“You said you have a son, and that he will be an orphan once you die.


    Is that true?” “That wasn’t a lie,” the woman’s smile became even more bitter now. ’I do indeed have a


    son who’s seriously ill. He needs a lot of money for the treatment. That’s the reason I stole from


    Carmine Pawnshop, that’s why I broke their rules. But I guess without me my son wouldn’t really be


    orphaned, since he still has his father…”


    “That’s fine, then.”


    The heavy burden weighing on Renee’s heart lifted a little. If anything really happened to this woman,


    at least her child still had his father, so he would not be totally alone and abandoned in this world.


    “Still, his father is now married to his former mistress, and they have another son who’s turning a month


    in a few days, so I fear that he would have no time to take care of my son…”


    “Then…”


    Renee suddenly became distraught again. Just as she was about to say something, Chase coldly


    urged the man, “Stop wasting time! Take her away! ■


    The man in the ck suit then escorted the woman as she disappeared into the darkness of the night.


    No one knew what eventually happened to her, much less what became of her son.


    Renee could not help but think of her children, Adie and Abby… If anything ever happened to her, then


    her twins would suffer exactly the same misfortune as the woman’s son, with their fates hanging by a


    thread…


    Chase turned to Renee and asked her, “You feel sorry for her don’t you?” “I just feel sorry for her son.”


    “There’s nothing to be done,” he said. “She made this choice herself. Her name is Rosie. She got


    divorced about three years ago. When she hit rock bottom, she couldn’t even afford to fill her belly with


    food. By chance, I stumbled upon her and asked her toe work at Carmine Pawnshop with me. She


    became my helper and was pretty talented in appraising precious items. I had nned to train her as


    my apprentice, but… it turns out that I’ve been raising a wolf that would eventually betray me. How


    disappointing!”


    “Perhaps she really was at wit’s end, that’s why she…”


    “No matter how desperate she was, she has to be punished for breaking the rules of Carmine


    Pawnshop. You must understand that in our line of work, betrayal is the worst crime and is absolutely


    uneptable. If we don’t set a good example, we will lose the trust and respect of the public!”


    Chase clenched his fists and seemed just as upset as Renee was. He was clearly feeling sorry for his


    apprentice too.


    Seeing this, Renee said nothing more about it and nced at her watch.


    “It’s gettingte now,” she said, “and your pawnshop is going to open soon, so can you take me to your


    boss now? You made me a promise, you know.”


    “A gentleman always delivers on his promise. I gave you my word, so I’ll naturally take you to him.


    Follow me…”


    After finishing his sentence, Chase strode forward with his long legs and led the way. His green coat


    billowed under the silvery moonlight, entuating his graceful figure. It was as if he was a character


    who stepped out of the old poems, where men were not just handsome and powerful, but graceful and


    delicate.


    Renee was about to follow him but suddenly remembered something when she saw the silk


    handkerchief in her hand.


    ‘That’s right! I was going to ask the old man where he got this handkerchief from!’


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    But as she turned around, not only was the old man gone, his whole stall along with all his wares had


    vanished into thin air…