Quinton was worried because he had never seen Adie cry that vigorously. "Who knows?" Renee said grumpily, "It's been a while since he's gotten a beating, so maybe he wants one now. He made a mistake, but before I could scold him, he started crying. He's really getting better at throwing tantrums!""Okay, that's enough. Lei's right—Adie is just a boy. He must have been scared yesterday… Let's go to the hospital. You both should get a proper check-up and rest for a few days," Quinton said finally, then made some arrangements, and drove Renee, Adie, and Tiffany to the hospital. When they reached the hospital, the doctor conducted full check-ups on them. Adie merely had a few scratches and was fine, but the doctor frowned when it came to Tiffany. The doctor took off his stethoscope and told Renee worriedly, "This girl's case might be a little bit more serious. Her parents should pay more attention to her.""What's her condition now?" Renee held Tiffany's hand and asked the doctor ner
Renee, however, had no idea who Tiffany's father was. She only knew her mother, who had kidnapped Tiffany and Adie, and unfortunately, she had died in the cave. Since Renee couldn't contact Tiffany's guardians, she had to take care of Tiffany temporarily. She led Tiffany to sit on the bench in the corridor, then held the little girl's hand and asked patiently, "Tiffany, tell me who your daddy is. Do you remember his contact number?"Tiffany didn't say anything, but her gaze grew colder as she looked at Renee. Renee knew that Tiffany resented her because she thought her hesitation indirectly killed Madelyn. She hadn't been able to save Madelyn in time, so she felt responsible for Tiffany and saw her as a daughter. "I know that you're mad at me… so let me apologize. I should have been more decisive back then. If I rushed in there and dragged your mother out, she might still be alive... I'm so sorry," Renee sobbed, her head hung in grief.Once Quinton had finished getting Adie settled
Tiffany remained silent. Her gaze wavered a little as she clenched her fists, but she still didn't say anything.Renee didn't know if Tiffany was happy to hear that her father was coming. In fact, she almost seemed nervous.After around thirty minutes, Tiffany's father rushed into the hospital. He was a muscular man with glasses, and he looked like a refined person. "Tiffany!" He hugged Tiffany and asked anxiously, "Where have you been? You scared me!" Madelyn had not spoken to Damon the whole time she had kidnapped Tiffany, so Damon had no idea what Tiffany had gone through. He could only inform the police and search for her. Tiffany remained quiet, looking indifferent as he hugged her. Damon noticed something was wrong, and immediately took her pulse. He frowned, then turned to Renee and Quinton angrily. "What did you do to my daughter? She's terrified!"Renee's eyes widened when she recognized Damon as the physician who had saved Stefan on the yacht. "It's you?" If Damon hadn
"Is my body really that magical?" Renee asked in surprise, and Stefan came to mind again. I must be because of those precious herbs he had risked his life for. She felt grateful to him, and her resentment slowly ebbed away. Although they couldn't be together, they peacefully separated with love and respect for each other. It was considered a good ending too."Yeah, that's right!" Damon looked at Renee excitedly. "If we experiment on your bones or blood, it'll be a huge breakthrough for the medical field!" Quinton immediately stood in front of Renee protectively, glaring at Damon angrily. "What kind of crap is that? My sister is a human being, not a lab rat. How can you even think of using her for experiments? If you dare to try it, I'll experiment on you!""Calm down, sir, it was just a theory. I wouldn't do experiments on people." Damon hurriedly smiled and explained himself. "That's not the issue right now. You should get Tiffany hospitalized first. The doctor said she needs to
"She was kidnapped…" After hesitating briefly, Renee decided to tell Damon the truth. "The kidnapper was your wife.""Oh, I see..." Damon frowned, not looking surprised at all. "I figured as much since she and Tiffany went missing together. I was waiting for her to get in touch with me, but I didn't expect her to go crazy and kidnap my daughter. She's really lost her mind... By the way, where is she?" He looked around. "S-She's dead!" Renee admitted. "She took the kids to a deserted island, but there was a hurricane, so they hid in a cave. We got away, but she didn't…" Renee told Damon everything, hoping he would resolve things. "She's dead?" Damon's expression changed briefly, then he shrugged indifferently. "She's been wanting to die for a long time now. Maybe this was what she wanted.""What?!" Renee's eyes bulged in disbelief. Damon's wife had died such a miserable death, but he was so calm. What kind of family was this? "She was your wife. Aren't you sad at all? Don't you wa
"We can't do anything about it anyway." Quinton sighed deeply. He could tell that Tiffany's family was strange, especially Damon. But even so, they were just outsiders. The most they could do was pity Tiffany. "You're not Tiffany's guardian, so the most you could do is advise Damon, but it's his business how he wants to raise his child. You can't meddle in that." Quinton frowned and continued, "You'd better worry about your child instead. I think something's wrong with Adie. He seems to be going through something he doesn't want to tell us about. Why don't you try to talk to him?" "Yeah, I noticed that too." Renee forced herself to look away from Tiffany. "That boy is distancing himself from me. I was planning to talk to him anyway.""Do it well. Don't let your anger get in the way and don't threaten to beat him up. He looks strong, but is actually quite fragile and sensitive. You can't be too harsh with him," Quinton instructed Renee. Many parents felt that they could be rough with
Renee arrived at Adie's wards with those doubts in her mind. Leia and Abby were in the ward with Adie, but Adie was lying in bed listlessly without interacting with them much. He also seemed more aloof with Abby. Abby tried to hold his hand a few times, but he shook her hand off. "Adie, why are you sad? Just smile—you look the best when you smile. Can you smile?" Abby wasn't upset even though Adie ignored her. She tried to make funny faces at him to make him laugh."I told you I don't want to. You're annoying. Get lost!" Adie looked more unhappy and pushed Abby away. Renee happened to see that scene when she opened the door, and immediately shouted at Adie, "What are you doing, Adie? You're her elder brother!" She walked to Abby and hugged Abby, trying to pacify her. "Are you hurt? It's okay, I'm here now." "No, I'm not." Abby shook her head and whispered, "Adie is just playing. I'm sure he's scared because someone bullied him, that's why he's not smiling." "I'm not scared!"
Adie's expression became pitiful when he heard that, and he shook his head. "No, I'm not. I like you the most, Mommy. You're the best in the world. I won't be mad at you no matter what happens.""Then, why didn't you want to come back? You've always been very sensible, so you should have known that everyone was worried about you, right?" Renee asked in frustration. She didn't mind him being naughty sometimes or having his own opinions, but he shouldn't play around with his life or trouble people who loved him."I didn't come back because I thought that maybe… you didn't want me to!" Adie finally admitted. "I'm sure you love Abby and Daddy more than me, and I'm not that important to you either. You won't be sad even if I'm gone.""What are you talking about, Adie?" Renee asked in surprise, not expecting her open-minded son to be so delicate. "You're my child. Of course, I love you. I would risk my life for you!" The one thing that mattered most to her was her children's safety. Her c