If Jovan managed to bribe Timothy, Stefan would have less power in the Hunt family, and would be considered inferior to Jovan. Stefan's head started to hurt at the thought of it, but he didn't tell Renee about it because he didn't want her to suffer with him. "It's more than enough to have you and the kids. Nothing else is important... Just sleep!" Stefan sighed heavily and whispered.Renee heard the underlying disappointment in his tone, and started to worry. She wanted to help him.Stefan planned to go to Hunt Enterprise early the next morning while Leia stayed in the manor to help take care of Renee."Don't take her out again. I won't forgive you if yesterday's incident happens again," Stefan told Leia firmly before he left."Fine, I won't take her out, but don't worry even if I do because my throat is cured. If anyone dares to bully me, I'll scold them," Leia promised as she drank a glass of milk.Stefan stared at her oddly, then shook his head and walked off. Maybe it would h
"I'm pregnant?" Renee shook her head and said firmly, "That's impossible.""Why not? Just do the test and we'll see." Leia thought about it for a while, then said cheerfully, "Well, I'll go get the pregnancy test kit. Wait for me!" Immediately, she went to a nearby pharmacy to buy one. When she returned, she found Tess, the part-timer, making coffee. "What are you adding to it?" Leia glanced at it and asked Tess."Oh, nothing." Feeling guilty, Tess upset the cup of coffee and said in a panic, "It's sugar. Ms. Everheart hates bitter coffee, so she asked me to add some sugar to it.""Really?" Leia frowned, wondering when Renee's taste had changed since she always had sugar-free coffee. However, she didn't think about it much and just headed upstairs to give Renee the pregnancy test kit. At first, Renee was reluctant to take the test because she was certain that she wasn't pregnant, but after Leia persuaded her, she braced herself and did the test. After a while, Leia squealed excite
"Honestly, I didn't think I could get pregnant because we took precautions." Renee was very surprised, but she would certainly give birth to the child. "That means that it's written in the stars. This child is yours to have, and you can't stop it! Haha! I'm sure Mr. Hunt will be overjoyed to hear he's going to have another child!" Leia grinned, sincerely happy for Renee."What's there to be happy about? It's not a good time for us to have a baby." Renee sighed deeply, feeling worried. It was a stressful period for both of them, especially Stefan. He had to gain a firm foothold as the president of Hunt Enterprise, and he also had to take care of Renee since she was blind. If they had another child, he alone would have to take care of four people, and the stress would be unimaginable. Another child right now just meant another weakness for others to exploit; it really was bad timing."Stop overthinking—you're already pregnant. You felt the same about Abby and Adie back then, but look
"It's nothing." Knowing Leia's character, Renee didn't want to tell her anything until she figured out the truth. Tess was a recently hired part-timer whose sole job was to take care of Renee. She was kind and hardworking, and although Renee had never seen Tess, she could tell from their daily interactions that Tess was a nice person. She didn't seem like the type to harm Renee, but Renee wondered why Tess would lie for no reason. She thought about it for a while, then sent Leia off with a casual excuse and called Tess into her room."Ms. Everheart, is there anything I can do for you?" After getting things done in the kitchen, Tess wiped her hands clean and hurried upstairs. She always did her best, and her work was smooth and neat; Renee honestly didn't have anything to complain about."I heard that you added sugar to my coffee today?" Renee asked Tess directly. "I was mistaken. It wasn't sugar, but just another ingredient to make the coffee taste better." Tess knew that Leia woul
Renee's tone was light but firm. She never employed people she couldn't trust, and didn't dare to let Tess stay no matter what difficulty she was facing."Ms. Everheart, I... I've wronged you, but I beg you—please don't send me away. I don't care if you don't pay me, but if you fire me, my... my mother is doomed!" Tess dropped to her knees in front of Renee, sobbing loudly. That woman told her that she would never see her mother again if the plan failed, so she had to keep working there."So, someone kidnapped your mother to threaten you and make you harm me… Is that what you're saying?" Renee asked Tess sharply."I... I..." "I stand by what I said—I might be able to help you if you tell me the truth now."Tess thought about it briefly, looked around to confirm that the woman was not around, then confessed, "Yes, someone threatened me a few days ago. It was a woman, but I don't know her name. I couldn't even see her face because she wore a mask, but she seemed mysterious and wick
Timothy's health was bad, and he was confined to his bed in Hunt Manor with an IV drip to survive. He called Stefan and Jovan to his bed that night."Stefan." Timothy sounded weak, but he was happy to see his grandson. He waved at Stefan. "Come here.""Grandpa!" Stefan's heart twisted when he saw how feeble Timothy was, and his eyes glistened with unshed tears as he approached him. "I heard from your mother that you were at Ren's place recently. Finally, you didn't let me down, and you did what was right..." Timothy held Stefan's hand, his dull eyes shining with joy again. The person he had worried about the most was Renee, since he felt like he had treated her unfairly."I swore to my old comrade that I would make Ren happy when he entrusted her to me, but you failed me and made Ren suffer. I was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer him." At that point, Timothy's eyes started to water. He had always been strong and righteous his whole life, and he felt like the only person h
All Timothy knew was that Stefan and Renee had reconciled with each other, but he didn't know about Renee's blindness. "It's nothing, Grandpa. You know Jovan can never say anything nice; just ignore him." Stefan hid the truth from Timothy because he didn't want him to worry. Jovan walked up to Timothy and faked a smile. "Grandpa, I think the worst decision you've made was entrusting Renee to Stefan. All he ever did was hurt her. And now... even her body was hurt. If Renee's grandfather learns about it, I don't think he'll be able to rest in peace.""Shut up!" Clenching his fists, Stefan said to Jovan firmly, "Please leave if you have nothing better to do. Don't say such cruel words in front of an old man.""Cruel?" Jovan snorted. "When you did it, you didn't find it cruel. I'm just stating facts, so why is it cruel? Even if it is, who caused this?"Jovan hated Stefan's hypocritical side, and Stefan hated Jovan's wickedness. Both had wronged Renee in different ways, and it was th
Hearing that, Stefan frowned in displeasure. "What's there to say to him, Grandpa? He didn't have to leave the room when we talked, so why do I have to leave when you want to talk to him?" Recently, Timothy loved chatting with Jovan secretly. Stefan didn't know what they talked about, and the feeling of being left out made him uneasy. He couldn't understand why Timothy wanted to be on guard against him since he was Timothy's biological grandson, and wondered if Timothy was mistaken. "Grandpa, I'm Stef, your grandson. Jovan is your brother's grandson. Are you sure you want to talk to him alone?" At that moment, Stefan felt like a child fighting for his parents' love."I'm asking Van to stay, not you. Just shut up and get out," Timothy snapped at Stefan. Helpless, Stefan sighed and left Timothy's room.Once Stefan had left, Jovan casually walked to Timothy's bed and pulled a chair out to take a seat. Faking a smile, he looked at the old man. "Don't tell me you want to talk about the