�The Everheart family used to be very powerful and admirable. Your grandparents, especially your great-grandfather were incredible people, so you should��

�I know, so I want to contribute too!�

Little Adie said with a proud expression, �Mommy has been working so hard. I want to help share the burden, so I went to Bad Daddy�s company and got the important document that Mommy and Daddy Liam mentioned�

�Important document?�

Renee had just begun educating Adie with love. So how did the topic change so drastically.

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! JrNovels.com