After Prison I Rushed into Marriage with a Comatose Tycoon-Chapter 156: Shane Lockwood: Eliza Sutton, I Don’t Want to Divorce You Anymore

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Shane Lockwood: Eliza Sutton, I Don’t Want to Divorce You Anymore

"I’ll wash him. You go run the bathwater."

Mrs. Zimmerman agreed.

Eliza Sutton carried the little boy to the bathroom.

When she saw the scars on the little boy’s body, she couldn’t help but gasp.

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard to imagine a child could have so many injuries.

Crisscrossing wounds covered his body, some scabbed over, others still fresh.

The worst injury was on his lower back—a massive scar.

Even as the Ghost Doctor, who had seen all kinds of patients, her heart ached at the sight. She was almost afraid to touch the child.

"It doesn’t hurt," the little boy said hesitantly in a soft voice. "Don’t cry."

Only then did Eliza Sutton realize she was crying.

She was actually surprised. She didn’t even know why she was crying; by the time she realized it, the tears were already falling.

Seeing Eliza Sutton staring at his lower back, the little boy spoke in a nonchalant tone, "The boss I used to follow took a liking to my kidney. He wanted to swipe it to save his own son. But I’m smart. While they were trying to do it, I bashed their heads in and ran. That son of a bitch can’t use my kidney now, so his kid’s probably a goner too."

The little boy sounded smug, but Eliza Sutton’s heart ached with a bitter sorrow.

’Someone almost dug out his kidney...’

’How could something so terrible happen?’

’If only he’d had an adult to protect him, he wouldn’t have had to go through this at such a young age.’

The suffering this child had endured was something even Eliza Sutton, who had been through countless hardships herself, couldn’t bear to imagine.

"The wind just blew something into my eye."

"Sure. That’s what all grown-ups say when they cry." The little boy had an expression that said, ’I get it, I won’t call you out.’

Eliza Sutton couldn’t help but laugh. ’What a little rascal.’

"Little one, what’s your name?"

"My name is Rudy," the little boy said, tilting his chin up, looking incredibly proud.

He said it as if his name were as magnificent as Rex Drake.

But Eliza Sutton felt an indescribable emotion in her heart.

’What decent family would give their child a name like that?’

The little boy looked at Eliza Sutton and asked, "Ma’am, is my name not very nice?"

"No, it’s not."

"Okay, then I’ll change it. Ma’am, what do you think of Theo?"

Eliza Sutton’s heart jolted. In the entire world, no other name could tug at her heartstrings like that one.

"Why do you want to be called Theo?"

"I just like the name. And I like it when you call me Theo. It feels like..."

The little boy furrowed his brow, unable to put his feelings into words. "Anyway, I just really like it."

"Alright," Eliza Sutton agreed. "From now on, your name is Theo."

As Eliza Sutton spoke, an indescribable feeling welled up inside her.

Her Theo had already been found, but he could never return to her side.

’It’s nice that this child is called Theo now. For a moment, it feels like my own child has come back to me.’

"Theo."

The little boy—Theo—broke into a smile and answered loudly, "Yeah! Pretty lady, can you say it again?"

"Theo."

Looking at the smile on the little boy’s face, Eliza Sutton felt a daze come over her.

’Right now, I really want to ask the heavens why this child has a face that’s the spitting image of Shane Lockwood.’

’If this child didn’t look so much like Shane Lockwood, I could almost fool myself into thinking my Theo had returned.’

’But unfortunately, fate has never shown me even a shred of mercy.’

Suddenly, a pair of small arms wrapped around her neck, and a little body snuggled into her embrace.

Theo hugged Eliza Sutton and said, "Don’t be sad, ma’am, or you won’t be pretty anymore."

Eliza Sutton chuckled and poked Theo’s forehead. "You little rascal. All clean? Should I carry you out?"

Theo immediately spread his arms. "Pretty lady, carry me."

Eliza Sutton carefully carried Theo out.

Mrs. Zimmerman had already prepared clothes. Seeing Theo emerge, she immediately came forward with the clean garments.

"Second Young Master."

Mrs. Zimmerman’s choice of address made it clear she already knew about the livestream.

Even though there hadn’t been a paternity test yet, no one who saw that face would doubt he was of the Lockwood family’s bloodline.

When she saw the scars on Theo’s body, the ever-sensitive and soft-hearted woman nearly burst into tears.

Eliza Sutton patted Mrs. Zimmerman’s shoulder. "Take Theo to eat. He must be hungry."

"Yes, yes, of course. The kitchen has already prepared a meal for the Second Young Master."

After dressing Theo, Mrs. Zimmerman led him by the hand to the dining room to eat.

「In the dining room.」

After devouring his meal like a whirlwind, Theo looked up at Mrs. Zimmerman with his small, doll-like face and said in a sweet, childish voice, "Madam Zimmerman, I want more chicken soup. Can you get me another bowl?"

"Of course, Madam Zimmerman will get it for you right away. You wait here for me, okay?" Mrs. Zimmerman bustled off to the kitchen.

The moment Mrs. Zimmerman left, Theo hopped down from his chair.

He pulled off the chair cover and proceeded to plunder all the decorative items in the dining room.

These decorations might not look like much, but each one was quite valuable. Selling them would fetch a hefty sum.

Theo’s eyes gleamed with greed. He snickered, "I’m rich, I’m rich."

He didn’t even spare the pastries and fruit on the dining table.

As long as he could remember, he had never eaten anything so delicious.

After gathering everything, Theo shouldered his loot and headed for the door.

’Time to bolt. Time to bolt.’

’This house is big and warm, and that lady is beautiful and kind, just like the mother in my dreams.’

’But Rudy isn’t that easy to fool.’

’That boss who was going to swipe my kidney was really nice to me at first, too.’

’And what was it all for?’

’For my kidney.’

’So, no matter how nice the pretty lady is, she’s not my mom, and she’s not more important than my own life.’

...

After leaving Theo, Eliza Sutton went to the study to find Shane Lockwood.

First, she discussed business matters with him.

Shane Lockwood wouldn’t let her quit her job, but she couldn’t just abandon her work at Si. She had to find a balance.

More importantly, she had other things to deal with and couldn’t focus all her energy on this.

"We’ll do it your way."

Shane Lockwood looked up and saw that Eliza Sutton hadn’t left. He raised an eyebrow, his tone teasing, "Are you staying behind to cultivate our relationship?"

"That’s not a funny joke, Mr. Lockwood." Eliza Sutton frowned. "You helped me out of a tight spot today, and I should thank you for that. But announcing our relationship like that was too impulsive. It’s causing a huge uproar, and now it’ll be even harder to end this marriage."

Shane Lockwood said, "Why does this marriage have to end?"

Eliza Sutton was confused. "What do you mean?"

Shane Lockwood looked at Eliza Sutton, then suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms, his arm locking tightly around her waist.

"Do you understand now?" Shane Lockwood moved closer, his hot breath brushing against her ear. "Eliza Sutton, I don’t want to divorce you anymore."