Loving Madeline

Hunter's POV

"Hey, how are you, son?" Cal asked on the other line, and even if I felt so frustrated with my grandfather-in-law, I smiled when I heard his voice. And I realized I missed Calixto.

"Not so good, Cal," I said as I sighed heavily.

I walked towards the window and looked at the view of Choraz capital, and I had a lot of things I wanted to do with my wife. I planned to tour the place with her. And I couldn't stop myself from feeling so lonely. And I realized the time crawled slowly now that my wife was not with me. I texted her that I was

already in my suite room, and I wondered why she didn't text me back. Maybe she was talking with her aunt or her grandpa.

"Why, is Madeline alright?" Cal asked, and I was shaking my head.

"I am a little hurt, Calixto, and I told you I am not good, yet you were worrying about my wife and not me," I said, and he chuckled.

"I am sorry, Hunter. I am more concerned about Madeline since she is the one who is pregnant and not you." He said, and I smiled like an idiot. The idea that I will be a father soon always makes me feel so excited and happy.

"Fair enough, and I think this time you've got a good alibi. I know you will always favor Madeline over me, and it is okay with me, Cal. I love my wife so much, and it makes me feel so happy that someone like you cares about Madeline. I will always be grateful to you." I said.

"Of course, I care about you too, Hunter. What is bothering you?" He asked, and I took him about what happened between Maddie's grandpa and me, and I couldn't believe he would be laughing at me.

"Come on, Cal, how could you afford to laugh. Do you know I am having a hard time right now? I wanted to be with my wife, which is why I came all the way here to Choraz to be with her. But I didn't expect that my long-time idol in the mining industry would be this cruel to me." I said, and I took a deep breath.

"Hunter, can't you read between the lines?" He asked, and I scowled even if he couldn't see me.

"There is nothing to read, Cal, everything is clear to me, Hector Grant is domineering and too proud of his achievement in life, and of course, he thinks he owned this place because he is the richest man all over Neospoli country." I declared, and I felt a little better when I told him how I thought.

"Hunter, can't you see that the old man is lonely? His son left him and never came back. As a future father, what will happen to you, or how can you take your son to leave you? It was devastating and humiliating. You have all the richest in the world, but you can't make your son stay in your household. Do you think he is happy with his life? I am sure Hector Grant is living his life full of regrets and loneliness." Callisto said, and I was speechless as I realized he could be right.

"And that is why he was threatened when he saw you in his house, and Hector Grant was afraid if he would lose his granddaughter. And the best thing you can do is assure him that everything will be all right, and Madeline will be a part of his life, and there is no way you will take away Madeline from him because when you married Madeline, you became one, and her family will become yours." Cal said, and it dawned on me; Hector was afraid that Maddie would leave him and would never look back like what Frank did. And his castle will become lonely again the moment I take my wife with me to Astikoz, and I realized how miserable his life could be even if he were so rich.

"Calixto, thank you so much for your wisdom. I have always known that every time we talk, I will feel better, and this time you didn't only make me feel fantastic, but you also made me realize one important thing. Hector needs his granddaughter, and I know how much I wanted to be with Madeline every day, but now I understood she wanted to know her grandfather. And even if it breaks my heart to leave this place without my wife, but I think I will give Madeline a chance to be with her newfound family." I replied.

"Yes, that is the best thing you can do, and you better go back to his estate and apologize even if you think you have done nothing to him. Sometimes saying sorry to someone who did us wrong will make the person realize what a fool he had been." Cal said.

"I need to go to your mother's office now. Talk to you soon, Hunter." He added.

"Bye, Cal," I said, and I turned around to get my things as I realized Cal was right; besides, I can't be away from Madeline. I miss her already, and I wonder if she feels the same way too. I was on my way out of my room after I called Roman about my plan when I heard some knocking on my door, and I wondered who it could be. I had already told my head bodyguard to wait for me in the lobby.

"Good afternoon, Hunter!" Hector grant greeted me after I half opened the door, and I was poking my head, and I couldn't believe he would come to my hotel room.

"Mr. Grant," I said, and I was speechless, and I didn't know what to say to him.

"Aren't you going to invite me?" He asked, and I opened the door wide so he could get inside.

"I am impressed with your choice and thank you for choosing my hotel. You left my estate, and you decided to stay on one of my hotel properties." He said, and I am no longer shocked to know that Madeline's grandpa owned the five-star hotel where I am currently staying. Of course, he almost held everything here in Choraz, not only in this place but all over Neospoli.

"What can I do for you, Mr. Grant?" I asked, trying to sound calm, and if I haven't talked with Cal, I know I will still feel angry towards him, but right now, I can see him for the first time as an older man who needed love and attention. Not the arrogant, wealthy man of Neospoli.

"I want to be direct to you, Hunter, I came here to apologize, and I want you to come with me to my house. You are my granddaughter's husband, and I understand Maddie will leave me if you do not stay in my place, so I am begging you to come with me, and not only that, I want you to call me grandpa, like the way your wife addressed me." He said, and I couldn't stop myself from smiling at him.

"There is no need to apologize, and I should be the one who should ask an apology. I am sorry if I left your house without saying goodbye to you, and it was rude of me to leave in that manner." I said, and he grinned at me.

"Even so, I still want you to know that I felt guilty for thinking you would take her away from me, and I felt bad for accusing you of something you didn't do. I know how much you love my granddaughter, Hunter, and for that, I want you to know I am so thankful you came into her life." Hector Grant declared as he looked at me intently.

"You saved Madeline, Hunter, you gave her everything she could ever ask for, and I know how much you love her. I only said those words because I was envious of you, and I felt so guilty that I haven't done anything for my granddaughter." He said, and I could see the guilt all over his face.

"It is not yet too late, grandpa; you can still

make up for the lost chance you have missed with Maddie, and I know you are going to be a wonderful great-grandfather to our child," I responded, and ai saw how his face lit up with happiness.

"Of course, I will, and I promised to be a good grandpa to Madeline and you. Thank you, son. You are a good man, Hunter Divenson, and even if at first your intention of marrying Maddie was because of Frank's dying wish, you ended up loving Madeline, and you make her the happiest woman in the world." He said, and I blushed.

"You don't need to feel shy about it, Hunter, my granddaughter, felt so happy, and she is so proud of you. And she couldn't stop talking about you in the way here." He said, and my eyes widened.

"My wife is here?" I asked, and he broadly smiled at me.

"Yes, and I think we should leave now before Maddie comes up here. She is in the hotel's restaurant with her aunt waiting for us, and we will have dinner together with Paul, Francine's husband." He said.

"And I want you to know, this is one of the best days of my life, dining with my family is my long time wish, son. I have been lonely for a long time, and I was too afraid to accept it to myself because I felt proud since I knew how powerful I was. Yet, I also knew I was the loneliest man in the entire Neospoli, and Madeline made me so happy, and I hope you will allow me to spend more time with her, Hunter." He said, and I looked at him in the eyes.

"Grandpa, you also made Madeline happy, and her happiness matters to me. Of course, you can spend more time with her, and I hope it would be okay with you if I will tag along." I said, and he laughed, and I realized he could laugh too.

"That would be lovely, Hunter. It feels like I've got my son back. Thank you so much for making this old man happy." He said, and together we walked out from my hotel room, and I had never felt so excited my entire life, and he didn't realize I had also gained a grandfather, and it made my heart swelled with happiness.

I couldn't stop myself from feeling so happy when I saw my beautiful sweet wife running towards me the moment she saw us walking inside the restaurant.. Madeline kissed me without a care in front of every guest dining in the restaurant, and I felt so happy to kiss her back, and we only stopped kissing each other when we heard her grandpa clear his throat, and she looked so adorable when her face turned crimson while we held hands going to our table.