Those two children were so bold!
"Abigail Pierce, just you… wait and see. I'll take your brother home. I think it's been too long since I taught you guys a hard lesson. You have become so bold and fearless!"
Joanna was so angry that she lost her rationality. She then clenched her fists in front of the phone and cracked her knuckles.
Abby blinked her large, round eyes. She looked naive and innocent." Mommy, didn't you promise you wouldn't get mad? Your nose will grow longer if you lie, and you'll age faster too. If you want to teach us a lesson, you'd better hit Adie. I'll lend you a ruler."
"You didn't tell me what you know, and you tried to hide it from me. Of course, you guys deserve a beating!"
Joanna became very eager and yearned to get to the other side to give Abby a proper beating for her stint of tomfoolery.
Alas! Her son and daughter were extremely witty. They were a handful.
Adie had an extremely high IQ, while Abby had an extremely high EQ. Combined, they became a tour- de-force of mischief and tricks, often framing her when they had the chance.
Besides, Abby always admired and listened to Adie, obeying all of his orders unconditionally since childhood. If Adie killed a person one day, Abby would be the one to hand him the knife.
"Abigail Pierce, I'm pissed. Get down on your knees now!"
Joanna maintained a cold face and ordered Abby, who was at the other end of the video call.
The once warm scene between the mother and daughter quickly became history.
Plop! Abby knew that she had made a mistake, so she kneeled on the floor. She then said piteously, 'Mommy, I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me. I won't lie to you again…"
Her soft and aggrieved look would soften the heart of anyone, no matter how cruel they were.
Naturally, Liam felt very sorry for Abby. He quickly tried to persuade Joanna, "Boss, I think Abby has realized her mistake. Stop punishing her and let her get up now. The most urgent thing is to find Adie immediately."
Joanna tried hard to calm herself down and asked Abby, "Since you know you're wrong, I'll give you a chance to make amends. Tell me. When was the last time you spoke to Adie? Where is he now?"
Abby held her face and ruminated over it, then obediently answered, 'The last time I had a video call with him was last night. He claimed that he wants to go to Bad Daddy's company to get you the important document. He can even teach your bullies a lesson. He's so capable, and he should have succeeded by now. However, I called him just now, but he didn't pick up…"
"Moran Group?"
Joanna was not so worried at first. Her son, a talented, brilliant genius of a child, once had the experience of leaving Sun Island alone on a speedboat when he was three. Now four, he had gone after her, going to the City alone. It wasn't a big deal.
However, instead of going to her directly once he arrived at the City, he went to Ace. It was indeed slightly troublesome…
"Nancy, help me take good care of Abby. I'm off to catch that naughty kid!"
Joanna had a bad premonition and hurriedly hung up the call, intending to head to Moran Group to ask for Adie.
"Your leg hasn't completely recovered. I'll go with you."
Liam quickly followed in her footsteps.
Currently, Moran Group had lost its leader. If Joanna went there now, the news of Ace's demise would be exposed.
Hence, he had to stay with her at all times and be her strongest support in times when she could not hold on. He would protect her forever.
On the other hand, both Clara and William stayed where they were in dismay.
William was flabbergasted, and his mouth dropped after watching the video call between Joanna and Abby from the side.
"Er… Was I mistaken? Joanna's kid traveled across the oceans and came to the City alone. He… He even went to Moran Group."
When he saw that Joanna had gone that far, he eagerly sought confirmation from Clara.
'That seems to be the case."
Clara nodded. In comparison, she seemed much calmer, as if she was used to that kind of incident.
"Are you sure that a four-year-old kid came to the City alone?"
'Technically, he's four years and three months old."
"But… How is that possible? He's a four-year-old kid. How did he do that? Why are you so calm? Aren't you worried that he may meet bad guys?"
'It's abnormal for such things to happen to other four-year-olds, but not Adie. It's not the first time he did such a thing. Previously, he would run away from time to time. His mother would catch him and teach him a hard lesson, but consequently… he became better and more skillful at running away. It's so hard to stop him from doing that. My bestie can't do anything about him!"
Clara appeared proud when she mentioned her genius godson. She said with extreme confidence, "What's more, you don't have to worry that he'll be bullied. He's quite capable and amazing. They'll be pretty lucky if he doesn't torture them instead…"
So, she was not worried about Adie now. However, she was worried about Ace more because Adie had always regarded him as an eyesore and a pain in the neck since childhood. He even vowed to teach Ace a hard lesson.
"Really? That kid is too exceptional. Is he… Mr. Moran's son?"
Feeling shocked, William carefully asked Clara to try and sound her out.
Clara had always been a carefree person, but she inevitably became vigilant, staring at him and frowning. "Why so interested in my bestie? Why ask so many questions? You asked me where the kid is and who his father is. Are you even looking into her registered permanent residence?"
William's gaze turned slightly guilty. He coughed lightly and replied, 'You're jealous, aren't you? I asked more because Miss Pierce is your best friend. In short… I only care about her because I care about you."
"I'm not jealous. I just want to warn you. Better not harbor evil thoughts against my bestie. If you dare to do anything to her, I'll never let you off the hook!"
Recently, Clara had begun to question her boyfriend's origin. He didn't look as simple as she had thought.
It was fine if she suffered a bit of loss, but she could not burden Joan.
"I think we'd better calm down since it's been a rather critical period recently. Let's stop meeting each other for the time being to avoid you harboring evil thoughts!"
After that, she grabbed her bag and turned to leave.
William became anxious, and he grabbed her arm. "Baby, are you trying to break up with me? You pinned such a groundless charge on me. Don't you think it's a little too unfair?"
"It's just temporary. Only after Joan's affair settles down would I consider if I'd get back together with you."
Clara wore a cold face and shook off his hand before she left the restaurant.
She had indeed taken a fancy to him, but she began to notice and question his intentions of approaching her. Hence, she had no choice but to force herself to break up with him to ensure Joanna wouldn't be burdened.
"Don't go!"
William watched her back, and he was filled with unexpected pain.
It was then that he realized that he had fallen in love with her…
However, he wondered what he should do with Alice.
While thinking, Alice called her.
After hesitating for a long while, he picked up the call.
'What are you doing? What took you so long to pick up the call?"
Alice's face was cold, and she sounded impatient. "Come to Water Dock now and help me deliver a special thing," she ordered.