Forgotten Romance: Take Me Back To You

"If I am not mistaken, today is the day you will be meeting your son again. Do you have any specific plans?" Mister Jack Mo, the CEO of the KSAN Co. said towards the man rummaging the pile of papers on his table. 

"Yup. And I'll make sure that this time, he will be able to remember me." Barry smirked confidently. "I don't know if he truly forgot about me or he's just pretending not to know me. But this time, I will surely remind him of his roots."

Jack Mo, raised his brow before settling at the soft grey couch. "Don't you want to take everything slowly?" He suggested. "Whether he has forgotten about you or just pretending not to remember you, he surely has his own reason. Don't you think it's necessary to learn gaining his trust? After all, he doesn't have a good memory of you."

"Are you saying I was a bad father to him before?" Barry was quite annoyed at the old man's ȧssertion.

"'That's what I heard before. You're the worst father, isn't that the reason why your wife left you?"

"Shut up! Don't ever say such baseless judgment as that." He's obviously trying to control his anger. "That's not the reason why my wife went abroad along with my son. It was all because of that vicious fox's fault!"

President Jack stared at the almost upset man and sneered within him. His deep remorse towards the old chairwoman would be his greatest weapon soon. His bitterness will definitely destroy the Enchanteur Chemicals and the old man was happy to have that ȧssurance.

No weapon is more powerful than one's hatred towards a certain person. No matter how kind a person may be in the past, once caught up with his bitter past can do anything to satisfy the great pain within him. 

And Barry met that qualifications so he'll keep him beside him as long as he can.

"Why don't you try to heed my advice? You are good at manipulating the people around you so I'm sure you'll be able to win your son's trust in no time. Don't rush things to happen because everything has its own time. But as for you, you have a bad record on your son's memories so why don't you show him a change?"

Barry didn't response but the old man knew that he was pondering on his advice at the moment. Therefore, he stood up and tapped the man's shoulder before leaving his office. 

"Marcus… Did you really forget about me?" He muttered as he recalls the first day he met the young man. His dramatic expectation didn't happen and it seems to him that Marcus may have forgotten all about him.

Flashback:

"Hello, Mr. Hanes." He smiled wide. "Please to meet you, my name is Barry Stones, the chief marketing officer of the KSAN International."

Marcus stared at the man who came and stood before him for a few seconds. The man also extended his hand for a shake. 

On the other hand, Barry was smirking in a taunting way while waiting for the young man's reaction. However, the face that he was expecting failed him. Rather, Marcus was wearing an emotionless one. That moment, Barry was trying to ȧssess his reaction but he failed. 

"Mr. Stones, please to meet you. Please sit down." Marcus stood up, fixed his suit a little and raised his hand a little to receive the man's gesture before they settled on their chairs. 

"I was informed that you have a proposition to make." Marcus uttered looking directly in Barry's eyes.

"Yes, exactly. As a matter of fact, my proposition will greatly benefit the two companies." He gave a confident glow. He was about to say more when Marcus' phone rang. It kept ringing that it bothered him and motioned the young man to answer it first. 

"I'm sorry, please excuse me for a second." Marcus stood up and walked a few meters from them before answering the phone.

It only took him two minutes on the phone but he came back to them with an anxious face. 

"I'm sorry but I need to rush back to the office right now. If it is okay with you, can we set a time to meet again? I'm sorry, I'm in a rush."

"Well, if it concerns the company then let's just have the meeting next time." Jack Mo interjected since it seems like Barry doesn't have a plan to let the young man go.

Besides, having a second meeting is beneficial to both parties. 

After setting a new date for their next meeting, Marcus immediately left the two together.

"Let me guess, you're not satisfied with your first meeting, am I right?" The man grinned mockingly. "I bet you didn't expect to see a deadpan." He was teasing Barry who seemed upset for the obvious reason.

**End of Flashback**

"Son, did you really forget about me?" He muttered within himself then sighed. "Then I guess I really need to follow that old man's advice, huh."

MEANWHILE, Jade was supposed to see doctor Spencer for her very first session when she suddenly received an alarming call from Jackie. 

"Where are you?" She worriedly asked the woman who was sobbing over the phone. 

Although she was breaking up while speaking, Jade was able to hear her location. So instead of taking the right lane, she told the taxi driver to take the left curve going to a certain place.

"If that's an urgent matter then I will reschedule your appointment for next week then." Doctor Spencer ȧssured the woman. 

"Thank you." She muttered gratefully before hanging up.

After a few more minutes, she arrived at Jackie's place. She paid the taxi driver and immediately rush inside their house. She found the young lady crying helplessly on the floor.

"Jackie, what happened?" She sat on her knees beside her. 

"Miss Jade, my brother… They took him. My brother was abducted!" She was breaking as she speaks. 

"What?" She widened her eyes in dread. "Who took him?���

"I…I don't know but someone sent me this message." Jackie wiped her wet cheeks while sniffling then she took out her phone, opened a certain message and showed it to the woman.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. You ruined my life so I will ruin yours!" 

It was a message from an unidentified number. Who could it be? Who has a deep grudge on her? Who would do such a thing to the clueless young man?

Wait… There is someone… The only one who could do this to her. 

"I think I know who took your brother." Jade stood up in anger.

She was about to step out of the house when she felt her stomach burst in pain. 'Ahhhhh!' She couldn't help but stoop on the floor as she clenched her stomach. It was too painful that she's breaking big sweats.