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“Shaunny, both Lucas and I have a toy house. Do you want to play together?” Suzie took the initiative to invite him.
Shaun was tempted but could not help but look back at Cate.
He wanted to play and stay with Cate at the same time.
“Go ahead. I just got home, so I need to take a shower and change,” Cate said gently. She had stayed in the hospital for several days and it felt uncomfortable now.
“Oh, okay.” Shaun was slightly disappointed.
“Come on, don’t keep clinging to Mommy. We can play by ourselves. ” Suzie dragged him into the toy room.
The toy room was huge and had many pink dolls and various small pieces of Lego.
“Let’s play house.” Suzie said as she felt that she finally found a playmate. In the past, neither Lucas nor her grandmother liked to play house with her, and it was boring for her to play alone.
This time, she took out all her pots and pans. ” I’ll teach you how to play…”
Shaun ignored her and picked up the Lego blocks on the ground curiously.
“Oh, that belongs to Lucas. Don’ t touch it. If you lose a piece, he’ll throw a tantrum again, ” Suzie shouted. “Also, that’s too difficult. It’s not something that humans can complete.”
Lucas glared at her impassively. “Am I not a human?”
Suzie stuck her tongue out at him. “You played with this Lego for a week but you still couldn’t complete it. Grandma said that only those 18 and above can play with it, but you didn’t believe her and insisted on buying it. What a waste of money.”
Lucas’s eyebrows furrowed tightly at her words and showed a little stubbornness. “I wanna play it. I’ll finish it soon. Hey, don’t mess with my blocks.”
However, Shaun seemed to not hear him and even opened up the guidebook on the table.
“Why are you reading it so seriously? You won’t understand it. You can’t even read.” Suzie sighed. “I f only the previous Daddy was here. His IQ would still be okay. It’ll be a piece of cake for him to play with this stuff, but you? Your IQ is lower than mine.”
“It’s easy. ” Shaun looked at it for a moment and suddenly looked up.
“Easy?” Lucas felt like he heard a joke. “It is quite easy.”
“Yeah, it’s easy.” Shaun did not pick up the sarcasm in Lucas’s voice and fiddled carefully with the pieces on the ground. Before anything else, he classified them.
Lucas and Suzie did not believe him at first, but when they saw him successfully assemble a chassis of a car, they were dumbfounded.
In less than forty minutes, Shaun assembled a cool military green Lamborghini.
“Look. It’s easy. ” Shaun pressed the door button, and the sports car’s door opened.
Lucas was stunned and Suzie was dumbfounded.
Was he not supposed to have the IQ of a two-year- old?
How could he assemble it so quickly and perfectly?
It was simply a fatal blow to them who were only three-year-olds. It was too shocking.
Just then, Cate entered the room after her shower. She wore pink loose lounge clothes and her hair draped over her shoulders after being blow- dried. Her casual appearance made her seem more feminine, and although without makeup, her skin was still fair and her face was bright and radiant.
Her body had a lingering scent of her shower gel.
Suzie and Lucas were used to this fragrance because this was Cate’s usual shower gel at home.
Shaun, on the other hand, was not used to it. Cate had previously showered in the hospital too, but the scent was the refreshing kind. His mouth dried up today after smelling this unfamiliar yet pleasant fragrance, and his heart began to throb erratically.
When he looked up and saw her dark hair and red lips, he was overwhelmed with a desire to kiss her.
However, someone hugged her more quickly than he could. It was Suzie.
“Mommy, you’re done showering?” Suzie hugged one of Cate’s thighs.
“Yeah.” Cate knelt down and was delighted to see the completed Lamborghini sports car on the ground. “Lucas, isn’t this the same Lego your grandma gave you the last time? You actually finished assembling it. You’re amazing.”
Lucas’s handsome face reddened slightly in embarrassment.
Shaun harrumphed and pouted.
Suzie covered her lips and snickered. “Mommy, it wasn’t Lucas who finished it. Lucas spent one week but still couldn’t complete it, but Shaunny finished it after only a while. He’s truly amazing.”
Shaun’s chest immediately puffed up like a proud peacock. It was not a big deal to him before this but for some reason he wanted Cate to sing the praises of his achievement now.
Shaun was slowly regaining his intelligence, and while he couldn’t be labeled a fool, he was still very much like a child to her. This puzzle, on the other hand, had put one’s mind to the test.
Lucas had always been a smart kid and loved to play with Lego since he was younger than he was now. He picked up the challenge himself to assemble Lego designed for age 18 and above but alas he could not complete it. Shaun, however, managed to finish it in such a short time.
This could only mean that his intelligence might have always been intact.
“Oh, you’re amazing, Shaunny,” Cate said as she rubbed his black hair.
Shaun grinned happily, revealing his pearly whites. “Then can I have a reward?”
“Sure.” Cate smiled. “What do you want?” “I want a kiss, ” Shaun announced.
“Pfft.” Suzie burst out laughing then snickered as she covered her mouth.
Lucas smirked as well. He had secretly seen how Shaun and Cate got along in private. They kissed in a way that was nothing like kissing a child.
Cate’s face flushed in embarrassment. It would not have mattered if it was only Shaun alone but the children were here too.
She said stiffly, “Okay. I’ll give you a kiss. Everyone gets a reward.”
She pressed a kiss onto each of their foreheads, with Shaun being the last.
Shaun frowned after the kiss as this was not the kind of kiss he wanted. He was about to speak when Cate glared at him.
He proceeded to zip his mouth and pout sulkily.
“Well, you guys continue playing. I’m going to take care of something.”
Cate slipped away.
Hadley had been waiting in the parlor for a while.
“Ms. Cox, Rosabella and Young Master Lyons hadn’t been to the company lately. The company…” he hesitated.
“Rosabella is dead, ” Cate said faintly.
“What?” Hadley was stunned. Rosabella had spent so much money and effort to acquire 70% of the company’s shares, but now she was dead? “Is that true?”
“I’ll head over to the funeral parlor this afternoon. Even if it’s a corpse, I want to see for myself if it’s truly Rosabella.” Cate’s eyes were cold. She had to be sure, lest Rosabella escaped and stabbed her in the back again.
“I’ll go with you,” Hadley said immediately. “But if Rosabella really is dead, then what about her shares? Will they fall into the hands of Jeffery and his wife?”
Cate’s chest tightened. Hadley’s words served as a reminder.
“What’s the current situation at Lyons Corporation? According to Shaun, Rosabella brought in her own people to take over Lyons Corporation and even fired many of the company’s senior executives?”
“Yes, Rosabella hired a team herself. The person in charge is someone called Wade. The rest of them took over other important positions of GM and managers of various departments.” Hadley had a headache. “I looked into it and discovered that Wesley and Wade are close.”
“So Wade is one of Wesley’s men,” Cate said as she was struck with an understanding.
“Yes. That, in fact, made sense. As ruthless as she was, Rosabella wasn’t particularly skilled and capable of dealing with the business side of things. When it comes to her connections, Wesley was the only one she knew outside the Costner family. She must know, however, that when two dogs aim for a bone, it’s the third dog that gets it. Wesley must have gone to look for Jeffery and Sally when he returned to Melbourne suddenly.”
“Yes, Rosabella probably had the impression that her relationship with Wesley was one where they exploited each other, but she was wrong. She was only but a tool to Wesley. ” Cate sighed. “In the end, she underestimated Wesley’s brutality and viciousness.”
Wesley’s cruelty seemed to have no bounds.
Hadley smiled wryly. “If that’s the case, Lyons Corporation fell into Wesley’s laps following his elaborate scheme. Wesley’s Golden Corporation is already at its pinnacle. If he were to control Lyons Corporation by pulling the strings from behind the scene with Jeffery as a puppet, then he’ll be at the top. Who else then, would be able to compete with him in the future?”
Cate also understood why Gavin Mead would help Wesley.
“I won’t let Wesley succeed.” She gritted her teeth coldly.
Hadley smiled bitterly. “What can you do? It might be possible if Young Master Lyons was fine, but he currently has the IQ of a two-year-old… The both of you aren’t married either, so you have no right to interfere. Besides… Wesley and you are still technically husband and wife… If you step in, others might retaliate and accuse you of colluding with Wesley to annex Lyons Corporation.”
Cate thought about Lea, who was still a shareholder.
Lea might possess a strong business acumen but she was no match for Wesley’s malice and guile.
“I’ll train Shaun back to how he once was as soon as possible. I’ve discovered that he’s actually not stupid, so it’s not like this problem is hopeless. As long as we kick Wade away and prevent Jeffery from entering the company, Wesley’s plan won’t work.”
Cate mused, “Rosabella bought Lyons Corporation with the money that Sheryl gave her, so Sheryl is qualified to reclaim her shares. It won’t fall into Jeffery’s hand.”
“But Sheryl and Jeffery are siblings. Will she do it?”
“…We’ll cross the bridge when we get there.” Cate sighed.
Now, she only hoped that Titus could quickly cure Sheryl’s illness.
Aunty Yasmine was done cooking when Hadley left.
Old Madam and Old Master Lyons were not pleased when they saw Shaun’s silly expression.
“Mom, Dad, don’t worry. Shaun will get better.” Lea comforted the two elders. “And… This is quite good too. Shaun’s childhood had always been miserable. Now that he has returned to his younger self, he gave us parents a chance to redeem ourselves. We’ ll give him a happy childhood this time.”
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