Forbidden Passion
Chapter 632 Dad

Noomi's scream was so loud it froze the nanny, Pamela, right where she stood and even made Theodore jump, and he had just walked in from the hospital entrance. Theodore looked down and saw a little girl sitting by his shiny shoes. Noomi had a bow on her head, a red and white princess dress, and some old-school brown leather shoes. Noomi's cheeks were all chubby, and her tiny hands were under her eyes. Her big, watery eyes were checking him out, but there were no tears, just a lot of noise. Theodore watched Noomi quietly, thinking back to their little bump earlier, and figured she was probably faking it.

Theodore crouched down, held out his hand to Noomi, and asked, "Did you get hurt? Where are your folks? Why are you out here alone?"

Noomi's big eyes blinked like they were talking. She stared at Theodore for a long time.

Vanessa stood next to Theodore, looking at Noomi. She frowned, "Theodore, Sarah's still waiting for us. Let's go."

Theodore glanced at her and said calmly, "You go ahead. I'll be up in a minute."

"Theodore." Vanessa watched as he squatted in front of Noomi, helped her up, and brushed the dust off her clothes.

For the past two years, Theodore had been cold to everyone, but now, he was super patient with a stranger's kid.

Vanessa knew Theodore actually liked kids. Otherwise, he wouldn't have married Phoebe just because she was pregnant with his child.

Theodore ignored Vanessa. He looked at Noomi in front of him. Even though they had just bumped into each other, everything about Noomi made him want to get closer to her. "Did you get hurt?" Theodore asked, checking her over.

Noomi replied, "Daddy, it hurts. Can you take me to see a doctor?"

Theodore was stunned by Noomi calling him "Daddy." For a moment, a weird sadness hit him. He swallowed hard, "Don't call me that. Your dad will be mad." Noomi replied, "But I don't have a dad. Can you be my dad?"

Phoebe, who had just come back looking for Noomi and Pamela, was shocked by what she saw.

Phoebe quickly stepped back into the hallway, not getting how in just two minutes, Noomi had run into Theodore and was asking him to be her dad. Outside, Theodore's low laugh could be heard. He gently patted Noomi's head, looking helpless against her crazy request, "Sorry, I can't be your dad."

Noomi looked disappointed and hurt but still praised Phoebe, "But my mom is really pretty, and my brothers and I are super well-behaved. You won't regret it." Phoebe was speechless.

Phoebe took out her phone and dialed Pamela's number. Pamela, who had been standing nearby, finally snapped out of it. Seeing the caller ID, she quickly answered in a low voice, "Ms. Ziegler." Phoebe said, "Pamela, bring Noomi over here. That guy's a kidnapper."

Pamela looked at Theodore, dressed in a suit and tie, with a watch worth millions on his wrist. He didn't look like a kidnapper at all.

Phoebe repeated, "Hurry up, or he'll take Noomi away."

After that, Phoebe hung up and nervously peeked into the hospital lobby, feeling super anxious.

If it wasn't such a bad time for her to show up, she would've already grabbed Noomi and given her a good scolding.

Running around was one thing, but calling some random guy "Daddy" was a whole new level of trouble.

Pamela could feel Phoebe's anger and quickly walked over. Facing Theodore's intimidating presence, she felt a bit scared.

"Sir, I am her nanny. Noomi, stop clinging to him. Come here. Your mom's been looking for you everywhere," Pamela said, all nervous.

Hearing that Phoebe was looking for her, Noomi knew she was in big trouble. Phoebe would definitely be mad if she found out she had run off. It was tough to calm Phoebe down when she was angry. Noomi suddenly threw herself into Theodore's arms, her chubby little arms wrapping around his neck.

Theodore's heart felt like it was being gently scratched by a feather, soft and tight. He wrapped his long arms around Noomi to keep her from falling again.

Noomi's warm breath tickled his ear as she said, "Daddy, can you take me back to my mom?"

Theodore taking her back would definitely keep Phoebe from scolding her. She was pretty clever.

Little did she know, Phoebe, hiding nearby and watching, was so mad she could almost grind her teeth to dust. Noomi really knew how to put her in a tough spot.

Luckily, Theodore was clear-headed and didn't want to get roped into a blind date or become Noomi's dad. He stood up, holding Noomi.

"I've got things to do, so I can't take you back." With that, Theodore handed Noomi over to Pamela, who quickly reached out to take her.

Noomi's chubby little arms were still wrapped around Theodore's neck, but she couldn't match the strength of an adult and was eventually held by Pamela.

Pamela quickly said, "Thanks. She's been a handful."

With that, Pamela turned and quickly walked towards the pediatric ward with Noomi in her arms. Noomi lay on Pamela's shoulder, not crying or fussing, but looking at Theodore with eyes full of reluctance. "Daddy, goodbye!"

Anyone looking into Noomi's big, shimmering eyes would find it hard to resist her. Theodore stood there, watching Noomi leave, feeling like his heart had been punched, leaving him kinda sad. "Theodore, let's go." Vanessa said, subtly blocking his view.

Theodore coldly looked away and headed towards the elevator.

Vanessa watched Theodore's indifferent back, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look where Noomi had disappeared. In the hallway, Phoebe emerged halfway and took Noomi from Pamela. In a quick glance, Vanessa found that person's profile very familiar.

"What are you looking at?" Theodore stopped not far away, frowning at her. Vanessa quickly snapped out of it, shaking her head to dismiss the crazy thought.

"Nothing, let's go."

Phoebe took Noomi from Pamela, both angry and anxious, and she was tempted to scold Noomi on the spot.

But Phoebe was also scared of making a scene and catching Theodore's attention, so she had to hold back. Gritting her teeth, Phoebe muttered, "We'll settle this when we get home!"