"Boyfriend..." Stefan stood up. The dim light in the basement made it hard to see his expression, but his stiff figure filled Renee with coldness. He slid his hands into his pockets and asked Renee calmly, "Are you being serious?""I'm always serious because I'm not like certain people. I've always been serious and loyal in my love life—I have no intention of playing with people's hearts. I don't believe in giving people false hope," Renee said critically to Stefan's back."Hmph!" Stefan chuckled bitterly. "I didn't expect you to think so badly of me...""I wasn't talking about you, but you admitted it." Renee didn't want to argue with him, she had just been telling the truth. She felt that there was no right or wrong to how their relationship ended, and she didn't want to let it affect her. She thought it best to just regard him as a stranger who was once her most loved person; She would not let him have the luxury of her feelings. However, she was still human, and she couldn't con
Renee felt unspeakable satisfaction when she heard the envy in Stefan's voice. She lifted her head high and said, "Maybe I don't quite understand what soulmates are, but I know very well what resentment in a relationship means. I want nothing but happiness now, so I'll be with people who make me happy and avoid those who bring me pain.""So, you're saying that Justin can make you happy?" Stefan slowly approached Renee, his expression blank. "I'm curious what kind of happiness he can bring you."Renee stepped back and frowned when her back hit the wall. "That's none of your business, and I'm not obligated to tell you either.""Yes, you're not, but I have the right to ask, don't I?" Stefan caged her against the wall, gripping her wrist to pull her closer. "After all, you're the mother of my kids, so it's natural to be concerned about your life. I need to make sure you're not faking it, because my kids will only be happy if you are.""You're out of your mind! That's unreasonable!" Ren
Others might misunderstand Stefan, but he knew very well that Renee was the only woman he had been with. "What did you say?" Renee's voice was louder than his, so she hadn't heard him.Stefan took a deep breath and shook his head sadly. "Nothing... I just hope that nobody else touches your hands, lips, and body." Unfortunately, he couldn't stop himself from being possessive.Renee was speechless. She had no idea about Stefan's struggles, and found his words ridiculous. "Stefan, don't flatter yourself. You abandoned me and your kids, and now when I'm finally ready to start again, you want me to avoid all men? Do you think you're a king? You can't just send someone away and expect them to keep waiting for you! I never expected such a ridiculous statement from you!" When she was his wife back then, she didn't mind his possessiveness, but they were separated now. Saying something like that was too shameless!"I'm sorry," Stefan said miserably, "I did lose control of myself. It's my fa
Hence, they temporarily forgot about their resentment and focused on clearing the levels. They were currently in the hospital's basement, and the lighting was dim and there were many corners. A ghost or monster could rush out at any point."Did you find any clues in the lobby just now?" Stefan turned around to ask Renee."An iron hook." Renee held onto that iron hook and walked behind Stefan. "Did you find anything strange just now?" Stefan had been standing outside the hospital and had escaped being trapped under the net. Logically, he should have found a lot of clues. "No, I didn't," Stefan answered honestly. "I just went to buy drinks, and when I came back, I saw that dark figure chasing you. I didn't have the time to find any clues.""How useless!" Renee scoffed, "I thought you stayed behind to do something useful, but I got more clues than you." "Tell me what clues you got." Stefan paused and looked at her calmly. "Didn't I tell you? This iron hook is the clue. Plus, it's
Renee looked in the same direction and saw the doors. Heart pounding, she moved closer to Stefan. "What... What's in there?""What do you think?" Stefan calmly replied."We're at the hospital, and this is the basement, so I guess... it should be the morgue." Renee swallowed, getting goosebumps on her skin."Yeah, this should be the morgue." Stefan smirked at her. "Do you want to check it out?""The morgue?" Renee cleared her throat and pretended to be calm. "Well, I don't mind since I'm pretty fearless, but you're delicate. You've never experienced hardships before. What if you see a corpse and faint?" "It's just a dead body... I think I can handle it," Stefan scoffed."Maybe corpses are okay, but if this place used to be a hospital, then I'm sure there are a lot of unhappy spirits and ghosts here. If we bump into them, it'll be unlucky.""Are you scared?" Stefan raised his brows. "If you're scared, we don't have to go in. It's just a game anyway.""No, I'm not! Ghosts are not
As expected, it was a morgue. The air-conditioning was on full blast in the room full of tables and freezers, and the place was around two hundred to three hundred square feet. A dull blue light illuminated the area."Oh, it really is a morgue. Are we... going in?" Renee grabbed Stefan's clothes and asked, trying and failing to sound brave."Of course! We're already here. Maybe... Jayla is in there?" Stefan smiled and entered the room. "You seem to be enjoying yourself, Stefan. I always knew you had a twisted mind!" Renee hid in his arms and criticized him."Thank you, but my mind is perfectly fine." Stefan rolled his eyes, then explained seriously, "I think everything in this world is a medium, be it humans, animals, or spiritual beings. Their existence is natural. You're afraid of them, but maybe they're afraid of you too. So, just calm down and take things as they are. You don't have to be scared at all.""Hmm.... you're right. We're all on Earth anyway. At most, our latitude
"I'm fine." Renee was calm as she patted Stefan's arm. "But you might break my ribs if you don't get off me."At that moment, Stefan was clinging to Renee like an octopus. He had even buried his head in her neck timidly. He cleared his throat, quickly detaching from Renee as he muttered awkwardly, "I'm sorry. I forgot my manners." Putting on a poker face, he told Renee, "You're quite strong.""Yeah, I've been hitting the gym lately." Renee suppressed her smile as she observed him. "But you seem a little spooked. It's just a prop, so why were you so scared?" She'd thought he was an unaffected expert who would win this easily, but in the end, he was just a coward. In fact, he was more terrified than her! However, it felt good turning the tables and having the lady protect the man instead. "You can stay behind me if you're scared, boy. Young men like you aren't experienced, so you need strong women like us to protect you. You should be gentler, since strong women don't like fierce men…
"What do you mean?" Renee watched Stefan fiddle with the freezer, not knowing what he wanted to do."Give me the iron hook." Stefan turned around and urged Renee."Okay!" Renee handed the iron hook to Stefan.Stefan took it and groped for the spring of the lock of the freezer. With a gentle tug, he managed to pry open the freezer lock."Wow, you're even skilled in things like this?" Renee asked in admiration. "You're really an all-rounder—you can do business and even pry open locks. Even thieves would have to acknowledge you as their master!""Oh, stop it. Just tell me if you're scared, you don't have to make jokes." Stefan smiled, realizing she became chatty when she was scared. It was rather… cute. "I'm going to open the freezer now, and there might be something horrible inside. Do you want to step away?" Stefan asked carefully."No way!" Renee said defiantly, and walked over. "Don't underestimate me! I want to see what's inside." Then, before Stefan could do anything, she reac