Chapter 1445

Renee felt her heart skip a beat, and then her phone suddenly started to ring. It was Stefan calling, and after hesitating briefly, she answered the phone.

"Finally! I thought you were dead!" Stefan bellowed through the phone, seething with anger.

Renee winced and put her phone away from her ear. "Why did you call me? Are we that close?"

"No, we're not close..." Stefan chuckled, then said smugly, "We're just friends who slept with each other once. You're right, I shouldn't be acting like a busybody."

"Clearly, you have nothing else better to do." Blushing, Renee snapped, "Tell me why you called, or I'm going to hang up."

"Wait!" Stefan blurted out, then quickly asked, "Where are you now? Who are you with? Are you safe?"

"How is that any of your business? All you need to know is that I'm safe. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have the time to speak to you on the phone, would I?" Renee tried to speak calmly to eliminate Stefan's doubts.

"Really?" Stefan was naturally cautious, so he di