Adopted by Shawn Mendes (English)

Chapter 22

Hope's POV
Luc and I walk downstairs. We tell Shawn and his parents that we've decided to keep the baby. They warn us that it's probably going to be very difficult for us. Not only because a child needs a lot of attention, but also because of the reactions from others. I know that's coming, but Lucas will support me a lot.

When Luc and his parents leave, I go upstairs. I see that Shawn's office is open and walk inside. I snoop around a bit and find his notebook. I remember that he keeps this for that project with the orphanage. I read through it and see that it's about the time I ran away.

3:00
I wake up every hour with a feeling of guilt. How could I have done that to Hope? That's not like me. I want to apologize to Hope immediately, but I realize she'll probably just get angrier if I wake her up.

Today is my performance. I haven't been able to sleep because I keep thinking about Hope. Should I have called the police after all? I decide to call her again. Unfortunately, she doesn't pick up. I have no idea what to do anymore.

This is so sweet and also so sad. How could I have done this to him? I decide to read a bit further.

I finally found Hope. I'm so happy and I will treat her much better this time. I think I'll write a song about her.

I won't lie to you I know he's just not right for you And you can tell me if I'm off But I see it on your face When you say that he's the one that you want And you're spending all your time In this wrong situation And anytime you want it to stop I know I can treat you better than he can And any girl like you deserves a gentleman Tell me why are we wasting time On all your wasted crying When you should be with me instead I know I can treat you better Better than he can

I'll stop time for you The second you say you'd like me to I just wanna give you the loving that you're missing Baby, just to wake up with you Would be everything I need and this could be so different Tell me what you want to do 'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can And any girl like you deserves a gentleman Tell me why are we wasting time On all your wasted crying When you should be with me instead I know I can treat you better Better than he can Better than he can

Give me a sign Take my hand, we'll be fine Promise I won't let you down Just know that you don't Have to do this alone Promise I'll never let you down 'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can And any girl like you deserves a gentleman Tell me why are we wasting time On all your wasted crying When you should be with me instead I know I can treat you better Better than he can Better than he can Better than he can

This is so sweet. I run downstairs and show it to Shawn. He blushes deeply. "Why have you never played this for me?" I ask. "Because I never had the courage to play it for you," Shawn says. I beg him to play the song for me, and after some pestering, he does. When the song ends, I clap enthusiastically. I tell Shawn that he should send the song to his record label.

Shawn's POV
Hope says I should send "Treat You Better" to my manager. Maybe she's right, so I do it. The next day, I already get a response. They're going to release my song. I tell Hope the good news, and she jumps for joy. Could this be my next hit?