Adie instantly let out a sigh of relief. He nodded with a bright smile, �Okay, Mommy. I know you�re the best and most understanding Mommy.�

Shortly after, Renee took out a ruler. She raised her eyebrows and snapped at Adie, �Get down on your knees and hold out your hands!"

Adie behaved this time. He knew Renee was furious, so he listened to her orders obediently.

Adie got down on his knees at once and held out his hands cooperatively. He faced Renee�s anger calmly. �Mommy, go ahead. You should calm down after hitting me. Don�t stay angry. Anger is bad for your health. It�s okay for me to be in pain."

"You�re still being slick, aren�t you?�

Renee got furious and hit Adie�s palm with the ruler. She questioned with a stern tone, �Do you know what you did wrong yet?�

It was a painful hit. A red mark immediately emerged on Adie�s tender skin. Even so, Adie remained strong. Although his eyes were full of tears, he did not cry out. He raised his chin and said stubbornly,

"I didn�t do wrong. What�s wrong with protecting Mommy?�

�Adie!� Renee was so angry that she hit Adie with the ruler again, harder than the previous time.

Renee had no other choice as the little one was getting more and more disobedient each day. She could barely control him anymore. She had to teach him a hard lesson before he got himself into more trouble.

With this in mind, Renee hit Adie several times and said harsher than ever, � You won�t admit your mistake, will you? I�ll punish you until you admit your mistake!�

�Boo-hoo!� Adie was just a child after all. Finally, he could not hold back anymore and finally cried out.

However, he remained stubborn as he cried. "Mommy, go ahead and hit me. Even if you beat me to death, I don�t think I�m wrong. I just want to protect you. I don�t want Bad Daddy to hurt you!� Renee froze. �What� What do you mean by Bad Daddy?�

Adie wiped his tears and stared at Renee with a pitiful look, �Mommy, you don�t have to hide anything from me. Abby and I know everything! Daddy Liam isn�t our real daddy! It�s the big bad Stefan!�

Renee panicked. She had never mentioned Stefan�s name in front of the two little ones!

�I have a recorder in the study and heard every meeting you had with Daddy Liam��

�I know Stefan is our real daddy. I know that he mistreated you and broke your heart. He has hurt you��

�You�ve been working so hard all these years, taking care of us, dealing with Azure Group, and staying up all night in the lab doing experiments. You did all that in order to defeat him early. It�s so that we can return home as soon as possible and live in peace, right?�

The little one sobbed and revealed everything.

�What�� Renee could not imagine how much Adie and Abby had gone through at the tender age of four. She did not want her children to grow up in hatred, so she explained, �I worked hard not because of him. I just want to give you a better life. I want to revive our family and bring the Everheart family back to glory�� JrNovels.com