Theo stopped playing with his puzzle and looked back at her, but quickly turned his head back to continue the puzzle.
Yvonne knew that Theo meant that it was okay for her to go in, so she smiled and walked into the room.
As she got to Theo's side, she sat down and looked at the puzzle he had put together.
Shane bought it for him. It was a Mona Lisa portrait with a thousand pieces, and the difficulty level was high. Average adults would struggle to play it too, as it would take a long time to even put together one small part.
Theo had already assembled a small part, and the packaging next to it showed that the puzzle had just been opened.
It was obvious that the puzzle was not too difficult for Theo since he was able to put together a small part in such a short time.
"Theo is really smart." Yvonne stretched out her hand and rubbed Theo's head.
Theo lowered his head, and his pale little ears were slightly red.
Yvonne was surprised that Theo would feel shy!
And his shyness showed.
Therefore, it meant that Theo's condition was indeed getting better.
As Yvonne thought about this, she got excited and scooped Theo into her arms. "Theo, Mommy's really happy!"
Theo blinked as if he didn’t understand what she was happy about.
Yvonne kissed him on the forehead and didn't explain either. She then gently let him go.
"Theo, can Mommy ask you a question?" Yvonne looked at her son who was in front of her.
Theo looked at her too as if he was waiting for her to speak.
Yvonne took a deep breath, and while holding Theo's face, she asked, "Does Theo want Daddy?"
Theo’s hazel eyes revealed a trace of confusion, as if h e didn't understand why she would ask this.
Yvonne gently rubbed Theo's tender face with her thumb. "Mommy never thought about whether Theo needed a dad or not, but your godfather reminded me, so I shall ask you, do you want a dad?"
Theo tilted his head, then touched her pocket.
Yvonne didn't know what Theo was trying to do, so she observed his actions quietly.
Theo took Yvonne's cell phone out of her pocket and handed it to her, motioning for her to unlock it.
Yvonne did what he asked and unlocked it.
Theo took the phone back again, clicked on the photo album, and found a photo in it.
The man in the photo had a cold expression and a pair of emotionless hazel pupils.
And the person in the photo was none other than Henry.
She had gotten the photo on the internet last year specifically to tell Theo that this man was his father.
After that, she kept the photo in her album without deleting it, but she didn't expect Theo to find it now.
"Theo, why did you tap on his photo?" Yvonne asked.
Theo pointed to Henry in the photo and shook his head.
Yvonne took a bold guess. "Theo doesn't need this man as your father?"
Theo nodded.
This man was bad. His uncle told him that the man had forgotten his mother.
He didn't like that father.
Yvonne felt a lump in her throat.
Theo's answer was as she had expected. She took the phone and locked it. "Well, since Theo doesn't need this dad, then we don't need him. But you need a father to lead you in the future. So do you want Daddy
Shane to be your father?"
Yvonne tried to ask.
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