Chapter 1156

"Are you going to kill me if I refuse to tell you?" Stefan asked with a vague smile, fearless even as she stared at the knife in Renee's hand.

"I won't kill you—but I'll skin you and watch you bleed! You'd wish you were dead… unless you return my brother!" Renee was not joking—Quinton was her flesh and blood, a progeny of their parents. She would never allow anyone to hurt him!

"You seem more agitated," Stefan pointed out, still unfazed. "Does that mean your brother is more important to you than your own partner?"

"Yes!" Renee readily admitted to it. "Family is more important than anything. If you lay a finger on him, I won't hesitate to kill you."

"What if your brother hurts the love of your life?" Stefan pressed.

Renee frowned, but said with a cool glare, "If that does happen, I will die with my beloved, and let my brother live!"

She had no chance of knowing back then that it was an exchange that would become very relevant years down the line!

Nonetheless, Stefan calmly said,