Fear was like a venomous snake crawling out of the darkness in her heart, coiling around it and making every beat feel suppressed.
Perhaps from the very beginning, Adam had merely been used to guarantee her interests within Lin Qi's interest group—
Unlike Lin Qi's other partners, whose interests bound them together, she could be replaced at any time and had nothing irreplaceable about her. So she needed to use certain methods to ensure that she would not be replaced.
A child was obviously suitable for that purpose, and so Adam came into existence.
But over the years, as Adam gradually grew up, that little thing that had looked like a kitten or puppy had grown into a handsome adult.
Her feelings for Adam were just like those of any normal parent. After twenty years of companionship, he had become one of the people closest to her! She could not stand by and watch Adam fall into danger, especially when the source of that danger was the most dangerous man in the world—who was also Adam's father, Lin Qi.
No one knew whether he would be affected by his emotions, or whether he was simply a cold and heartless person who would punish Adam as a result.
Nor did anyone know whether he would play the role of a good father and show Adam tolerance.
She did not know, and she did not dare to gamble.
So when Lin Qi gave that terrifying answer, she hurried over to his side, knelt halfway down, and gently took hold of his arm with both hands.
"Adam is a good child. He doesn't know anything, and he's always been good to all of us. Someone is using him. This isn't his intention..."
Momo hurriedly pleaded with Lin Qi not to place the "point