Still, she did not want to worry Liam, so she lied to him, saying, �Don�t overthink it. I was only asking because I kept hearing Adie talking about the place� You don�t actually think that your boss is that stupid, do you? Even if I wanted to make a deal with them, what on earth do I have to trade?�

When she got back to her apartment, Adie had already had his dinner and was now in the study. He sat on the couch, reading a book, with his feet dangling in the air, looking heart-achingly adorable.

�What a good boy you are, Adie! You already know how to take such good care of yourself!�

Renee sat down next to her son and gently patted his little head.

�Of course, Mommy! I know how hard you�re working, so I don�t want to be a burden to you.�

Adie was reading an advanced physics textbook. His knowledge had already reached the level of a university student now, making him a bona fide child prodigy. Yet this fact only made Renee worry about him. Because he was so farahead of his peers, Adie was quite a lonely child compared to kids his age.

But days like these would soon be over.

Renee then enthusiastically told her son, �Adie, guess what? The headmaster of Monte Perry Kindergarten told me today that they�ve abolished that horrible rule and agreed to welcome you and Abby to the kindergarten! I�ll bring Abby and Aunt Margaret over in a few days and we�ll all be together again, okay?�

She expected Adie to be leaping with joy after hearing the news, but the boy reacted very calmly and merely said, �I didn�t think it would be settled this quickly. Looks like that guy�s the real deal.�

�What guy?� asked Renee, confused. She did find it suspicious how the kindergarten would take a 180-degree turn on their rules so suddenly. Did Adie know the actual reason for this?

�Um, Superman! I asked Superman to help me last night. I didn�t think he�d fulfill my wish so quickly! Superman is so awesome!�

Adie�s face was full of satisfaction. Right now, he regarded Mr. Q as one of the best candidates to be his mother�s future husband, but he did not want to reveal too much before Mr. Q really passed the test, for fear that his mother might fall too crazily in love with him too soon. Hence, he would only refer to him as �Superman� for now.

�Is that so?� Renee gently replied, not suspecting that Adie was hiding anything.

�If that�s true, then Superman must be an awesome guy! Oh, how I wish I had someone like Superman to fulfill all my wishes too!�

�That�s easy!� Adie wrapped his arms around his mother�s neck and warmly told her, �All you have to do is find a husband you can do anything for you� But don�t worry, Mommy! I believe that you�ll find your Superman soon!�

It was already getting late. Renee put Adie to bed and quietly tiptoed out of the kids� room. She went into her own room, changed into comfortable sportswear, tied her hair up into a high ponytail, and confidently walked out of the door..

It was one in the morning. Everything was quiet and peaceful everywhere else, but here at Water Dock, things had only just warmed up. It was the most chaotic time of the day, when all kinds of colorful characters began to show up.

Renee had come to Water Dock on her own, with nothing but a �top-secret� map of the area that she bought at a high price from the second-hand market.

She headed straight to Carmine Pawnshop.

Water Dock had indeed lived up to its reputation. It was every bit as much of the lawless, �no man�s land� it was rumored to be, where burning, looting, robbing, and killing took place at almost every corner. Anything that was too sickening to be found in civilized society was nothing but a normal occurrence here. It wastruly a dreadful place to be. JrNovels.com