Adler Villa.
Adam and Juno, with Little Sweet Bear Emma, waved at Laurie, Nikki, and Sam as they left.
Everyone was smiling sweetly.
Once the car had driven away, Little Sweet Bear Emma's expression immediately changed, and she stomped back upstairs.
"What's wrong?"
Adam wasn't surprised; he found it amusing instead.
"Nothing."
Juno smiled. "That Nikki has some bad habits despite being so young. I told Emma to put up with it for now."
"Bad habits?"
Adam looked thoughtful.
"Her mother, Laurie, used to be a Page Three girl for a magazine."
Juno shook her head. "You know what kind of people try to worm their way into that circle.
Sam was only recently adopted by Laurie, so she's a little better off.
But Nikki is already vain and has a habit of petty theft at such a young age."
"The damage caused by bad examples is truly endless!"
Adam understood.
In the American TV Show World, quite a few Hollywood stars had this problem.
They didn't lack money at all.
Yet they insisted on chasing that thrill.
Aside from their own psychological issues, the overly lenient public atmosphere was also a major factor.
When they really got into trouble, an apology was all it took.
They could even use it to gain publicity.
It had no impact whatsoever on their careers or lives.
But such news set an extremely harmful example for the teenagers who liked them.
It planted this warped set of values into their still-forming worldviews.
The problem was, they weren't stars. They didn't have a star's resources and couldn't ensure they wouldn't be held accountable after breaking the law.
Wasn't that how many juvenile delinquents came about?
As for their futures?
No problem.
Even if they got a criminal record and had no prospects in normal