Liam had been waiting outside the police station for ages, but Briar Desrosiers was still nowhere to be


    seen. His patience was wearing thin, so he threw caution to the wind and went inside to ask the police


    officer who handled Briar’s case. That was when he found out that Briar had been released a long time


    ago.


    “Damn it!” Liam cursed with a scowl before immediately reporting the development to Renee.


    “I’m sorry, Boss. This is all my fault. That cunning woman must’ve guessed that we were trying to


    ambush her outside, so she escaped through another exit.”


    “Never mind. I’ll find another way then.”


    At the time, Renee was sitting in front of theputer in her apartment, her fingers incessantly tapping


    on the keyboard as she tried to track Briar’s movements in the past few days. She found out from the


    police officer in charge that Briar was arrested in a five-star luxury hotel, so she hacked into the


    surveince system of that hotel to sniff out any helpful clues.


    She did not find any clues. She simply saw Briar Desrosiers taking care of Adie as if he were her own


    son. She even took Adie out to shop for everything the boy desired-be it snacks, clothes, or toys!


    What infuriated Renee even more was how she saw Adie affectionately holding Briar’s hand in the


    surveince video, as if he now regarded Briar as his real mother! He was acting all cheerful and


    bubbly, looking nothing at all like a boy who was kidnapped!


    “Oh, my God… My blood pressure is rising…”


    Renee massaged her temples. She wished she could climb through the screen and spank the cheeky


    boy!


    “Look at that. My dear eldest child! It’s like he’s trying to make my blood boil! We’ve all been so worried


    about him, yet he’d been happily following someone else as if he was a puppy on a leash all along! Oh,


    the betrayal!”


    Leia, who was sitting next to Renee, almost burst intoughter as she watched it all y out on the


    screen.


    “Hahahaha, who would’ve thought that our cool handsome guy would have such a sweet and docile


    side? I guess the lure of snacks and toys had more influence on him than his own biological mother…”


    But just as she wasughing away at Adie’s antics, her expression suddenly froze. She clenched her


    fists.


    The cause of this drastic change was in the surveince video, where she saw William Jones, her


    boyfriend whom she was madly in love with, was knocking on Briar Desrosiers’ door!


    Renee noticed this too and she hastily turned off the monitor as quickly as she could. Then, she got up


    and stretched her body before deliberately changing the topic, saying, “Forget it! I won’t bother


    checking it anymore! If that little rascal was so smart that he could hand Briar Desrosiers to the police


    himself, then he’s probably fine. He’lle home once he’s had enough fun.”


    Leia’s throat felt tight, and her eyes began to sting. She tried her best to keep calm as she looked up at


    Renee and asked her, “D-Did you see that just now?”


    Renee did not have the heart to upset Leia, so she acted dumb, albeit poorly, and replied, “What are


    you talking about? I didn’t see anything!”


    “I beg you. Please y that video again.”


    “I’m afraid I can’t do that. The permission has expired so we can’t watch it anymore.”


    But Leia was not so easily fooled. She grabbed Renee’s arms and repeatedly pleaded, “You’ve got to


    help me hack into that surveince video again, Renee! I need to know if I was just imagining what I


    saw!”


    “You don’t need to see it again. You weren’t imagining it.”


    Renee sighed helplessly and decided toe clean with everything that she knew.


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    “William Jones does indeed know Briar Desrosiers. In fact, they used to be in a rtionship with each


    other.”


    Leia was aghast. Not only was she heartbroken, she suddenly felt as if she was the biggest dumbass in


    the world and could not stop herself from pping herself across her face.


    “I’m such a moron! How could I just let him trick me and use me all this time… No wonder why he’s


    been asking about you all the time! He approached me with an ulterior motive all along!” “Stupid, stupid


    me! It’s all my fault that Adie went missing! I’m so sorry, Renee! I’ve caused you trouble again! You


    have to beat me up. Otherwise I’ll never be able to forgive myself!