glared at me. "After three years. I went through hell for ten months, and you were not there. Three years of struggling with Liam, you were nowhere to be found. And now you came out of the blue to claim him as yours."

"I am not claiming him as mine. I just want him to know who his father is, and that I am ready now to take responsibility."

"What makes you think he want you again in his life?"

"Please, Nora, you don't have to do this. I know what I did was wrong, but we don't have to bring Liam into our issues. We both didn't want to be committed in whatever we had. You told me to my face that you are not in a relationship, that all you wanted was just to have fun. I accepted it, why are you making me look like I am the bad guy here?"

"Because you got me pregnant and ran away! You would have stayed to take responsibility when you should, as a man."

"Ran away? How was I supposed to know?"

"You think I was a fool. I called you several times, but it wasn't going through. Why would you just blocked me off and left like I was some w***e or a gold digger? I can swear that I didn't get a dime from you when we were together."

"Yes, I blocked you off because I didn't want to get hurt. I want to forget you because I loved you, and you only wanted to have fun. You didn't want to be with me. What would you expect I should do? Keep in touch with you and still getting hurt?"

"Mom? What is happening?"

We kept quiet seeing Liam looking at us with sad eyes. Nora stood up and walked up to him, she squatted before him and held his cheek. "Nothing is happening. Mom and her friend was just arguing about something."

"Who is he?"

"Nobody."

What did she mean by nobod? I stood up, "Liam. Don't believe your mother, I am your father."

Nora rose up from him. "You know what? I am not ready to have you come to house and stubborn our peace. Leave now."

I nodded. "Now you know the truth why I was out of reach. I loved you, and I also had to let you have your way..."

"I won't want to cause a problem. I want to be in my son's life, and I want you to let me in. I don't want to lose him, or lose you again."

"What do you mean by you don't want to lose me again?"

"I don't know if you love me, but I loved you and still do. I need my heir, but my heir need his mother. And I don't want him to see separate parents. You can take some time to think about it, I'll be back."

I walked away, I knew she was watching me. As I drove back home, I single thought was ringing in my mind. I will do anything to get my son, and make Nora my woman again.