“Ugh, watch it, you!” Francine hissed as she rubbed her forehead, trying to ease the pain. Once she realized that it was Renee who knocked into her, her anger flared up.“Why are you here?!”“I knew my little Stef would rub off your bad luck!”Renee chuckled coldly. “I’m sorry, please just endure me for another twenty days, okay?”“What do you mean?” Francine lifted her gaze, her tone hostile. “It’s not like you’ll be flying off after twenty days.”“Well, I can’t, but…” Renee shone her a frosty yet polite smile. “We’ll be legally divorced once twenty days are up.“Even if your son were to grovel in front of me, I’ve sworn to never get involved with the Hunts anymore. I figured that would be the best for both of us.”“You… you…” Francine was left in a state of shock.‘What the hell happened? She used to be so obedient back then. She would let me do and say whatever I wanted! Why does it feel like she’s a completely different person now?’“How dare you speak to me that way?!”“
The moment Renee returned to her apartment in West Langsmith, she immediately pulled out her laptop. With just a few clicks, she disabled the virus planted in the Hunt Enterprise’s system, allowing it to return to normal.The negative remarks on the internet soon came to a half, and Hunt Enterprise’s stock price slowly regained stability.“Boss, what’s going on? We’re just getting started. Why did you disable the virus all of a sudden?” Liam sounded agitated over the phone. He called as soon as he caught wind that Hunt Enterprise was recovering. “Didn’t you say you’d focus on your career now? And that you’d be targeting Hunt Enterprise? Don’t tell me you’ve started to feel bad for Stefan. Do you still like him or something?”For the past few days, the malware in Hunt Enterprise’s system resulted in a massive leak of their client’s information. A few of their partners ended their contracts with Hunt Enterprise out of anger and turned to work with a new company instead.On the surf
Renee directed a reassuring smile at the secretary. “Don’t worry, I’ll be able to handle it”After that, she lifted her chin and strode confidently into Stefan’s office. Just as she expected, she found the little mistress, Briar, in there.The woman was sobbing in Stefan’s arms but quickly moved away as soon as she saw Renee enter the office as if she had been caught red-handed doing something bad.“Ms. Everheart, please don’t misunderstand, we were just…”“Save it.” Renee put up her hand. Turning to Stefan, she said, “Sorry for interrupting your date, Mr. Hunt, but I’m here for the divorce settlement. I’ll leave once I’ve obtained your signature.”Stefan rested his arms on his desk and without a hint of emotion on his face, he responded, “Oh that… do you really need it in such a hurry?”‘What the hell is he saying?’ Renee thought as she suppressed the urge to beat him up. Through gritted teeth, she growled, “What do you think?!”“There’s still ten days till we are legally div
Despite being married for four years, they rarely stood this close to each other. The air between them abruptly rose in temperature.Renee’s face was bright red as she tried her best to regulate her breathing. “Yeah, so I hope you can give us your blessing, Mr. Hunt. I’ve given you my blessing after all.”Stefan’s eyes darkened, huffing coldly. “Who is it? Is it Geronimo’s youngest son? If I remember correctly, that guy’s three years younger than you. You know that, right?”His words alone were enough to upset Renee. ‘What? Is he implying that I’m too old? Then why can other men date girls who are decades younger than them, but women can’t date someone just a couple of years younger?“And what about it? Why does it matter to you? Besides… don’t you know that a lot of younger guys prefer mature women now? Oh, how hard it was to resist his adorable efforts when he was pursuing me.”“I don’t care if you’re dating a younger guy, but Liam Osborne is off-limits.” Stefan narrowed his eye
“Please darling, we’ve been married for four years, you know? Even if you did cheat on me… I forgive you, because… my love for you is true… Please… just don’t be so cruel to me…“I wasn’t asking for much either, I just wanted the least valuable law firm that you own. You can’t just divorce me and leave me out on the streets to starve, right? I’ll die!“I’ll give you my blessing… I’ll leave quietly for your sake! I won’t bother you at all, I just want you to be happy!”Renee’s acting was immaculate. Tears were flowing down her cheeks and she damsel in distress. Riled up by her performance, the viewers left countless comments as the stream continued.[What a jerk! Stefan Hunt really is as cruel as they say! How inhumane can he be?!][Men like him should rot in hell! She just wanted a law firm, that’s pocket change for him!][This bastard and his mistress should burn in hell!][I’m unfollowing them! Men are all the same! What a waste of good looks!]Stefan was visibly enraged at t
“Mr. Hunt, calm down! Leave Mrs. Hunt alone!”“You know that domestic abuse is a crime, right? Mrs. Hunt is such a great person! She loves you so much too! How could you ever bring yourself to hit her!?”“We’ll quit our jobs if you dare to hit her one more time! And we’ll file a lawsuit against you for the abuse you’ve put her through!”These people were employees of Hunt Enterprise, specifically the ones Renee handed her lunchboxes in secret to. Looks like the few extra snacks Renee gave them finally paid off.At the time, Stefan and Renee were still in a rather… inconvenient position.Looking from afar, it seemed that Stefan was forcing himself on Renee, using his tall figure as an advantage to her feeble body. To an outsider, it was truly an infuriating sight.Stefan’s actions had caused an uproar. Even his most trusted assistant, Elijah, was on Renee’s side this time.“Mr. Hunt, I have to be real with you here.“Mrs. Hunt is a great person. You should know that. For the pas
After the live stream incident, Stefan found himself in a PR disaster where netizens cursed him out daily. Some of them even went as far as to expose his mistress, Briar’s past relationship with his late brother.Everyone was absolutely furious with Stefan’s indecency, especially with how he was sexually involved with his brother’s girlfriend. Hunt Enterprise, which had barely recovered from the recent cyber attack, was also affected by this. Their stock prices tanked as soon as news of their CEO’s scandal spread.“Stef, what in the world happened in that live stream? Just look at how you treat Renee… How could my son be such a bastard!“Your cheating is now being published on every platform too! Aren’t you proud of yourself?!“And how dare you abuse Renee! If I weren’t traveling abroad to find a suitable heart donor for your grandfather’s surgery, I’d make sure you won’t see the light of day!”The sun had just risen, but Stefan had already received an earful from his father.W
Stefan’s patience was wearing thin. “Just spit it out, what’s the hold-up?”“After careful data analysis on every platform, we’ve arrived at the conclusion that most netizens feel upset for the unfairness that Mrs. Hunt has faced. “If you were to obtain Mrs. Hunt’s forgiveness, and show the public how your relationship has improved, I think we have a good chance of changing public opinion toward you,” Rachel explained while looking away from Stefan.She knew just how prideful her boss was. In fact, it wouldn’t be exaggerating to say that everyone perceived him as the ruler of Beach City. Now, they were asking for him to grovel before a woman he had abandoned. It just didn’t seem possible.“No.” Stefan was very straightforward with his answer. “Since those netizens love wasting their time on gossip, then so be it.”“They are naive if they think they’re able to take Hunt Enterprise down,” Stefan scoffed haughtily. Hunt Enterprise has branched out into various industries, in
Flabbergasted, Renee had no idea what they were talking about. She also couldn't understand their dance. Terror gripped her hard. She found them more frightening than Lucas. At least she could converse with Lucas. These people, however, were no different than animals despite looking like human beings. As an injured person, Renee could foresee her ending after running into a group of fierce animals.Another man reminded the guy who was dancing happily, "Tie her up. She's such a plump prey. We can't let her run away. I'm sure the chief will be very happy!" The man grinned ferociously. "Yes, tie her up. I want to show off by walking along the entire village!" A few people rushed over and tied Renee up. Renee quickly fished her gun out and aimed it at that man. "What do you want? Leave me alone, or I'll start shooting!""Hey, this prey comes with a gun! That's a good thing!" However, the man wasn't afraid of Renee's gun. On the contrary, he acted like he had seen a treasure and
Thus, Renee and Leia parted ways.After more than ten minutes, Lucas was tired too. He said helplessly, "Hey, I think you should stop now. Do you want to keep torturing me until nightfall?" "I think so too, but can you let us go?" Renee asked.Her arm was so sore, it was about to break. Luckily, she had practiced martial arts for many years. If not, any three-year-old child could defeat her easily, let alone control Lucas."Whether I let you go or not isn't important. Once you enter this area, you'll either suffer by my or someone else's hand. I'm already considered good. Usually, women like you would be sent to a red-light district and forced to entertain all sorts of men. You'd get a taste of hell!"Lucas glanced at the gradually darkened sky expressionlessly. He never felt that he had done anything wrong. On the contrary, he saw himself as a very kind person."Plus, it's getting dark. My factory isn't the only one around here. There are many factories more outrageous than min
"I… I want to go too!""And me! I want to go too!" There were around seven to eight men and women.Lucas found it unacceptable and glared fiercely at Renee. "Motherfucker! Bitch, stop flattering yourself. You can just run away on your own, but you want to take my manpower too. You're trying to ruin my business!""Is this business? This place is hell! You've ruined their lives!" Renee snarled.In the first place, she wasn't a kind person. Most of the time, she would just protect herself. But after having a tour of the factory just now, she noticed how dispirited and dull those young people appeared. She couldn't bear to leave them behind. After all, she wanted to run away. She might as well help the others leave while at it. However, whether they could escape or not depended on themselves."Hmph! Do you think they're wronged? Most of them came here willingly! They wanted a high salary and earned a lot of money. They stole across the border to come here even though they knew tha
"Step out of the way!" Renee ordered Lucas' fighters, who were raising electrical batons and steel pipes, while she gripped the back of his neck."Lucas…" His subordinates, full of hesitation, did not dare to act rashly."Step down. Do what she said," Lucas instructed his subordinates through gritted teeth, frightened that he would die. Renee gradually left the basement, dragging the chains along. "Get your subordinate to untie the chains around my legs," she ordered.With Lucas under her control, she finally left the building and arrived at the open space in front of it. "Come and untie her!" Lucas didn't dare to hesitate at all and acted as per Renee's orders.At the same time, other victims who had been tricked into coming to such a place stared at the two. Having been beaten up so much, they looked numb. "You guys want to leave?" Renee asked them.These people were engulfed with silence, numbness, and fear. They lowered their heads and quickly returned to their work.
"I'd rather die than touch a man like that, but you actually flirted with him! God, you have such vulgar tastes! I've got to hand it to you!" Leia went on.Renee glanced at Leia nonchalantly while she massaged Lucas. "If you can't do this, then pipe down. My friends should do me good, but all you bring me is trouble. I don't want a friend like that. If you're not here to earn money for Lucas, I'll ignore you. Selling you to a red-light district will save us a lot of trouble."Lucas enjoyed the massage while listening to the argument between Renee and Leia. "Hey, stop fighting over me. You guys need to serve me from now on. Well, you'll come on the odd days, and she'll come on the even days…"He imagined how the two beauties would get jealous and fight for his affection. His vanity as a man had reached its climax."This fierce chick doesn't have a good temper, so I'll leave it to you to discipline her. You're so obedient, I'm sure you can discipline her," he said."Of course. I
Renee and Leia started arguing with each other in front of Lucas and his lackey, saying a lot of fierce things to each other."Hey, this is interesting!"Lucas kept clapping as he listened. "Just now, you guys risked your lives for each other. But now, you've fallen out. I knew it! Human nature is complex."Renee turned, giving Lucas a very seductive look. Smiling, she said, "Even a married couple becomes selfish when there's danger, let alone friends. She's noisy and talks so much. If she drives you mad, I'll be in trouble. But I want to make a lot of money with you, so of course I need to cut off from her first!""You're smart. I like smart people a lot." Gradually, Lucas grew to trust and admire Renee more. "Well, come and give me a massage if you can do that. Let me see your skills. It'll be best if you can show me your skills in other aspects too.""No problem." Renee smiled charmingly. "I'm good at a lot of things. What do you want to see? I can show it to you.""Cut the
"But if I keep you guys here and make all the films I want for sale, I can earn a lot of money in the long run. My company will also get more famous. Which do you think I'll choose?" Lucas went on.Renee nodded. "You're right, but it's boring to just conduct the punishment. Why don't we use another method as a form of punishment?""Oh, what do you have in mind?" Lucas' eyes brightened. After spending so many days and nights here, he was gradually losing his rationale. The thought of new torture methods for victims who refused to obey filled him with excitement. "You want us to act, don't you? Let's not waste time. We should start filming now." Renee smiled seductively. "I'm eager to be the first.""So, you're saying that you can't wait to start?" Lucas stood up, excited. He rubbed his hands together as he sized Renee up. "Yeah, I guess. I can't wait to earn money for you," Renee said. "Great! You're a sensible one!" Lucas clapped. "Well, let's start… How about this? Since it
"Watch me!" the guard said fiercely. He walked to the table and placed a basin filled with hot water on it. Then, he grabbed a sheet of white paper and drenched it with water. He then put it on Leia's face. "Mmph!" Leia's face was fully covered, her mouth and nose blocked. She couldn't make a sound or breathe properly. Her face flushed from the suffocation, and she was in great pain."Let go of her now!" Renee screamed, anxious and restless. Though handcuffed, she rushed toward Leia and tried her best to remove the paper from Leia's face.Suffocating for five to ten minutes could kill. If Renee didn't stop them and let them have their way with Leia, she might die!However, Renee slipped and fell. She tried to get up, but failed due to her handcuffed limbs restricting her movement. "Mm, mm!" Leia struggled violently at first, but she slowly stopped moving as though she was dying.At the critical moment, Renee finally got up and hurriedly yanked the paper off Leia's face."W
When Renee noticed Lucas' growing trust in her, she started begging for mercy for Leia.Unexpectedly, Lucas turned hostile and cunning. "So, you said that much to me just because you wanted to beg for mercy for your friend. Were you talking nonsense?" he snapped. "No, it was a sincere suggestion! I mean it! I wanted to help you make this company bigger and stronger." Renee swallowed, and added, "My friend and I are close. A normal person like me wouldn't want her to suffer so much." "Yes, any normal person wouldn't. But people in our industry can't afford to be normal. Only crazy people can do this kind of work."Lucas raised his brow, and looked at Leia before turning back to Renee. "How about this? You punish her to prove your loyalty. Then, I'll believe that you're on my side. What do you think?" "Motherfucker! Just come at me! Stop talking crap! I'm not afraid of you!" Leia suddenly shrieked.Lying on the table, her initial fear gradually turned into anger. Finally, sh