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Shaun’s brain was not injured. In fact, he was just like a computer whose programs were jumbled up, thus contributing to his intellectual disability.
Chester said he would do his best to cure Shaun, but Cate knew the chances of success were very slim. If it was so easy to cure the illness, Shaun might have recovered those jumbled memories a long time ago.
Lea gazed at Cate sadly. “You and Shaun have gone through so much to come this far. We’re actually happy to see that you’ve made peace with Shaun and given birth to his children. At this moment, I’m glad that you haven’t remarried Shaun. Although you guys are already together, you’re not his wife yet. You don’t have an obligation to him. On the contrary, he’s our responsibility, given that we’re his parents.”
“Aunty Lea, what are you trying to say?” Cate asked despite having guessed it.
“Cate, if you’re tired and feel like leaving, feel free to do so. We won’t force you to take care of Shaun. Now that he’s become a fool, no one knows how long this condition will persist. It could take a few years or even forever.”
As Lea was speaking, she lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. ” You’re still young.”
“Aunty Lea, don’t say that. I can’t leave with Shaun’s current condition. Of course, I have no idea how long I can hold on for, but I won’t leave now. I’ll stay here and take care of him.”
Looking at Shaun drinking milk, Cate said with a low voice, “Yes, he might be a fool now, but his intellectual capacity might grow. Whether he’s normal or a fool, I’ll try my best and make him fall for me again. Even if we don’t have a future together, I won’t regret it.”
Lea was stunned, and there was a sense of appreciation in her eyes. “Thank you. It’s Shaun’s blessing to have met you in his life.”
“You and Uncle Brennan… can go home and rest, ” Cate said.
“No. You can go home. Suzie and Lucas must be waiting for you. Tonight, I’ll accompany—” Before Brennan could finish his sentence, Shaun pouted in fear when he saw Brennan approaching him.
Suddenly, Brennan felt helpless.
“Forget it. Since he’s so afraid of you, I’ll accompany him. Suzie and Lucas are quite worried about him too, so can you please bring them here tomorrow?” Cate gave a wry laugh. She could not bear to see Shaun in this state.
Brennan was headstrong. “How can we let the kids see him in this state?”
“But there’s no other way. The kids are worried about him, and we can’t hide it from them for long anyway.” Cate felt helpless.
Only after Cate convinced those two adults into leaving did Shaun relax.
He looked at Cate and yawned. “Aunty, I need to… pee.”
Cate stumbled and almost fell. When she finally regained her footing, she felt awkward. “You can go to the restroom on your own. It’s over there.”
“I don’t want to move, and I don’t know how to take off my pants.” Shaun squirmed and pouted.
Words could not explain Cate’s expression. Luckily, Shaun was good-looking, which made her feel a little less awkward.
“Carry me… ” Shaun stretched out his hands to her childishly.
Cate was at a loss for words. How could she possibly carry him?
“No need. Just use this. ” Cate weakly took a bedpan from the bed. “What’s this? It looks fun.” Shaun’s pure eyes glowed as though he saw an interesting toy.
“This isn’t a toy. It’s for peeing.”
Deep down, Cate felt glad that she had two children. At least she had an idea on how to deal with Shaun in his current state.
“Oh.” Shaun’s eyes were filled with curiosity. “I can’t hold it anymore. Help me take off my pants…”
Cate was speechless.
Looking at the man on the bed who was much taller than her, Cate felt like asking whether he was trying to take liberties with her…
However, even if she asked him, he would not understand her question.
All Cate could do was surrender to her fate by going to him and helping him.
Although they had lived together like a married couple, she could not help but blush with embarrassment when she met Shaun’s pure eyes.
When he was finally done, she said to Shaun earnestly, “From now on, don’t call me Aunty. Just call me Cate.”
“Cate?” A dazed look crossed Shaun’s face. “But you’re… a lot older than me.”
Cate did not have it in her to tease him. How dare this old man say she was a lot older than him when he was already in his 30s. “May I know how old you are?”
Shaun counted with his fingers seriously, but he could not work it out even after some time. At last, he answered with a pout, “I’m… one year old.”
Cate pressed her temples as she reminded herself to get used to it.
” Shaunny, it’s late. It’s time to sleep. ” Cate tucked him under the blanket.
“Are you calling me Shorty?” Shaun pouted. “I don’t like it. It sounds like I’m short.”
Cate found it funny. “It’s Shaunny. Your name is Shaun Lyons. Remember that.”
“Shaun Lyons. I’m Shaun Lyons. Shaun Lyons.” Shaun nodded seriously, trying to remember his name.
Cate was slightly swayed. She noticed that Shaun was not actually stupid even though he had a mental age of two. As long as she provided him with the right guidance, his intellectual capacity would gradually increase.
“Be good. Sleep now.”
“I’m scared. ” Shaun clutched her. “I want a hug.”
Cate pictured herself hugging Suzie to sleep. Then, she shuddered when she pictured herself hugging Shaun’s long body. In the end, she lay on the bed with one hand around Shaun’s head and the other patting him on the back. Only then did she manage to coax him into sleeping.
While Shaun was sound asleep, Cate was awake as she could not fall asleep at all.
She only fell asleep at 2:00 a.m. but woke up at 6:00 a.m.
She softly let go of Shaun and took her phone, only to find three unknown missed calls.
After some thought, she did not return the calls in the end.
At 8:00 a.m., Lea brought Suzie and Lucas over to visit Shaun.
“Daddy, are you okay?” Worried, Suzie walked to his bedside. “Do you still remember me?”
After looking at Suzie in confusion, he tilted his head. With a pout, he screamed, “Sister…”
Suzie was shocked to hear her scummy dad call her Sister. Boo—hoo…
“She’s not your sister.” Lucas fixed his eyes on Shaun with a frown.
Shaun scratched the back of his head in a daze. ” You’re… Brother?”
Lucas was speechless.
Although Lucas and Suzie had heard about Shaun’s condition from their grandmother on their way to the hospital, they still found it hard to accept even after they saw it with their own eyes.
Cate gently patted the two kids on their shoulders. “Your daddy is slightly injured, so you guys need to take care of him, okay?”
“Mommy, will Daddy be like this for the rest of his life?” Suzie was despondent.
Worry flashed in Cate’s eyes. Even so, she said to the kids, “Uncle Chester and I will contact some doctors overseas to cure him soon.”
“Mm. Alright. ” Suzie gasped. “I’ll just take him as my younger brother then.”
Just as Cate was helpless, her phone suddenly rang. It was an unknown caller.
She took her phone and walked out. “Hi. Who are you looking for…”
“I’m Titus Costner.” A cold voice sounded from the other end of the phone.
Cate was stunned for a moment before she furrowed her brows. “Mr. Costner, what’s the matter?”
“Matthew went missing yesterday. ” Titus’s tone was harsh. “And I still can’t reach him now. I can’t reach his assistant as well. After checking his call log, I realized that you were the last person he called. Does his disappearance have something to do with you?”
Cate’s head began to hurt.
So many things had happened since last night, and she had yet to get over them.
