"No." Evan Fairchild refused outright, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Mr. Fairchild, do you really have to be so heartless?" Ian Monroe looked as if he'd been putting up with him for far too long.
"Ian Monroe, how old are you? Can't you be a little more independent?"
"I'm not eighteen yet. Legally, you have an obligation to raise me, and you also have to pay attention to my physical and mental well-being. Forcing me to be separated from my mother like this is against the law. I can sue you for child abuse and have your custody rights revoked."
Evan Fairchild: ...
"Who told you all this?"
"I looked it up myself. What you're doing is domestic abuse."
'Evan Fairchild suddenly regretted letting this kid read so many books. How dare he use this to threaten him!'
"I'll give you ten minutes to think about it. If you still don't agree to let me stay, I'll report you to the police on the way back to Rockwellburg."
"Ian Monroe, you wouldn't dare."
