Renee and Zack walked out of the detention center.Renee could hardly wait to ask Zack, "You said that there's a way to clear Margaret's name and also give Briar Desrosiers a heavier punishment? What exactly do I have to do?""It's actually quite simple." Zack said, "If Margaret isn't lying, then her subjective motivation to harm Briar cannot be established, and it naturally wouldn't constitute a criminal offense. In that case, she can even sue Briar for defamation.“If Margaret is in a bad health condition during this period, and it so happens that Briar's slander causes her emotional trauma, then Briar can also be charged with a criminal offense. Under the criminal law, the penalty for emotional trauma is no less severe than physical trauma."Renee listened very attentively to every word he said. She instantly asked, "So, as long as I can find a way to prove that Margaret didn't lie or that Briar lied, we can win the case?""Correct!" Zack continued, "My suggestion is to find ev
Renee pointed to the surveillance camera on the wall and said, "No secret stays buried forever. Thank god the entire process of your heinous crime was recorded."Briar was momentarily stunned, and then she burst out laughing. She said smugly, "That's the evidence you have? The surveillance footage? Go ahead and take it to court. We'll see who the judge finds guilty."Renee didn’t expect Briar to be so smug. She guessed Briar must have dealt with the surveillance footage already.However, this would not be a problem for Renee and her amazing hacking skills.It did not matter if Briar had deleted or destroyed the surveillance footage. As long as it once existed, Renee could recover it in minutes."Since you're so confident, let's see what happens in the trial three days from now."After saying that, Renee turned around gracefully and left.In three days, everything would be over.She swore she would make Briar pay a heavy price for her ignorance and wickedness!When she stepped
After leaving the hospital, Renee grabbed a cab back to Everheart Manor.In her hand was a USB flash drive that contained the hospital's surveillance footage she had downloaded.Renee transferred the data into her computer and quickly skimmed through the surveillance footage of the day of the incident.Sure enough, what should have been a video of more than ten hours had only less than an hour remaining, the rest deleted.All that remained was footage that disadvantaged Margaret. It seemingly reinforced Briar's claim that Margaret forced and and threatened Briar to get an abortion.‘How cunning of you, Briar Desrosiers!’Renee didn’t panic. She adjusted her rimless glasses and started typing a long string of codes, attempting to hack into the hospital's cloud storage system.Generally, public places such as hospitals, schools, and shopping malls would have cloud storage systems.These systems would back up video data such as surveillance footage.In other words, any video data
Renee held her chin in both hands like she was a flower, then said cutely, “You get to receive the heartfelt gratitude and adoration from this beautiful flower!""Nope, I need you to show more sincerity than that!" Haze waved her away, obviously disinterested. He casually lay down onto the couch and said while leisurely shaking his leg, “The price for my service usually starts at 100 million dollars. You obviously want me to do it for free. No way, Jose."Renee was pissed off.The guy had such a punchable face right now.However, she needed his help, she could only put on her best fake smile and asked, “Okay, tell me, what do you want?"Haze suddenly became interested. He sat upright and said seriously, "You know, I'm going to be thirty in another year or two. My family is worried about my personal life, so...""I refuse!"Before he had even finished speaking, Renee had made a cross with her hands, her expression filled with unwillingness. “I'm off limit. I've already sealed awa
After Haze left, Renee was left alone once more in the huge manor.Like she had done for many nights, she stood at the window, gazing out at the moon.The moon tonight was round and bright, hanging like a luminous pearl in the dark night sky.'The bright moon sends a message of love...'For some reason, Renee suddenly recalled the stranger she chatted with the other night.His profile picture was also a moon.The only message he sent her was also a picture of a moon.Renee subconsciously took out her phone, clicked on the picture of the moon, and zoomed in to take a closer look.Based on the angle, the picture should have been taken through the French window of a certain office.Perhaps the guy was a salaryman that had to work overtime until late at night, getting his value squeezed dry by his capitalist company?Renee smiled, casually took a picture of the moon, and sent it to him.It's weird. Although she had not chatted with the guy much, and most of the time it was just
"I..."Renee was stunned. She did not know what to say.Based on her understanding of Briar, there was no way the wicked woman would withdraw the charges due to her conscience.Then, it was most probably Stefan's order. But the heartless man was supposed to use Margaret to threaten Renee. Why would he back out of the war first?Did he find out that Haze hacked into the hospital's cloud storage system last night?Thinking of that, Renee quickly gave Haze a call.Haze answered the phone lazily. He was obviously still sleeping."You miss me already, Bonnie?”"Cut the crap. Did anyone find out about you hacking into the cloud storage system last night?""What's the matter? Why do you sound so anxious?""Cut the crap and answer me!""No one found out." Haze said confidently, "I coded the encryption. No one would know as long as I don't tell anyone."Renee fell silent. She frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Okay, got it.""What's the matter? You..."Haze still wanted
Renee arrived at Hunt Enterprise, and as usual, she was not stopped by anyone and was warmly welcomed by all the employees.Rachel, Stefan's secretary, was the biggest stan of the Renee-Stefan ship. Her eyes filled with excitement, and she received Renee enthusiastically."Mrs. Hunt, Mr. Hunt is in a meeting right now. Do you want to wait for him in his office, or should I inform him you’re here?""I'll wait in his office!""Okay, I'll take you there." Rachel nodded repeatedly.Generally, one could not go to the CEO's office without permission.But this woman was the CEO's wife. The rules did not apply to her.Renee entered Stefan's office and sat down in his chair. She turned left and right in the chair, feeling very comfortable.Her eyes suddenly fell on a crystal ashtray on the desk. She thought it looked kind of familiar."Rachel, could this ashtray be... the one I gave him a while ago?"Rachel's eyes instantly brightened. She quickly replied, "Yes, Mrs. Hunt, you sure ha
"Pfft!" Renee burst out laughing despite herself.If anyone else had said that, she would not have felt that there was anything wrong with those words, but coming from the giant iceberg, it felt like a big fat joke."Hahahaha! Mr. CEO, did a ghost possess you or something? How could those words come out of your mouth? Oh, that's a good joke!"Stefan's handsome face grew colder and colder.He pursed his thin lips, looked expressionlessly at the woman who had bent over with laughter, and said slowly, "Is it really that funny?""Damn right, it is." Renee tried to contain her laughter and looked at Stefan mockingly, "You really are trying everything in the book to get me to withdraw charges, aren't you? Unfortunately, even though we've been married for four years, you still don't understand what kind of person I am..."You think if you say something nice to me, I'll do anything you say, just like old times?"Renee shook her head and laughed at Stefan's arrogance."Before, you were
"You're trying to take revenge on Stefan, aren't you? What did he do? Why do you hate him so much?" Renee demanded.She was particularly clueless.At the very least, she felt that Stefan and Jovan didn't have a grudge even if they couldn't get along. Besides—back then, Stefan survived because of Jovan's blood.In a sense, they should be close to each other. Stefan was able to live on because of Jovan.Yet now, Jovan wanted to ruin the one he had once risked his life to rescue."No, I don't hate him," Jovan answered honestly. "I even admire him, and I'm jealous of him. He's my role model, the pride of my family.""Then, you're envious of him!" Renee went straight to the point. "You can't defeat him, so you tried to make him disappear. When that happens, you'll feel better. No one will block you, and you'll get a chance to shine."Jovan, speechless, slowly stopped smiling. Renee had accurately guessed his innermost thoughts. Since he couldn't defeat Stefan, he would let Stefan b
The thing Renee feared the most was that Jovan's action would infuriate the Baldwins.Quinton, Adie, Abby, and Margaret were still there. If the Baldwin family wanted to do something bad, Renee's family would be in danger. Her happiness was secondary. She just wanted to ensure that her family was safe and sound.It seemed Austin was full of schemes. Though he seemed to have brought her family to live with her, he in truth just wanted hostages to control her…Unfortunately, she couldn't go back in time even though she had seen through his tricks."What's the rush?" Jovan watched Renee with a meaningful smile. "Someone will handle it even if it's a big mess. Your family will be fine. My foolish cousin won't let them be in danger. At most, the two families will fight fiercely."Renee was shocked. She glared at him, and suddenly understood something. "So you did it on purpose! You wanted to watch them fight and get something from it.""That's not my concern. Once, I was more powerf
After all, Jovan was a human being. Such direct physical pain made him shake and groan. Normally, he should get angry and try all means to make her stop biting him.However, he was not an ordinary man. Although he trembled in pain, he maintained his posture and let her bite him as if he wanted to see who would give up first.Renee kept biting him fiercely, as if her teeth would gnaw through his palm. Blood oozed out of the wound. She was full of hatred, wishing to vent her anger. "Just bite me hard as long as you're happy. I'm enjoying myself too!"Jovan looked at her, whose head was lowered as she kept biting his palm fiercely. It was a bloody scene, but his words made everything sound ambiguous. Renee noticed his underlying meaning and was disgusted. She immediately let go of his palm. "Bah! Disgusting! You're sick!"Her lips were still stained with blood. From afar, it looked like a blooming rose from afar. It looked attractive on her. Aroused, Jovan held the back of her
The bed was around seventy inches large. Renee's eyes were closed as she moved anxiously.She thought she was still sleeping in the West Chamber, but the mattress didn't feel the same. Then, she abruptly opened her eyes. She saw a luxurious bedroom in the Paris La Nuit Club style. Above her hung a brilliant chandelier akin to the ones in medieval castles. A fragrant scent permeated the air. "You're finally awake…" A man's bewitching voice came from an inconspicuous corner. "Renee."Jovan was sitting in a luxurious chair, his legs crossed, swaying a glass of red wine. He appeared like a stereotypical vampire as he stared wickedly at Renee. "Are you out of your mind, Jovan? What did you do to me?" Renee yelled.Recalling what had happened, she abruptly sat up. Once she realized her situation, she started snarling at him. "Do you or your family hold a grudge against me? Why did you kidnap me from my engagement party?! Have you thought about the consequences? I'm sure you know h
"I… I don't know! I really don't know!" The makeup artist's face was flushed, her eyes rolling back. She felt like she was about to faint again."Are you still trying to hide the truth?" Justin continued flexing his fingers. He was certain that the makeup artist who suddenly wanted to modify the size of the gown must be aware of the truth.With her eyes rolled back, the makeup artist begged him, "I'll tell you…! Please let me go! I'll tell you everything!" Hearing that, Justin slowly released his grasp.The makeup artist finally got a chance to breathe. She kept taking deep breaths and almost cried because of her terror. "What should I tell you?" She truly knew nothing."What?" Justin's gaze grew fierce."Oh, I remember it now…" She drew in a cold breath and hurriedly said, "A handsome guy came not long after you were gone. I think he's Mr. Hunt. When Ms. Everheart saw him, she was very…"She paused, trying to find her words. "She was very…?" Justin urged her. This was the
Meanwhile, Liam and Leia became vigilant when they saw that scene."What are they doing?" Liam walked past the guests enjoying the fun and stood between Alexander and the two guards. He faked a smile and said, "We're the guests you invited sincerely. Is this how the Baldwin family treats their guests?""Guests?" Austin got off the stage and strode toward them. Although he was smiling, coldness gleamed in his eyes. "Have you ever seen any guest steal the hostess?""You can't say that, Sir Baldwin..." Liam smiled and added, "How could you be sure that it must be the Hunt family?""Who else could it be?" "This is just your guess. They've always been here. Even if they wanted to do that, they couldn't. So… You should act fair and square, given your noble identity. Shouldn't you find fault with the culprit instead? Isn't that more reasonable?" Liam looked at Austin. Although he was younger and came from a family weaker than the Baldwin family, he was still domineering.Besides, his
Alexander took a deep breath and analyzed logically, "This wasn't Stef's style. If he wanted to snatch her away, he would have done it openly in front of everyone. But this trick was cunning and dishonest!""Yes, you're right, but this is a special case. If he didn't use a trick, his woman would marry someone else. It's normal for him to be restless." Although Francine agreed with Alexander's analysis, she felt that Stefan could do anything if it concerned Renee. Naturally, he would stoop this far. "Regardless, we have to leave," Alexander whispered to Francine, sensing danger. "Austin has always been decisive and cruel. Since Stef humiliated him, I'm sure he wouldn't let Stef off easily. We're in danger too.""Is it that serious?" Francine looked at Austin, who was standing on the stage. He coldly ordered his assistant about something. It seemed like he wasn't that crazy. "I don't care what he'll do. We have to get out of North City right away because this city is controlled b
"What?! She's gone?" Justin's face fell immediately. He grabbed the collar of the person who came to inform them and demanded coldly, "What do you mean?! Why is she gone for no reason?""We… We don't know!" That person looked at Justin while trembling and reported everything. "When we got there, we found no one else in the makeup room except the makeup artist lying on the ground. We didn't see Ms. Everheart, either. We don't know what happened!""Something must have gone wrong with her!" Justin pushed that person away without hesitation and rushed toward the makeup room."Hey, Justin! What are you doing?" Sophia watched Justin disappear in front of everyone. She wanted to pursue him but failed.Everyone below the stage fell into an uproar and discussed among themselves endlessly. "The bride went missing all of a sudden! Did her ex-husband come for her?""It's possible. They were once madly in love with each other. Plus, the Hunt and Baldwin families were in conflict for many yea
On the surface, everyone felt that Justin was passionate and respected the bride well. However, only he knew that he was just terrified. He was afraid that the reality might exceed his anticipation. He was terrified to find that he was betrayed in the end when he had trusted Renee that much and treated her so sincerely."Justin, what's going on with you? How could you talk about that at such a time like this? The most important thing now is to make her come out and have this engagement ceremony. We should do the guests justice. If not, everyone will laugh at us after we've kept our dignity well for so many years!"Sophia couldn't understand his hesitation. They were just going to urge Renee to appear. It had nothing to do with their patience or ability to take good care of Renee.Both Alexander and Francine looked at each other in confusion."Dear, did you do anything?" Alexander asked Francine softly.If Renee suddenly failed to attend the ceremony, it might have been Francin