Chapter 196 Suspect a Child

Elinor and Madelyn kept their silence, their eyes fixed on Adrian as they awaited the verdict of his heart. "Did he hurt you so badly that you can't bear the thought of seeing him again?" Adrian's voice broke the stillness. "Look, this is grown-up stuff. Just tell me if you're up for it. If you're not, I'm taking away all your gadgets and cutting you off from Augustus. You learned your hacker tricks from him, and he's going to get in trouble because of you." Adrian mulled it over. Losing his computer was no big deal. He could always find a way to dig deeper, even if they stripped him of everything. However, dragging Augustus into this mess? That gave him pause. "I swear I won't dig any deeper into his past." Elinor's tension melted away with his words, though Adrian's promise hung in the air, incomplete and fragile. "You've given your word, so I expect you to stick to it," she said, and with that, she left the room to the children, needing a moment to herself. Madelyn wat