Yvonne was serving Elliot some soup. She was a little surprised when she heard what he said and asked," You know about Theo?"
She had not mentioned Theo to him in the past few days.
"Yes, I actually knew about Theo a long time ago." Elliot smiled with a pale face.
Yvonne replied, "A long time ago?"
"Well, when you had just returned to Canada, didn't you come to the hospital to see me and talk to me? From that time on, I was already conscious, but it was quite vague. I vaguely heard what you said, so I knew about Theo," Elliot explained.
Yvonne broke into a smile. "I see. Give me a moment, I'll go and get Theo to come over."
After she said that, she put the soup down and walked out of the room.
Soon, she came back with Theo in her arms.
Theo stayed in her arms obediently as she held him. H e was holding a Rubik's Cube in his two little hands and was playing around with it seriously.
Elliot looked at Theo's small face that was similar to Henry's and secretly sighed in his heart. A hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.
He knew that his love for Yvonne had really ended.
"Theo, this is Uncle." Yvonne didn't notice Elliot's expression. She put Theo down on Elliot's bed.
After Theo heard what she said, he stopped playing with the Rubik's Cube and looked up at Elliot.
Elliot happened to be looking at him too. The adult and the child looked at each other and the scene looked a little funny.
"Theo, can you call Uncle?" Yvonne leaned down and said to Theo gently.
Theo could only call his parents now and still couldn't speak. He still couldn't say anything else, so frankly, she didn't have the confidence to make Theo call Elliot "Uncle."
Sure enough, Theo didn't call him, nor was he looking at Elliot. He looked away and focused back on the Rubik's Cube.
Yvonne rubbed his little head and said to Elliot awkwardly, "I'm sorry about Theo, he..."
"I know, I heard you mention that Theo has autism, but I might be wrong. You can tell me about the specific details about Theo's situation and your life abroad in the past few years. I don't remember much about what you told me in the past." Elliot also raised his hand and touched Theo's head.
But he quickly put his hand down after touching him.
He actually wanted to touch the child a little longer, because Theo was Yvonne's child after all.
But he really didn't have the strength anymore. It took him a lot of strength to even lift his hand for a few seconds.
"Sure." Yvonne gladly agreed. She sat down and told him everything that happened in the past six years.
Now that he had woken up, she had also let go of her grievances with Henry. The only thing left was to get her revenge against Jacqueline, so there was nothing for her to hide.
After Elliot heard everything, he smiled bitterly." Speaking of which, I was also wrong. When Jacqueline and Dominic Conrad were still with Shaw, I should've gotten rid of them. Those things wouldn't have happened then. But fortunately, you’re still alive."
Yvonne touched Theo's forehead as she said with a smile, "Yeah, I’m also very glad that I survived and gave birth to Theo, but it was not your fault at all. You still didn't know about your true identity at the time."
Elliot lowered his eyes and asked, "Where is Shaw Taylor buried?"
When he fell into a vegetative state, Shaw was still alive.
He was not clear about what happened later.
He found out that Shaw was dead when she told him about it when he was still in the hospital.
"It seems to be at the public cemetery. I don't really know the details. When Henry comes back, I'll ask him about it," Yvonne replied.
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