Liam backtracked immediately and advised Renee instead, �I think Adie has a point. His punishment was unfair. Well, don�t be angry. I think� Maybe you should apologize to Adie.�

�Liam!� Renee stomped her feet in anger. �He�s just a foolish kid. How can you go along with him? Are you trying to piss me off?!�

�I�m just being honest. Adie isn�t an ordinary child. You should respect him and give him the freedom to play. Don�t limit him.�

�Yes, yes, yes. Daddy Liam is right. Mommy, you should respect and trust me. Let me be responsible for taking care of you as soon as possible. I want to protect you.� Liam and Adie took turns convincing Renee.

�Enough. Do you know the woman you met earlier? She has long planned to hurt you. You even followed her around like a silly lapdog. She fooled you with just some toys and snacks. Isn�t that embarrassing?�

Renee felt scared thinking about it again. Briar certainly had the intention to kill Adie. It would have been unthinkable consequences if not for Adie�s lucky escape!

�No way!�Adie pouted in disdain. �I knew she was no good. I�ve been playing dumb with her so she could send me to Mr. Q��

�Who is Mr. Q?� Renee listened in confusion.

�Mr. Q is very powerful. I specially chose him to help you deal with Bad Daddy. He made me a promise and is willing to become your follower and follow you to greatness.� Adie explained with an adult-like and proud expression.

Liam frowned incredulously. He lowered his voice to confirm, �Mr. Q? Are you talking about the owner of Carmine Pawnshop?�

�Yup. He has a lot of treasure at home. When the time comes, I�ll make him pick two for you.� Adie lifted his chin and said delightedly.

�How is that possible? The owner of Carmine Pawnshop is notoriously mysterious and difficult. People nicknamed him the Midnight Demon. Why would he listen to you and become Renee�s follower?� Liam was astounded and thought Adie was lying.

Adie said nonchalantly, �Why not? He must be impressed by Mommy. Daddy Liam, you�re the same. You�re good too, but you�re working for Mommy too, isn�t it?�

�Uhm��

Adie�s statement made Renee and Liam look at each other in speechlessness.

Renee had led a reclusive life in the past few years and focused on her experiments at Sun Island. She was oblivious to the outside world and naturally did not know about Mr. Q�s story.

She was a little frightened to hear about the mysterious Mr. Q from Liam andquickly pulled Adie aside to check on him carefully. She asked nervously, �Did that Night Demon hurt you or do anything strange to you?�

�Nope. Mr. Q was nice to me. He gave me whatever I wanted. I asked him to work for you, and he agreed� But he�s a little busy lately. He said he had to go out of town. I�ll arrange for you two to meet when he�s free.�

Adie crossed his arms, looking like a leader with everything under his control.

Renee furrowed her brows, still feeling puzzled. �It�s so strange. Mr. Q is a powerful man. He even made a deal with Briar. Why didn�t he hurt Adie? He even promised Adie to be my follower?!� JrNovels.com