Leia wanted to say something more, but Liam gave her a look to stop her.

At the moment, anything they said would only fall on deaf ears. Ultimately, Renee just had to realize it herself.

After a little rest, the three of them then drove to the police station as fast as they could. As the parent of the missing child, Renee was called into the interrogation room alone by the officer handling the case after having filled out some forms. Leia and Liam, on the other hand, were asked to stay outside in the waiting room.

The officer handling the case was a man in his early thirties. After opening the door to the interrogation room, he pointed at a chair where Renee was expected to sit before taking a seat across from her and then beginning the questioning.

�Good morning, Ms. Everheart. Last night we received a call from your son, Aiden Everheart. He informed us that he was a victim of child trafficking and even provided the exact time the crime took place, the name and address of the trafficker, and the evidence of the trafficking taking place. We would like to know, has your son really gone missing?�

�Yes,� Renee nodded, �my son has indeed gone missing. My friends and family have been looking for him everywhere, and because he had gone missing a few times before in the past, we decided it wasn�t yet time to report it to the police.

The police officer in charge of recording the interview could not help looking up at Renee. He frowned and reproached, �Your son has been missing for so long, and you still wouldn�t report it to the police? Don�t you think you�re being too reckless as the parents? Thank god the child was clever enough to report it to the police himself! Although we still haven�t figured out where he is, we�ve caught the suspected kidnapper, so the situation might not end up so serious after all.�

Renee nodded repeatedly, �You�re right, Officer. We, as adults, have certainly been too neglectful.�

But in her head, she silently thought, �I wonder which unlucky guys had to deal with Adie this time.

They should count their blessings if they didn�t end up getting sold into a human trafficking ring by him!�

Adie had run away on his own many times before, so it was inevitable that he would encounter bad guys with sinister motives against him, but each time it always ended with the kidnappers calling the police for help themselves after realizing that they could not deal with the true menace that was Aiden Everheart!

�The suspect has confessed to the crime,� said the officer in charge, �but she refused to reveal the child�s whereabouts. Instead, she asserted that she intended to harm your child because she has a personal grudge against you. She has made a request to talk to you alone.�

�Personal grudge?� Renee suddenly tensed up and seemed slightly more concerned now.

She had indeed made quite a few enemies by that point, and she knew that those who would hold grudges against her were certainly no saints. If it was true that Adie had fallen into their hands, then perhaps her son was in much more of a bind than she thought.

Renee clenched her hands and promptly asked, �Where is she? Let her come and talk to me!�

�Okay,� replied the police officer. He then spoke into the intercom, �Bring her in.�

Soon, the door to the interrogation room opened, and in came a woman whose hands were bound by handcuffs that glinted under the light.

It was Briar Desrosiers. Her face was stony and lifeless, but as soon as she saw Renee, it was as if she was splashed with a bucket of ice-cold water. She seemed to be reanimated in an instant.

With a cruel smirk on her face, she said, �Why did you have to hurry over here so quickly, Renee Everheart? You should�ve just wait a little longer. Someone would�ve gone to you and told you what became of your poor Adie!�

Renee tried her best to restrain herself from killing Briar right then and there. She coldly said, �You should�ve come straight to me if you hold any grudges against me. Why did you have to lay your filthy hands on an innocent child? Aren�t you afraid of divine retribution?� JrNovels.com