Adrien huffed angrily as he went outside and called for his limo on his phone. Marinette had gone out looking for him, she couldn't believe how he acted in front of everyone. His behavior was terrible, horrible, how on earth could he say such things to his best friend? When she saw that he had come to the party she had hoped that it meant that maybe, just maybe he might be the sweet, kind, funny, man who was best friend. The man who served as her partner against akumas. Who flirted with her and made her laugh with his terrible cat puns. The man who she had fallen in love with. But she was wrong.

"What is the matter with you?!" Marinette asked angrily. "How can you say that to Nino?! He's your best friend!"

"Was my best friend! Now he's a moocher like everybody else!"

"I can't believe this! I can't believe I thought for one second that you had changed! But you haven't changed at all! You still think it's impossible for anyone to really love you!"

"You wanna know something about love Marinette? All it does is break your heart! But guess what I avoided that!"

"You're right you don't have a broken heart Adrien but you have something much worse. A frozen one! One that refuses to love! And I'd rather have broken heart than a frozen one. Don't you care about anything anymore?"

"I care about my work."

"How can you be like this? And at Christmas?"

"Two words for you bug girl. Bah humbug! I hate Christmas!"

Marinette looked at him with eyes of sadness and pity.

"It really sad how you've turned out." She headed back to the apartment. "Merry Christmas Adrien. I hope...I hope that you're happy."

Adrien sneered as he watched her leave. His limo soon arrived to take him home, during the whole ride there he complained about Marinette and how she shouldn't have spoken to him like that.

"I'd rather have a broken heart than a frozen one." Adrien mocked. "Well what does she know? She's never had her heart broken! Not like me! What is she trying to say? That I'm lonely? That I'm sad? That I'm miserable? That I miss her? Well guess what bugaboo! I'm perfectly happy with my life and I don't miss you at all! Okay yeah sometimes I lay awake at night and dream about walking on the beach with you but that's none of your business! You don't get to judge me Marinette you're not my Dad!"

"Uh sir." The driver said.

"What?!"

"You're talking to yourself."

"I know that! What of it!?"

"Nothing sir it's just...I read it's very unhealthy and the first sign of loneliness."

"What are you my therapist?! Drive!"

When he got home he was pretty mad.

"Mr. Agreste how was the party?" Nathalie asked him.

"Nathalie, never let me see another party invitation again is that clear?!"

"Yes sir." She sighed realizing that something went wrong. "What time shall I be here tomorrow sir?"

"Same time. At 4:00 am."

"Yes sir but don't you want to do anything for Christmas tomorrow?"

"Nathalie I have never done anything for Christmas in past seven years and I never will! So stop asking!"

"Your father ruined you." She sighed. "I should've never just sit back and let that God forsaken man turn you into what he was."

"Don't talk about my father like that! If you do I'll have you fired!"

"I'm sorry sir." She said. "I'll see you tomorrow Adrien, Merry Christmas."

"Yeah, And bah humbug to you too."

Nathalie felt tears prick her eyes. She blamed herself for how Adrien turned out. She knew the way Gabriel raised Adrien was wrong but she was so afraid of losing her job that she just did nothing. Now the sweet, kind, happy boy she knew and loved had been replaced by an angry, bitter, and sad young man because of her own selfish fears and she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Upstairs in his room, Adrien poured himself a glass of wine hoping it would drown out his feelings of anger and sadness. He had barely taken his first sip when he heard footsteps, heavy footsteps walking up the stairs to his room. They sounded really heavy like stone or hard metal was being dragged upstairs. Then before he could blink a ghostly figure with chains came through the door of his room.

"Oh my God!" He shouted. "Who are you?! What are you doing in my room?!"

"Adrien calm down."

"I'm warning you I have a huge defense system! So get out of here you phantom freak!"

"Young man how dare you speak to me that way." The ghost responded sternly.

It was then Adrien finally noticed how much this ghost looked like his father Gabriel Agreste.

"F-f-father?" He stuttered. "Father is that really you?"

"In the flesh well so to speak."

"Bu-bu-but you're...you're de-de-dead! You died of a heart attack five years ago."

"I know son, I'm not a fool I was there."

"But if you're dead and you're here theen that means you're a gho-gho-gho-gho-gho-gho-"

"A ghost? Yes son I am a ghost try not to freak out too much or you might suffer a heart attack of your own." He said. "Anyway no need to be afraid son I'm here to help you."

"Help me? With what?"

"Oh Adrien, I know I taught you that business and power was the only thing that mattered but I was wrong. And I paid the ultimate price for my cold heart, these chains! I'm doomed to wonder around in these chains until I've served my time and I fear a fate much worse will fall upon you my son."

"What are you talking about?"

"Son listen to me carefully, you need to forget everything I told you growing up. I was wrong about everything! I was wrong about you! You're friends! Love! Everything I said was wrong!"

"Okay there's no way you could be my father. My father would never admit he was wrong about anything."

"And that was one of my many mistakes! I ruined lives! I pushed away the people I loved! I pushed away your mother! I raised you to be cold and bitter man! And now I'm paying for it! It's too late for me but not for you. I'm sorry I wasn't a better father to you after your mother vanished but this is my one chance to make it right. Tonight you'll be visited by three beings who will show you the error of your ways. Listen to them son or you'll end up like me and if I have to see you suffer the same fate because of my cruelty I...I don't know how I could even exist."

"Alright I know what's going on here. You're a hallucination. Somebody spiked the punch at that party and now I'm seeing things."

"I'm serious Adrien! If you don't change then you're gonna be in a world of trouble! Don't make the same mistakes I did! I just hope one day you can forgive for everything I did and I hope you understand that I never wanted to hurt you. Fare well my son, I love you."

He then disappeared leaving Adrien shaking from head to toe.