CHAPTER 471 THEO

Upon hearing this, Shane quickly came to his senses and looked at his watch. "He finishes school at three o’clock.”

"Three o’clock?" Yvonne lowered her head and glanced at her watch. "It's half-past two now. I'll go

first."

"I’ll go with you. It's not convenient for you to carry your luggage and take care of Theo at the same time," Shane said while pointing at her suitcase. Content © 2024.

After thinking about it, Yvonne didn't refuse but she smiled and agreed, "Okay, thank you."

"Don’t worry about it. I'm Theo's godfather anyway.” Shane took out his car key from the drawer and shook it.

Yvonne got up from the chair. "Let’s go then."

As she spoke, she was going to put the suitcase in the corner.

When Shane saw this, he quickly pulled the luggage over. "Let me do it."

Yvonne hummed and left the office first.

On the way, Yvonne asked about Theo in the past half month.

Shane answered her questions one by one.

Half a month ago when Yvonne decided to return to Canada, she first sent Theo back to Shane so that he could take care of him for a period of time. She only had the time to come back after she handed all her work abroad.

As for how she met Shane, it all started five years ago. 1

Her health deteriorated rapidly five years ago, after Theo’s full moon. In order to save her, the Smith family immediately arranged for a kidney replacement operation. The doctor who did the operation was Shane’s professor and Shane happened to come to his mentor for medical advice at that time. When he saw her information by chance, he immediately recognized her as the daughter of the Smith family, Shannon Smith.

After her surgery, he approached her and asked her what was going on. He asked about how she survived and why she didn't tell him that she was alive.

She didn’t answer all of his questions, except for the question on how she survived.

Although he was disappointed, he didn’t force her. Since then, he often went abroad to find her with the Smith family. He even participated in her skin grafting surgery along with Dr. Peter.

So she really appreciated him in these five years!

Shane didn’t know what Yvonne was thinking. He glanced at her through the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "Theo will be very happy to know that

you're back."

Yvonne gathered her thoughts and came back to reality, but she wasn’t happy. On the contrary, she was worried. "Maybe, but he can’t show it even if he’s happy..."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Shane’s face slowly disappeared and was replaced with a heavy

expression. "It's going to be alright. Theo is still young, so he’ll be fine. Don't worry and give him some time."

Yvonne forced a smile. "I know."

Soon, they arrived at Sunshine Hills.

When Yvonne got out of the car, she heard the school bell ringing.

Right when she was about to go to the entrance and wait for her child to come out like other parents, the mobile phone in her bag rang.

She frowned, then she took out her mobile phone and took a look. Her expression became sullen.

Upon seeing this, Shane asked, "What's the matter?"

Yvonne pursed her lips and explained, "A client who didn’t agree with our terms is calling. He’s probably going to ask for a rebate."

Shane raised his chin. "Is it urgent?"

"Yes. It's related to the sales target this year. If I don't solve it in time, I won't be able to hand over the work overseas.”

"Then you should go back to the car and answer the phone. It’s quiet there. I'll pick Theo up." Shane handed her the car key.

Yvonne glanced at him. After seeing the understanding in his eyes, she nodded. "Okay, I'm sorry about troubling you."

"It's alright." He waved his hand.

Yvonne smiled at him, pressed the car key, and opened the door before getting into the car.

Shane looked at the closed door and touched the tip of his nose. Then, he walked towards the entrance of the kindergarten and waited along with the grandparents who were waiting for their grandchildren.

He was tall and handsome. His appearance completely stood out among the old men and old ladies. As soon as Joe stopped his car, he saw him and couldn't help but hum puzzledly.

The man on the keyboard in the backseat heard it and asked without looking up, "What’s the matter?"

"Mr. Lancaster, it's Dr. Summers." Joe pointed out the window to the figure among the group of old men and old ladies. "He's here too."

Hearing that it was Shane, Henry stopped typing and looked towards the direction he pointed to. "What is h e doing here?"

Joe said, "I don’t know, but it looks like he's here to pick up his child."

Henry raised his eyebrow. "Child?"

"Umm... That should be it. This is a kindergarten. If he’s not here to pick up the child, it can't be that he's here to pursue the kindergarten teacher," Joe quipped.

Henry snorted and looked back. He didn't seem to be very interested to know if Shane was here to pick up his child.

Joe sighed upon seeing this.

In recent years, the relationship between Mr. Lancaster and Dr. Summers had been really stiff.

Before this, if he had known that Shane might have a child, Mr. Lancaster would've asked him to go down and ask what was going on. Now, he had no interest at all.

Joe gathered his thoughts and asked for Henry’s permission. "Mr. Lancaster, I shall get off to wait for Miss Anna now."

Henry nodded slightly. "Go ahead."

"Yes,” Joe answered when he was about to open the door and get out.

But with just one step out, his eyes widened as if he saw something surprising and he stammered, "Mr... M r. Lancaster..."

"What's the matter?" Henry frowned unhappily.

"The child!”

"What child?" Henry scowled.

Joe pointed outside. "Dr. Summers is really picking up a child, and that child..."

"That's enough!" Henry interrupted Joe impatiently before he could finish his sentence, "It's not surprising for Shane to have a child. Recently he’s been going abroad, so perhaps he got married abroad."

"Is that so?" Joe scratched his head. Although he thought it was reasonable, he felt that it was strange.

If he saw it right, the child that Dr. Summers picked u p looked similar to Mr. Lancaster.

If he didn't know that Mr. Lancaster had no other child, he would have thought that he was Mr. Lancaster’s illegitimate child.

But it was strange. Why did Dr. Summers’ child look s o much like Mr. Lancaster?

Henry looked at Joe who was standing in front of the car door in a daze and said coldly, "What are you doing in a daze? Aren't you picking up the child?” 1

Joe came to his senses and quickly closed the door then walked towards the kindergarten.

As he walked, he looked at Shane. He only looked away when Shane carried the child into the car and drove off. But his heart couldn't calm down for a very long time.

God, that child looked a lot like Mr. Lancaster!

Shane didn't know that Henry and Joe saw him picking up the child.

As he drove away, he looked at the mother and son in the back seat from the rearview mirror with a smile.

"Theo, Mom's here. Are you happy?" Shane teased Theo who was in Yvonne's arms.

Theo didn't respond. His pale little face looked scared and he kept shrinking into Yvonne’s arms. He hugged Yvonne tightly and looked for a sense of security from her.

Yvonne hugged Theo tightly too, and her heart was broken.

Five years ago, Theo was a premature baby who was born before a full term. Because of her, Theo was born with a congenital deficiency and suffered from severe autism. He hadn’t spoken a word so far.

His physical condition was far worse than other children of the same age. Other children were chubby, lively, and healthy whereas Theo was skinny and weak. He had to be hospitalized even when he caught a little cold and had a fever. He was five years old, but he looked like two or three

years old. Luckily the Smith family was rich and Theo could receive treatment at any time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived so long!