Shane finished playing and got off the stage. When he saw that Charlotte was staring at him, he beamed and asked, "Miss, did I play well?"
"Yes, you did." Charlotte stepped forward and handed him a bottle of water. "Shane, can you promise me that you would continue to play the piano when you restore your memory? Whether it's the company or our child, I can handle them all. I feel that you're the most like yourself when you're playing the piano."
"I don't know why I gave up, so I can't promise you." Shane took a sip of water and said, "However, you can talk to me. I will probably agree to your requests."
"Why?" Charlotte was very curious.
He didn't seem to know a lot about her now.
"Because you look beautiful."
"Huh?"
"Miss, I know you must be my wife. Because no matter what, I will keep you by my side."
Charlotte was confused for a moment. Was Shane really back to 12, or was he just pretending? Shane saw the confusion in her eyes and reached out to pinch her nose. "Humans are visual animals. If we don't hate someone at first sight, we won't hate them at second sight either. Therefore, I would definitely marry the person who I fell in love with at first sight."
"There are so many women you fell in love with at first sight. Are you going to marry every single one of them?" Charlotte was amused.
"It's different."
What was the difference?
Charlotte wanted to ask, but she didn't. After all, 12-year-old Shane wouldn't know anything. When she was 12, she was really obsessed with an actor. Every day, she said she wanted to marry him. And it was all because she thought he was very handsome at first sight. But after so many years, she had already forgotten who he was.
It was better not to make things difficult for a 12-year-old child. Just a little teasing would suffice.
Avery was worried sick when he heard that Shane had left the hospital. But when he found out that it was Charlotte who left with him, he let out a sigh of relief. Only after asking around did he learn that Shane had experienced age regression.
It was all going to be fun and games now.
Everyone gathered together in an instant.
Shane was sitting on the chair in the center, surrounded by Braden, Anne, Rick, Kendall, Peter, and Zoe.
Avery and Nathan were sitting farther away from the table with Charlotte.
The three children were playing 3D puzzles on one side.
'Are you really only 12 years old?" Rick was the first to speak. "Shane, do you know who I am?"
"Mister, I don't know you, but you must be very smart. Since you came in, you have been looking around. Obviously, you haven't been here for a while, and there have been some changes. So you were trying to find the differences between now and then."
Rick twitched the corners of his mouth and turned to look at Charlotte. "Look at how chatty he is. I can guarantee that he isn't the original Shane."
Charlotte shook her head helplessly. "This is the only thing I can guarantee. Also, I can assure you that he doesn't know all of us."
"Then, who does he remember?"
"Heidi."
As soon as the word came out of Charlotte's mouth, everyone was silent.
Shane felt that something wasn't right, and his heart sank. He had a bad feeling. But he didn't doubt the credibility of what Charlotte had told him earlier because it sounded so real. He only thought that there might be some sort of hostility between Heidi and Charlotte.
Could it be that in the future, he would actually be two-timing her?
Shane felt a sense of self-loathing.
He had despised his father the most.
He despised that his father was unfaithful to her mom.
"Mr. Fuller, do you still remember our code?" asked Peter tentatively.
"What code?"
"You told me before that there's a code that only you and I know. I'm Peter. I can give you a hint. The beginning of our code is east and west."
Shane frowned. After thinking for a moment, he relaxed his brows and asked, "The Theory of Substitution?"
Peter nodded and said, "Correct."
"I remember."
"Then, do you still remember you've predicted that the stocks will drop to a particular point?"
"I do," Shane replied without even thinking about it.
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