Ryan Campbell’s POV
I took Theresa to have breakfast unhurriedly. I also found that Theresa was easy to be coaxed when she had delicious food.
But she had a child, so she couldn’t make sure of the time, such as coming to work this morning.
I expected to arrive on time. The baby and I got up at seven o’clock, but it took a lot of time to clean up.
It’s not that my child was delayed, but that I have no experience and even don’t know what to do.
The clothes were all newly bought yesterday. Theresa had been looking forward to it for a long time. After she washed her face and brushed her teeth, I didn’t have time to make breakfast, so I took the child out to eat.
It took me a long time to choose a restaurant. I can eat whatever I want, but I want to find a child who likes it very much. Then the child eats slowly, so I don’t eat much. I have been serving this girl almost all the time. When I finish eating and go to the company, it’s already half past nine.
He had already asked Philip to deal with the morning meeting alone and went to his office with the kids.
When he took her here yesterday, he fell asleep in the car and took her in. At this moment, Theresa began to look around curiously.
Although the children were naughty, they didn’t touch each other. They just held my hands and walked forward.
Mr Campbell had been sullen for so many years, and now she suddenly brought a child to the company. With a good look on her face, it was inevitable to attract the assistant’s discussion. They were all guessing who the child was, and no one dared to think about the identity of “boss’s daughter”. After all, the child had grown up, and they had never seen it before. It was unbelievable that such a child suddenly came out. They all thought that the child might be a relative of someone.
Just as Ryan Campbell pushed open the door of his office and was about to enter, Cynthia Patel walked behind him. She looked down at Theresa with a complicated expression on her face. She had just heard about the child from others this morning.
It didn’t matter if she was really just a relative’s child. If she was really his illegitimate daughter, and he was so precious to take care of her, she didn’t want to be a stepmother.
I turned my head to take a look at her. It’s usually Philip who comes to talk to me. Now Philip is still in the meeting room. I wonder if Cynthia Patel has something to say.
Cynthia Patel decided that if it was really his child, she would give up, because she didn’t want to be a stepmother. It was already difficult for her to replace his ex-wife. Now that she had a child, it was even more difficult. She didn’t want to suffer this!
“Mr. Campbell, this is what the receptionist asked me to give you.”
I frowned and took a look at the medicine bag. I thought it might be Cynthia Patel’s trick, so I just asked, “what?”
“I don’t know. The receptionist said that a lady named Nadine gave it to you. If you don’t know her, then…”
Before Cynthia Patel said anything, I took the medicine bag and looked it up and down. Then I heard Theresa say, “is it from Mom?”
I didn’t answer. I just pushed the door open and led Theresa in.
As for Cynthia Patel, she froze at the door. It seemed that she was really his child
I sat down on the sofa and opened the medicine bag. Theresa stood beside me and looked at it curiously. She asked, “is mom here?” The next second, when Theresa saw the medicine bottle in her bag, she said, “this is mine!”
“You ate it?”
“Yes, mom bought it for me.”
I looked at the bottle and knew what it was for. So I asked Theresa, “do you know what it is?”
“This is vitamin. My mother said that I’m not in good health. Only eating more can I grow taller.”
I didn’t say anything when I heard her. That woman was so easily fooled.
I took out the medicine bottle with a note.
Slowly unfolding the note, Theresa curiously stuck her head out to look at it, but the little boy couldn’t read. He leaned over to me and asked in a low voice, “what did mom say?”
There was no greetings on the note. It only wrote down the dose of the medicine clearly. When to take the medicine, a few times a day, and after Theresa finished eating some snacks and candy, it told me not to be too strict.
Maybe I used to be very strict with her about snacks, so I was afraid that I wouldn’t be willing to give these food to her?
After reading it, I couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Then I looked down at Theresa next to me and put away the note. My heart inexplicably became a little heavy.
I’m not used to her stopping asking to see the baby. Her reaction was a little unexpected, and I don’t know how to accept this situation.
Will she give up hope and leave the child to me? And then we will live with that Arthur Mitchell?
It seems that it’s a good thing for them that I take the child away?
She took a deep breath and put the medicine on the tea table. Then she poured some water and said to Theresa patiently, “take it.”
Theresa pouted and said, “why don’t you peel a candy for me? After that, I want to eat candy.”
I frowned. Where can I find candies for her at this meeting? I can say that I can’t find anything to eat in my office.
But when I saw Theresa pouting unwillingly, I could only sigh helplessly. Then I stood up and said to her, “stay here and don’t run around.”
“Uncle, where are you going?”
“I’m going to buy you some candies and call me dad. Next time I hear you call me uncle, I’ll teach you a lesson!”
Theresa pursed her lips and sat on the sofa obediently, watching me leave.
I was going to buy it downstairs, but it was too far away, so I went to the assistant room. Standing at the door, I asked indifferently, “who has brought snacks with you? Candy is okay.”
All the people who were buried in their work in the assistant room looked up at him in disbelief and didn’t even react. However, Ryan Campbell’s expression was very calm, as if he was not here for snacks, but for work reports.
For a moment, no one dared to speak rashly. They looked at each other and thought Ryan Campbell was here for inspection. Anyone who brought snacks to the office would be scolded.
I also saw such an idea from everyone’s eyes, so I added, “if the child wants to eat, just take a candy.”
Hearing this, one of my assistants who was closest to me took out a box of candy from his bag carefully and handed it to me. “Mr. Campbell…”
I took it over. Seeing this, other people enthusiastically sent snacks here. I had to say, “it’s okay. You don’t have to buy so many.” I took out a few candies from the box and returned it to the man. Then I took two small biscuits from the snacks pile on the table and thanked him politely before turning around and leaving.
The assistant’s office was in an uproar. It was said that Ryan Campbell seemed to have changed a lot since he had this child. They hadn’t seen him like this for a long time.
Although he didn’t show much expression in usual, people could see some of his emotions from his eyes. Although Ryan Campbell didn’t smile just now, his eyes were full of affection, tenderness and indulgence for the child.
When she returned to her office with the snacks, she thought Theresa was still sitting on the sofa as she did just now. But when I pushed the door open, I saw Theresa sitting on the boss’s chair in front of my desk. Without looking carefully, I couldn’t find a child on it.
I didn’t say anything. I walked towards the sofa and said, “come here and take the medicine.”
Probably she was used to it, so she had to peel the sugar for her before taking the medicine. As soon as the medicine was finished, she immediately stuffed the sugar into her mouth, and her wrinkled face slowly relaxed with the sweet and greasy taste in her mouth.
“You want to play computer?”
I asked indifferently when I saw the baby’s behavior just now.
Theresa looked at his eyes and face to make sure that he was not angry. Then she whispered, “I want to watch a cartoon.”
In my heart, I scolded Theresa for being childish, but in a spoiled tone, I said, “go and get the tablet computer in the drawer. I’ll put it for you.”
Upon hearing this, the little boy immediately ran over and found the tablet PC under my guidance. He crawled to the sofa and sat beside me. Then he asked, “why do you have mom’s photo in your drawer?”
“Because I’m your father.”
Theresa looked at him in confusion. She couldn’t understand what was going on in the cartoon, but since the cartoon was played, she didn’t have to worry about it anymore. She watched the cartoon with relish.
I stood up and walked to the desk with a sigh. I opened the drawer on the right and looked at the photo frame inside. It was her photo.
She took this photo with my phone, in order to replace my phone desktop wallpaper with hers.
After she left, there was only one photo left, except for those art photos with makeup and embellishment.
The group photo of the two people was even rarer, and it was in her mobile phone. She took it when I was not noticing. The two people did not take a photo together.
“Dad, the cartoon is gone.” Theresa walked over with an iPad in her hand. She might have accidentally pressed the button and exited. Because of her “father”, I could pamper her for a period of time.
Patiently transfer her back to the room. I also collected my thoughts and began to work. Theresa watched the cartoon quietly and played alone.
Irene Nadine’s POV
I wandered around the street for a while and didn’t know where to go. I had walked around his company for a few times, but I didn’t see anyone I wanted to see.
She hadn’t had breakfast yet, so she was a little hungry and felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach. She looked at the time and found that it was almost twelve o’clock. Then she chose a restaurant opposite Ryan Campbell’s company and a table by the window. She looked at the opposite company gate, hoping to see Theresa during this period of time.
But after work, people came out one after another. I was almost full, but I still didn’t see the person I wanted to see.
It was hot outside. The sun was shining brightly. After walking for a whole morning, she might have got sunstroke. In addition, she caught a cold last night, so she didn’t feel energetic.
She really wanted to lie down and have a rest, but she would feel uneasy when she closed her eyes.