"Are you going to persuade her?" Renee rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Stop messing around. You're the cause of all this, and if you go in there now, you'll only aggravate her. I wouldn't risk it." "You're wrong. The so-called 'Night Demon' is the cause of this tragedy," Stefan sneered, then pushed past Renee into the ward."Hey, you…" Renee tried to go after him, but was stopped by a nurse. "I'm sorry, I can't allow you to enter since the patient isn't comfortable around you. We can't afford the patient's condition worsening," the nurse explained carefully."No way! He can go in, so why can’t I?" Renee spluttered in shock. To her disbelief, the chaos in the ward faded a few minutes after Stefan walked in. Eventually, he walked out of the ward, looking as elegant and poised as always."Why did you come out?" Renee peered into the ward and asked suspiciously, "What's going on in there? Why didn't I hear anything?" "She calmed down. The nurse is setting up an IV drip for her and t
"Great! Tell me what happened between Joanne and my brother so I can help mend their relationship," Renee said happily.Stefan raised an eyebrow. "No."Renee blinked at him, dumbfounded.A slow smirk curved his lips. "I know what happened, but why should I tell you?" "You…" Renee was about to curse him, but stopped herself. Gritting her teeth, she forced a smile onto her face and said sweetly, "Mr. Hunt, Master Hunt, Stefan… please tell me. You know how important this is to me. Just do something good and help a girl out, okay?"Stefan replied with a shrug, "I'm sorry, I don't feel like doing something good.""What?""I said… I won't do it."Renee's eye started to twitch. Was this man trying to be funny? "I appreciate your efforts in trying to make a joke, but please don't do it ever again."Stefan stared closely at her and smirked. "Maybe you have something you can offer me instead." Renee's eyes widened slightly. "Are you kidding me right now? Don't you have any empathy? I
Stefan knitted his brows and carefully put Seraphina's hands down, then said lightly, "Didn't I ask you to wait for me at home? Why did you come here?""I was worried about you, so I pestered Mr. Young to tell me where you are. After that, I took the earliest flight to come see you." Seraphina clung to Stefan intimately."That blabbermouth had one job..." Stefan's handsome face was filled with fury, and his gaze was frighteningly cold. The reason he didn't want Seraphina here was because a dangerous place like this was unsuited for a naive young lady like her."Stefan, you look unhappy. Didn't you miss me?" Seraphina pouted."I'm happy you're here, but you shouldn’t have come.""Why not? This is a well-known tourist spot, so I came to visit. Do you really think they'd kidnap me and sell me?""You have no idea what the people here would do to you, especially since you came alone. You're lucky nothing happened to you, or else, I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life." Stefan reache
"Go with us to relieve our boredom," Stefan said casually.Renee was flabbergasted."You don’t want to?" Stefan noticed Renee's expression and smiled lightly. "If you're unwilling, I won't force you, but… I do have the habit of telling stories at the dining table.""No, I want to. In fact, I would love to eat with the both of you." Renee faked a smile and gritted her teeth. If it were not for the fact that she wanted to find out what happened between her brother and Joanne, she would have punched Stefan by now. She had never met a man as annoying as him!"I'm sure it's unnecessary." Seraphina looked at Renee with disdain. "Miss Everheart, I'm sure you know that absence makes the heart grow fonder. It's been a while since Stefan and I met, so we have a lot to talk about. Won't you feel awkward if you come with us?" "Hah, of course not. We're all friends. Why would I feel awkward?" Renee smiled insincerely. 'Of course I'll feel awkward, but I have no choice. I don't want to go ei
Renee looked around and did not notice any extra chairs, so she said to the waiter beside her, "Mister, can you get me a chair?""Umm, about that..." He looked like he was in a difficult situation. "What's wrong? I'm a guest, but I don't have a chair. So, I asked you to get a chair for me. Is it that hard?" Renee glared at him.The waiter wiped away the sweat on his forehead and said carefully, "I'm sorry, Madam, but it's a table for two. If we give you another chair, it'll affect the atmosphere in the restaurant as well as the dining experience." "Are you kidding me?" Renee was speechless. What kind of restaurant was this?"Of course he's being serious." Seraphina sat across from Stefan and said sarcastically, "It's a table for two, so obviously they don't have extra chairs. If I was in your shoes, I'd be sensible enough to go to another restaurant instead of making things difficult for the waiter."Renee was already annoyed, and now, Seraphina had pushed her patience past its
Seraphina watched Stefan and Renee bicker with each other like an old couple, and clenched her fists."Stefan, it seems a little unnecessary for me to stand here since you're having such a nice chat with Miss Everheart. Why don't I leave you both to your meal? I'll go back to the hotel," Seraphina said airily, and turned to leave.However, Renee caught her wrist and smiled as she said seriously, "It’s not unnecessary at all—you being here is actually very important. You can cut our steaks, pour wine for us, and even serve us dishes.""Don't test me, Renee! You're the one who should be doing these things!" Seraphina hissed and jerked her hand away."Who said that I should do those things?" Renee raised an eyebrow nonchalantly."Stefan!" Seraphina snapped."Who is Stefan? Why should I obey him?" Renee asked innocently."You!" Seraphina's face turned as red as a tomato, and looked like she was about to explode.When Stefan realised that the two were coming close to killing each ot
"Why tomorrow morning?" Renee asked anxiously, wondering if he would decide not to tell her."I can tell you tomorrow morning or not tell you at all." Stefan put his hands in his pockets and said indifferently, "Don't forget—I'm not obligated to help resolve your brother's relationship with Joanne.""You…" For a moment, Renee was speechless. 'He's so unpredictable… He can go back on his word in a second!' Unfortunately, Renee had no choice but to accept it."Fine, I can wait until tomorrow. I'm tired anyway, so at least I can get some rest." Renee returned to the hotel and fell asleep as soon as she got into bed. A lot of things had happened lately, and her mind was exhausted after worrying about everything. Meanwhile, things weren't as simple on Stefan and Seraphina's side.Although they were in the same suite, one of them was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper while the other was wearing sexy red pyjamas and lying in bed.Seraphina sprayed some perfume on her bod
"I miss you and I put you in my heart. As for Renee... I just feel that she's very amusing. I just see her as something to relieve my boredom," Stefan explained calmly, trying to convince himself as well.He couldn't understand his feelings for Renee. She seemed to be his enemy, and he had no recollection of her, but for some reason, he wanted to be near her. He found everything about her fascinating, as if his body was subconsciously choosing her. It was so much more intense than what he felt for Seraphina.He knew that he loved Seraphina and was grateful for her support; he could pamper Seraphina and even die for her but… he did not enjoy being with her."Really? Is it only because you find her amusing? You don't feel anything for her?" Seraphina did not believe him. She wasn't blind—she could see how he fawned over Renee."Do you want me to feel something for her?" Stefan stared at Seraphina and asked coldly."Of course not! I want to be the only woman you care about.""You
Everyone looked at each other in dismay before raising their weapons to attack Renee.Liam ordered his subordinates to fight Macsen's men when he noticed the danger. "Don't hurt her, or I'll fight you!"There were more than ten people from both sides. When they started fighting, the whole jetty was filled with the sounds of weapons and bullets. It was a mess.That battle sacrificed a lot of Liam's subordinates. Gradually, he failed to hold on."Mateo, where are your men? Get them into the fight. If anything happens to Boss, you'll suffer too. That crazy Stefan will kill everyone!"While fighting Macsen's subordinates, Liam wanted to involve Mateo in the fight since the latter was merely watching. Besides, he knew what a man like Mateo, who was good at weighing the pros and cons, cared about the most.As expected, Mateo chose to side with Liam when he heard that this mess would affect his relationship with Stefan.After all, Macsen was the most powerful person in the fort. It wou
"What do you want? I'm warning you! Stay away from me, or I won't go easy on you!"For an unknown reason, a chill ran down Macsen's spine when he saw how fierce Renee looked. He wondered why she was that fierce. She could walk fast even when dragging a sandbag over 110 pounds—she wasn't ordinary.Holding a gun, Macsen flexed his fingers as his knuckles turned white. "I don't care about people's lives! I can kill them if I'm happy, including you!""Is that so?" Renee stubbornly faced the gun and walked forward. She glared at him coldly. "A demon like you should never live. I'll kill you, even if I have to die for it!"She swiftly pounced on and pushed him down despite the heavy sandbag.Everything happened so fast, Macsen was dumbstruck. Renee even managed to knock on his gun. The gun went off, firing a bullet at a nearby stone pillar. It nearly hurt one of Macsen's subordinates. "Oh, you don't care about people's lives, do you? You can just kill them, huh? I'll make you suffer t
Macsen clenched his fists, agitated. For many years, he was mainly responsible for the armed forces of the fort. On the other hand, Benjamin instructed his adopted sons to take care of his business. Previously, Hunt Enterprise promised the Jenkins family many profits under the condition that Renee and Joanne could leave the fort safely. Hence, Benjamin let them go at that critical point despite the humiliation he faced. Afterward, Stefan continued his close cooperation with the Jenkins family. While this happened, the relationship between Macsen and Benjamin grew tenser. Gradually, Macsen kept gathering power to surpass Benjamin one day and take revenge on Stefan.Renee and Leia's sudden arrival at the fort was beyond Macsen's expectations. Although he was getting stronger, he wasn't powerful enough to fight Benjamin and the Hunts. Despite this, he naturally wouldn't give up such a good chance easily. Macsen's revenge was the result of his impulsiveness. He had been reckless,
"Well, you're bold. A pity that…you fell in love with such a cruel man like Stefan!"Macsen took a deep breath and waved melancholicly. Then, he instructed someone to push Renee into the river.Renee neither resisted nor tried to stall for time. She just wanted to get it over with. Having seen through men and human nature, she suddenly became pessimistic.Macsen's subordinate grabbed Renee and dragged her to the river bank. Before he was about to push her into the river, a dazzling light ruined the darkness and oppresiveness of the jetty. "I knew it was you, Macsen!" a furious voice resonated in the air. Liam, holding a floodlight, shone it into Macsen's eyes. "You and I aren't enemies! Why did you target me? Do you know how important these two people are to me?" he growled fiercely. Mateo followed closely behind. At first, he watched everything in silence. Eventually, he said something to sow discord between them. "Macsen, why couldn't you talk it out with us? You secretly
Disgust overcame Renee. She found Macsen pathetic."You claimed that you love your girlfriend, but you married Luneth. You married her and got a kid. Now, you want to be intimate with the woman you've just met. Do men think that love is just a trivial thing?""How could you…" Macsen was stunned. He didn't expect her to say that so directly. Guilty, he retorted, "You don't know anything! Men's love is different from women's love.""What's the difference?" Renee snorted and shot him a disdainful stare. "Yeah, it's different. Women are superior human beings. Once they fall in love with someone, they'll never sleep with another man. But men are different. Men are simply animals. They can love many people and sleep with different women. Maybe men and women shouldn't exist at the same time. Then, there won't be so many heartbroken women.""I disagree!" Macsen rolled up his sleeves, turning competitive because of Renee's words. "You make it sound like only men will have a change of heart.
"What kind of condition? I'm listening," Renee said curiously."It's very simple. The best way to take revenge on a man is to humiliate his beloved in front of him, especially by making her a slut in front of him. So…"After a pause, Macsen sized Renee up and cracked a wicked smile. "Turn on your social media, go live, and show everyone how you and I fool around. Let them see how you enjoy my lovemaking. Then, I'll consider letting you guys live!""That's outrageous!" Leia snarled, unable to tolerate it any longer. "You're out of your mind! Your woman is humiliated, so you should find fault with the culprit! Why do you want to hurt another innocent woman? If you love live shows, you should go shoot that kind of video yourself and sell it worldwide. It'll satisfy your special tastes!"Her sarcasm angered Macsen, who turned to his subordinate beside him.The subordinate immediately walked forward. Without hesitation, he grabbed Leia to the large ship behind Macsen."It's finally qu
Renee interrupted Leia for fear that the latter's words might drive Macsen up the wall.Macsen's intense reaction proved that he wasn't lying. Stefan had probably done something outrageous to his girlfriend.However, there might be some hidden clues in that incident. Given Renee's understanding of Stefan, he wasn't so ruthless even though he was abominable."No, she's right." Macsen took a deep breath and sneered. "I should make myself clear. If not, you'd never know how wicked someone could be… When I found my girlfriend, she was naked and had all kinds of bruises. She cried and told me that Stefan had assaulted her for several days and nights. In the end, she jumped off a building and died in front of me because of the utter humiliation!""What?!" At that point, Leia expressed her disbelief. "That can't be! There must be some misunderstanding! Stefan's a scumbag, but he's not a skirt-chaser or a deviant. That kind of thing would never have happened. Given his identity and sta
"Oh?" Macsen looked at Renee, interested. "Is there a way to cause him pain? Well then, I'm all ears."Renee looked at herself and Leia, then said, "I can tell you, but you need to let us go first. At least, let my friend go."Macsen grew cold, and snorted, "Hmph! You can't negotiate terms with me. I think killing you both is enough to cause him pain. Men, do it!""No!"Renee found Macsen's emotions to be very unsteady—he would turn hostile at any minute. Hence, she said patiently, "Okay, I won't ask you to let us go since you don't want to. At least tell us what terrible things Stefan has done that made you hate him so much. Maybe I'll pity you once you tell me. Then, I'll help you take revenge on him.""Don't take me as a fool. You, help me take revenge on him?" Macsen glared at Renee. Macsen wasn't so foolish to believe that a woman deeply in love with Stefan would betray him and work with his enemy to target him.Then again, it would cause Stefan greater pain if his beloved
At that point, Leia leaned backward and laughed heartily. Renee listened to the conversation and shook her head helplessly. They were doomed, alright.Their enemy wanted them dead later, but here Leia was, insulting and rebuking him fiercely. He would probably kill them on the spot.Just as Renee had expected, Macsen said nothing more. Instead, he waved and instructed his subordinate, "Do it now. I can't wait any longer.""Okay, boss." Macsen's subordinate nodded respectfully and glanced at the rest of the guards. They approached Renee and Leia with two sandbags and ropes. "W-What are you doing?" Leia swallowed, terrified at the sight of the sandbags and ropes. Masen sneered and said fiercely, "Didn't you say I'm a coward? I'll show you what a coward I am."The guards bound Renee and Leia tightly and secured the heavy sandbags around their ankles.Macsen's subordinate looked at Renee and Leia, now tightly bound, and asked him carefully, "Boss, it's done. Do we just push t