"Mr. Gardener, what do you mean by that?!"
"Why don't you make yourself clearer?"
Meeting Vermouth's utterly bewildered gaze, Qing Mo's smile grew even more pronounced. He gently pinched the smooth, lovely cheek of the beauty in his arms.
"Helping your 'son' return to his original appearance would be effortless for me!"
"But have you considered this? If that high school detective, Kudo Shinichi, were to openly reappear in the public eye, what kind of impact would it bring upon him and the people around him?!"
After hearing Qing Mo's explanation, Vermouth—held tenderly in his arms while her slim, taut waist was lightly kneaded by his large hand—instantly understood.
"Mr. Gardener!"
"Since you've already thought of that, then...?!"
Before Vermouth could finish, the smile on Qing Mo's face remained unchanged. Yet he gently shook his head, his eyes already making his refusal clear.
"Fine." Vermouth sighed softly to herself, helplessness surfacing in her eyes.
The instant she had caught her man's hint, Vermouth had immediately realized that, in the eyes of her "family," that high school detective had long since been a "dead man"!
If... he suddenly "came back to life," then given the way her "family" operated, as long as they found out—
Kudo Shinichi himself, along with everyone around him, would all have to die!
There was no room whatsoever for compromise between her "son" and those "family members"!
Moreover, Vermouth knew perfectly well that her man rather "liked" those "family members" of hers who loved stirring up trouble everywhere!
So long as her "family" did not cross Mr. Gardener's bottom line, he truly would keep supporting them as they endlessly made trouble!
"Then... Mr. Gardener, should I tell Yukiko and the others what you're thinking right now?!"
"Like you said, if that brat returns to his former