INICIAR SESIÓNAdie and Abby waved goodbye to Timothy and Francine, filled with reluctance. They held Renee's hands and reluctantly left Hunt Manor.After sitting in the car, the children kept quiet and looked moody.Renee sat in the driver's seat and started the car. She observed the children from the rearview mirror and asked tentatively, "Adie, Abby, why are you guys unhappy?" Adie took a deep breath and asked carefully, "Mommy, can't you get back together with Daddy?" Iciness gripped Renee as she said coldly, "Why did you ask me that?""I think Great-Grandpa and Grandma are very nice to us. I was very happy when I was with them. Grandma even told me they're going to build an aquarium for us…" Adie said honestly.His honesty made her downcast. "Got it. You think it's boring to live with me. You think I can't build you an aquarium. You think I'm not nice to you. Am I right?""No, Mommy! You're always the nicest to Adie and me. You also love us the most." As usual, Abby was a considerate an
"That's unnecessary!" Renee refused without any hesitation. Her tone icy, she added, "Yes, I'm busy, but I've got enough people at home. My brother can also help me take care of the kids. You don't have to worry about it." "Why did you put it that way? Adie and Abby belong to our family, too. We should take care of them, but you make it sound like it's troublesome for us. Stop saying all that!" Francine said. Unused to how Renee acted like a stranger, she was displeased.She would have long fallen out with Renee, given her past temper. However, she doted on Renee and wanted to see Renee make peace with Stefan.Hence, she endured her anger and complained only a little."Stop talking, Mom. All we need to do is respect Ren's arrangements regarding the kids. Plus, I can help take care of them at Everheart Manor," Stefan said.Stefan didn't want to see them get into a fight. Hence, he calmly stopped Francine from complaining. "Stef, why do you think I said that? I did it for your
That night, Renee wanted to wait for Alexander to come home and ask him about the past related to his generation.However, in the end, she found out that Alexander had to attend a last-minute scientific conference and wouldn't return to the country in the near future.After some deliberation, Renee gave up and planned to leave with Adie and Abby. Timothy felt unhappy; he held the children's hands and refused to let them go. "We're having a great time, but you want to break us apart. No, I won't agree."Adie and Abby grabbed Timothy and refused to leave, too. "Yeah, Mommy. Let us stay here and play with him. He's telling us about his war experiences. It's interesting." It was a novelty to spend some time with Timothy, and it was interesting. It got better when Timothy talked about his movie-like experiences. It felt lifelike and piqued their interest. Currently, they were immersed in listening to Timothy's story. They felt like they were in the middle of a game, so they were fu
Renee looked into Stefan's eyes and understood him. At the same time, she was puzzled.She understood his feelings for her and that he cared about her, but she couldn't understand why he wanted to stay away from her."Stefan, I want to ask you…" Renee wanted to get to the bottom of it when Francine spoke up behind her."I was wondering where you guys were. So, you were in the garden. What are you talking about?" Renee and Stefan subconsciously pulled away from each other as if they were avoiding something. "Nothing much. We're just checking if there's anything that needs renovation here," Stefan replied indifferently. "Ren, what do you think?" Francine ignored Stefan's iciness and smiled at Renee. She looked quite amiable, as if she hadn't argued with Renee before. Hearing Stefan, Renee gave a casual reply. "I think your plans are good. If you want the best for the kids, it'll be good to build an aquarium here." "I knew it. Let's build an aquarium here. I'm sure the ki
Renee started hitting Stefan before he could respond. She turned all of her accumulated dissatisfaction lately into fists and punched Stefan's shoulders, chest, and back."After all, you're annoying. We'll become enemies one day. I might as well beat you up now!"While punching him, Renee kept talking and rebuking him like a child. Stefan was just a normal human being. Besides, Renee was an expert in martial arts. After suffering a few blows, Stefan felt quite hurt.But he would never be her enemy, like he said. Naturally, he did not fight back and merely let Renee beat him up."It's fine. Just hit me. I don't mind being your human sandbag as long as you feel better after beating me up."Stefan stood tall and motionless. He calmly let her vent her anger. He knew that she had suffered lately. To be more specific, she had always suffered the moment she met him. Hence, he would not refuse even if she beat him up and got him killed. He felt that he deserved it."Do you think I'll
Stefan paused and spread his hands helplessly. "What else can I do? I can only surrender unconditionally!"Renee's gaze wavered, and she probably did not expect such an answer from him. She had thought that he would fight him instead."You must be joking…" Renee smoothed her hair and sounded uneasy."No, I'm not. I'll never see you as my enemy, regardless of whether it's your brother or the Baldwin family. As long as you take their sides, I'll admit to my defeat," Stefan said seriously.He knew that Renee would suffer the deepest harm if he chose to fight Quinton or the Baldwin family and if Renee was stuck between them. He did not want to see that and would rather give up."Stop pretending to make selfless sacrifices. I don't need that…" Renee did not feel better because of his answer. Instead, she felt more stressed. "I'd rather we fight fair and square instead of winning through unfair means. What does it mean? Is it some kind of charity?"If Quinton or the Baldwin family







