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“You’re shameless.” Lucas expressed what was on Cate’s mind. “You’re just taking advantage of Mommy.”
Suzie nodded. “Scummy dad, what happened to you? Are you still the fierce, indifferent, and silly scummy dad I know?”
Cate nodded as this was what she wanted to say too.
“You guys are overthinking things. Why would I need to take advantage of your mommy? I’ve hugged her from head to toe,” Shaun responded confidently.
Suzie and Lucas were stunned at his words. Suzie blinked. “Mommy, does it mean that you’ve gotten back together with scummy dad?”
Cate was speechless.
Before she could speak, Old Madam Lyons’s agitated voice rang out. “What? You guys have gotten back together?”
Aunty Yasmine grinned from ear to ear. “That’s great! If it weren’t for those misunderstandings, you guys wouldn’t have separated in the first place.”
Lea sighed with mixed feelings. “That’s good. The children will be able to grow up healthily in a complete family.”
Old Master Lyons, who was seated in a wheelchair, gave a light cough. “Now that you guys have gotten back together, don’t break up so easily anymore. “
Cate was speechless when she saw the large group of people from the Lyons family behind her.
What made her even more speechless was when Shaun said earnestly, “I’ll definitely treat Cate well. After all the obstacles we’ve been through, I’ve already realized my mistakes—“
Before he could finish his sentence, Cate caught him off guard by stepping on his foot forcefully.
“You guys have misunderstood. We haven’t made peace with each other. I’m just here to visit the kids,” Cate casually explained.
“Yeah. We haven’t made peace with each other, but I won’t give up.” Shaun nodded while enduring the pain. “Cate, can you lift your foot first?”
“It serves you right.” Cate moved her lips without making a sound. Nevertheless, those who were discerning could tell what was going on.
“Alright. It’s fine even if you guys haven’t made peace. He deserves it.” Old Madam Lyons laughed and said, “Come in and let’s eat together. These kids always talk about how much they miss you.”
“Mommy, let’s go in.” Lucas and Suzie held Cate’s hands on each side.
Cate walked in.
In truth, she was not holding a grudge against the others in the Lyons family.
Although she had previously gotten married to Shaun, the Lyonss had not agreed to their marriage at first. It was only after she got pregnant that the Lyonss took her side. At that time, however, Shaun refused to listen to his parents at all.
Once Cate entered the house, she realized there were a lot of toys around.
She even noticed a slide on the lawn when she came in just now.
With the house looking this way, she could tell that the kids had been living well here. The Lyons family treated them well.
“Cate, thanks for giving birth to these cute darling kids, ” Old Madam Lyons said from the bottom of her heart, “They’ve brought us a lot of joy. Because of them, the two of us aren’t bored anymore.”
Old Master Lyons nodded. “The Lyons family owed you too much previously. You’re a good person.”
“Grandpa, Granny, it’s all in the past,” Cate replied in a light-hearted manner.
A gentle smile spread across Lea’s face. “To you, it’s in the past. But to some people… it’s not.”
She darted a thoughtful glance at Shaun who was beside her.
Cate felt awkward.
Luckily, Lea did not explain further. She just said with a sigh, “I’ve heard about the matters between you guys. You’re cleverer than me. You discovered it soon enough and have evidence of Wesley’s cheating, unlike me…”
Cate had heard about Lea’s suffering.
She was fortunate that Nathan had tried to warn her and Tracy let her know about it. Otherwise, she would have ended up in the same situation as Lea.
“Mommy, draw with us, okay?” Suzie ran to her with some pencils and pestered her.
Cate immediately turned all her attention to the kids.
Due to her presence, the kids ate obediently, which was a rare occurrence.
After finishing their meals, the kids dragged her to play football.
Toward the end of the activity, Cate was exhausted, so she just watched Shaun play with them at the side.
Lea walked to Cate and gazed at those figures on the lawn. With a smile, she said, “It’s been a while since these two kids were this happy. Although they call Shaun ¡®scummy dad’, they’ve slowly accepted him. Lucas is no exception.”
Cate bit her thin lip. “Aunty Lea, what are you trying to say?”
“I just hope that you’ll give Shaun a chance.”
Lea added in agony, “As Shaun’s mother, I’m largely responsible for what happened between you and him. When I built another family back then, I didn’t care about him, which caused him to feel lonely and lack affection. Sarah appeared right when he was most miserable and helpless, so he treated her like the gleam of light in his life. But just like me, he didn’t know that some people might’ve approached him with a hidden agenda.”
Cate was momentarily startled. “What do you mean?”
“I found out that Sarah was admitted into the same mental hospital as Shaun one month after his admission. I heard it was because she was traumatized by her mom’s death, so she voluntarily stayed there for treatment. Among all the kids in the mental hospital, she happened to be interested in Shaun and only played with him…”
Cate was dumbfounded. “Are you saying that Sarah already knew who Shaun was back then and deliberately got into that hospital to approach him?
“How could this be? She was still a little kid back then…”
Lea shook her head. “At that point, the Neeson family couldn’t be bothered about Sarah. Also, there was Charity in the family, so she needed to search for a strong backing. Hence, she thought she should try to hold onto Shaun. Even though he was mentally ill, he was still the young master of the Lyons family. His future was limitless. The facts today have proven that Sarah seized the chance.”
Cate went silent for a moment before she asked, “But how did Sarah find out that Shaun was in that mental hospital? Shaun’s illness was kept a secret back then.”
“I forgot to tell you that Sarah’s aunt worked as the office manager of the mental hospital for a year.
Later, she was transferred, ” Lea responded with her eyes resting on Cate.
For a long time, Cate did not utter a word. Sarah already had such thoughts when she was still so young. What a scheming person she was.
“Does Shaun know about it?”
Lea shook her head. “No. He already hates Sarah so much. Just let it be. I don’t want him to know that Sarah has been plotting against him for more than 20 years.”
Cate was at a loss for words.
If she were in Shaun’s shoes, she felt that she would erupt with rage after the truth dawned on her.
“If I had provided him with a complete family, he might not have been taken advantage of.” Lea suddenly looked at her. “Just like Wesley and your marriage. Even though Lucas and Suzie gave you their blessings, they refused to stay there with you. They might be young, but they know that’s your home, not theirs.”
Somehow, Cate’s heart clenched and her face paled a little.
Lea continued, “I’ve talked to Suzie. She was actually afraid that you’d be pregnant with Wesley’s child and not love her and Lucas as much as you do now. But they didn’t want to let you know about it for fear that you’d be unhappy.”
“Shaun isn’t a good person. Considering that he has done many wrong things, it’s only normal that he doesn’t expect to get your forgiveness. Having said that, you guys already know each other well. If you look for another partner in the future, can you be sure that you guys will know each other this well? That other men won’t be like Wesley?”
“Granny, Mommy, I just scored a goal. Did you see it?” All of a sudden, Suzie ran to them excitedly.
Cate nodded and praised Suzie, “I saw it. Well done, Suzie.”
“Mommy, come and play with us.”
Suzie dragged Cate toward the lawn.
In the end, the two little kids were drenched in sweat.
With that, Cate stayed there to bathe the kids.
Suzie and Lucas felt particularly elated, probably because it had been a long while since Cate spent time with them. They played around and even had a water fight in the bathtub. Cate was soaked to the skin.
“Stop making noise!” Cate kept yelling, but the kids did not listen to her.
