To be honest, she also wanted to test if William was genuine.

�This�� William looked at Adie, who was sound asleep in the backseat, and his willpower began to waver

�Leia, if you find out one day that I�m not as simple as you imagined, and I turn out to be a bad person, would you� Would you forgive me?� William asked.

�Why are you asking that? I knew you were up to no good� But it depends on how you define being bad. If you hurt me, I�ll decide if I should forgive you based on how serious it is. However, if you hurt my friend, I will never forgive you. In my heart, Renee will always come first. She�s more important to me than anyone else. If you cross this line, you and I are over for good. Do you understand?� Leia asked.

To her and her brother, Renee wasn�t only a good friend. She was the person who gave them a second chance at life. They treated her like their idol, and they were determined to protect her to the ends of the earth.

William�s facial expression froze after hearing this. He remained silent for a long while before replying. �Alright. I understand. I know what to do.�

Leia was confused. �What do you mean? Why are you beating around the bush? Are you going to ask your friend for help or not?�

�Leia, I�m sorry. I can�t help you with this. If you want to break up with me because of this, then so be it.� William�s eyes filled with tears. �I�m a bad guy, and I�m also an idiot. I don�t deserve to live. However, I never regretted meeting you and falling in love with you. Thank you for saving me. I love you, Leia. Goodbye!�

�William, you��

William hung up before Leia could finish her sentence. He was already crying.

It wasn�t difficult to deduce from what Leia said-if he came clean right now and returned Adie to Renee, they might still be able to get back together. However, if he sent Adie to Carmine Pawnshop, their relationship would be over for good.

He loved Leia. Naturally, he didn�t want their relationship to end. However� More importantly, he was worried she would get into trouble because of him. Carmine Pawnshop�s owner might exact revenge on her.

That�s why he�d rather go through with the breakup than take the risk.

�I�m sorry, kiddo. I don�t want to hurt you either, but if I don�t do this, the woman I love will get hurt. I hope Mr. Q wants you because he genuinely likes you.� William turned around and looked at Adie. He sounded apologetic.

Despite committing an evil crime, William was a reasonable person. That�s why he�d already thought of a way to redeem himself. Once he sent Adie to Carmine Pawnshop, he�d offer a clear explanation to everyone.

The car eventually stopped at a gas station.

William was feeling awful. He decided to get out of the car for a smoke.

Just as Briar had said, Adie was still sound asleep due to the sleeping pills effect.

However, when William walked far away, Adie got up.

Adie knew ahead of time that Briar was up to no good, so he swapped the glass of milk infused with sleeping pills with a regular one when she wasn�t paying attention. He was only pretending to be asleep all this time. JrNovels.com