A Heaven-sent Sweet Child Falls Asking for Hugs-Chapter 46: Mommy, I’ll Go Find You

Beanie didn’t know what Jasper Ford was trying to do. He was scared and flustered, pushing against him with his tiny hands.

Jasper Ford held his wrist while feeling his forehead. His temperature wasn’t high; it seemed the fever hadn’t returned.

"Go to sleep. No more fussing, understand?" Jasper Ford instructed in a low voice.

Beanie let out a quiet "mhm," too scared to move a muscle. He didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.

Jasper Ford found him a little amusing. He couldn’t help but steal another glance at Beanie before asking in a low voice, "Who’s your mommy?"

"Hmph!" Beanie turned his face away unhappily, saying with a defiant pout, "Wanda Quincy."

"Wanda Quincy wouldn’t have saved you," Jasper Ford said ruthlessly.

Beanie’s voice was puffed with anger. "That’s why I said she’s a bad woman."

"Fine. Go to sleep." The corners of Jasper Ford’s mouth curved up. He turned onto his side and quietly closed his eyes.

In the middle of the night, Beanie wasn’t the least bit sleepy. In fact, he was wide awake. It was probably because the "bad woman’s" fiancé was lying next to him. Beanie hated Wanda Quincy, and by extension, he hated Jasper Ford too. But for some reason, having Jasper beside him made him feel exceptionally safe.

It was the same kind of security he felt when sleeping next to his mommy.

Beanie wondered, ’Is it because I miss my daddy so much? Is that why whenever a tall, strong man is around, I feel like he has a fatherly vibe?’

’That must be it!’

His mind raced with these thoughts for a long time, and he didn’t even realize when he finally drifted off to sleep.

Jasper Ford naturally ran warm, his whole body like a furnace. Beanie, likely still weak from his illness, gradually climbed onto Jasper in his sleep, clinging to him like a little octopus.

Jasper Ford slept poorly all night. He got up early the next day, looking rather grim.

"Is Beanie alright?" The moment Jasper Ford stepped out of the room, he was cornered by Madam Ford.

Jasper Ford said languidly, "He’s fine."

"I’m going to check on him." Madam Ford forcefully pushed Jasper Ford aside and strode toward the room. After confirming Beanie was still in one piece, she breathed a sigh of relief, carefully closed the door, and went to instruct the housekeeper to prepare breakfast.

Seeing Jasper Ford’s unpleasant expression, Madam Ford thought, ’He must be tired from taking care of Beanie last night.’ He was her son, after all. "Did you not sleep well last night?" she asked with concern.

"Yeah," Jasper Ford replied faintly. Surprisingly, he wasn’t angry. As he walked down the stairs, he asked, "Mom, have you looked into Beanie’s mother?"

"Why investigate his mother?" Madam Ford was displeased. "It’s not like his mother is a bad person. Why would you ask such a thing?"

"It’s nothing. I’m just curious. Beanie has been staying with our family for so long, why hasn’t his mother come to see him once?" Normally, a mother who truly loves her child wouldn’t go this long without visiting.

’Beanie Quincy seems very well-behaved and has a good personality. He should have a good relationship with his mother, so it’s unlikely he’s been abandoned.’

Madam Ford had wondered about it too, but she was so fond of the child that she’d selfishly avoided contacting Beanie’s mother, afraid she’d come to take him away. She sighed helplessly and said to Jasper Ford, "Beanie was hit by my car, and for the past two days, he’s had a cold and a fever. He’s lost weight from his poor appetite. The Ford Family is a prominent name in Crestfall. If word got out that we hit a child with a car, sent him to the hospital, and then let him get rail-thin, people would surely say we’re abusing him."

After a pause, Madam Ford continued, "The way I see it, we can fatten Beanie up a bit before we send him back. It won’t be too late."

"Mom, he’s already chubby enough." The previous night, when Jasper Ford had helped Beanie get undressed for his bath, he’d noticed the boy had a little potbelly.

Madam Ford glared at him, displeased. "How is he chubby? Beanie is clearly very thin, alright? I think he’s lost a lot of weight."

Jasper Ford: "..."

He didn’t want to waste time on this topic. It was pointless.

After breakfast was ready, Jasper Ford went upstairs to wake Beanie Quincy. The little guy was sleeping soundly. He rubbed his eyes and slowly opened them, only to be startled by the sight of Jasper Ford. He scrambled out of bed in a panic. "Why is Ford here?"

"Get up. Time for breakfast," Jasper Ford said.

"Oh," Beanie mumbled. He sluggishly tried to climb off the bed, but he wasn’t fully awake. The little bundle of a boy slid right onto the floor, dazed by the fall.

Jasper Ford found this rather amusing. The corners of his mouth lifted. "You little klutz."

"Don’t call me names," Beanie said, glaring up at him unhappily, looking fierce.

The smile on Jasper Ford’s face widened. He reached out and gave the little one’s cheek a gentle pinch. "Alright, I won’t. Now hurry up and brush your teeth."

"No. I’m mad." He sat on the floor, throwing a little tantrum from being woken up.

Jasper Ford crouched down. "I’ll say this one last time: go brush your teeth."

"You’re being mean to me! I’m going to tell Miss Ford!" Beanie’s voice was pitiful, and his big, grape-like, sparkling eyes instantly reddened.

’Such a drama king.’

Jasper Ford pressed his lips together to hide a smile. He found a pair of slippers for the little troublemaker and said, "I’ll be waiting downstairs. If you’re late, you’ll miss breakfast."

Then he stood up and left.

Beanie quickly slipped on his shoes, dashed out of Jasper Ford’s room, and ran back to the guest room. He immediately called Vivian Quincy. "Mommy, I slept with Ford yesterday!"

Vivian Quincy, who was in the middle of breakfast, nearly sprayed a mouthful of milk. She hastily grabbed a napkin to wipe her mouth. "What? How did you end up sleeping with him?"

"I was sick, and Miss Ford was exhausted so she went to rest. So, Ford slept with me," Beanie replied in a small voice.

Vivian Quincy was so scared she completely lost her appetite. "Are you hurt?" she asked urgently.

"No." Beanie found it strange too. "Ford didn’t bully me. He even gave me a bath."

"Him?" Vivian Quincy was incredulous. "Are you sure he knows *how* to give a bath?" A man like Jasper Ford looked like the type who had never lifted a finger in his life—he even had maids help him with his shoes at home. A man like that helping Beanie with a bath? That was about as likely as pigs flying.

Beanie thought for a moment. "Well, I wouldn’t really call it a ’bath.’ He just stripped me, threw me in the water, and then fished me out..."

"Son, why do I feel like you were abused?" Vivian Quincy could imagine how rough Jasper Ford must have been. Her expression hardened. "I’ll come pick you up today."

"But don’t you have to work, Mommy?" Beanie said quietly. "I’ll be so bored by myself all day. You can’t take me to work with you, and Anna doesn’t have time for me."

Vivian Quincy thought about it and realized he was right.

She did have a job, after all. Back when she was working out of the province, her boss had been a single mother who’d been especially considerate, allowing Vivian to bring her son to work with her. But now, Vivian was at Jasper Ford’s company. If she actually brought Beanie there, who knew what might happen!

What if they ran into Wanda Quincy and she tried to snatch Beanie again? Vivian would be at a complete loss.

But she hadn’t seen Beanie in so many days.

"Mommy misses you," Vivian Quincy said.

Beanie thought for a moment. "Which department are you in, Mommy? Maybe I can come find you?"

"The secretarial department. I’m an assistant," Vivian Quincy answered truthfully. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Beanie grinned, hung up the phone, and ran downstairs. He was going to Imperium Group to see his mommy!