It was a photo of a full moon, hanging in the dark night sky as bright as a piece of jade. It was the exact same one that the stranger sent to her that night!So Stefan really was “Mr. Moon”?!Renee was stunned.She could not understand why Stefan Hunt, the heir of a prestigious family and the CEO of a multinational company, would use a burner account to send a picture of a moon to his ex-wife in the middle of the night?While she was still stunned, Stefan took the opportunity to seize his phone back. He immediately locked it. His cold eyes glared at her with an intense pressure as he said, "Don't look at things that you shouldn't be looking at!"Renee's mind was in a mess.She already found it bizarre that Stefan would secretly take her picture. Now she found out that he had used a burner account to add her as a friend on WeChat. That was not just bizarre, it was scary!"You... are you really Mr. Moon?"Renee asked him again because she could not believe it.She could not fi
Renee's interest was piqued. She looked at Anthony expectantly, holding her chin like a student.Anthony pushed his glasses up and told her the truth, "Mr. Hunt came today to discuss with me his intention to acquire half of the management rights of BC University...""What? He wants to acquire BC University?"Renee was still emotional and felt that it was ridiculous. "BC University is one of the top public universities in the country, especially its engineering majors. It's a well-known university, even on a global scale. Stefan actually dares to mess with a public university?!"Anthony shook his head and said, "No, that’s not it, How can you call it messing with us? He's doing it so that BC University would have a brighter future. You know what it's like for public universities these days. With limited funding for scientific research, many experimental projects have not made any progress for years..."If Hunt Enterprise really acquires half the management rights of BC University,
"Sorry to keep you all waiting." Stefan wore a faint smile as he sat down beside Renee, as if they hadn't just argued. Renee glared at him, but could not do anything else since they were both guests there. Finally, she just sighed in annoyance and started eating. The atmosphere at the dining table was surprisingly warm and pleasant. Jane was nibbling a chicken drumstick, and both her hands and mouth were stained with sauce. She looked adorable. Renee's heart softened when she looked at her. She was about to take a tissue paper to wipe Jane's hands and mouth for her, but Stefan beat her to it. He gently wiped her mouth and said affectionately, "Greedy girl. Your mouth is dirty." Renee was slightly stunned as she looked at him, a strange emotion stirring in her. She had never seen him so gentle and patient before. He didn't look like the superior and aloof Stefan—he seemed quite caring now. Her anger towards him instantly faded. Jane broke into a smile as she looked up at S
"Pfft!" Renee spat out the soup in her mouth, face flushed and eyes wide. "Professor Wood, what are you saying?! It's not that easy to get pregnant! People will surely get the wrong idea if they hear that!" Sophia tilted her head and observed Renee's belly. She then frowned and said, "I get where he's coming from. Your belly does look a bit bigger now…" "Mrs. Wood, don't side with your husband!" Renee groaned, then said calmly, "I'm just too happy after getting the divorce, so I've let myself go a little. I'm not watching my weight like I did when I was still married. I never ate enough back then, and that's why I was slim!" Anthony and Sophia found her explanation reasonable. Sophia nodded and said, "That's right. If women don't watch what they eat, they can put on weight very easily." Stefan, however, was staring at her intently. Renee seemed composed now, but he had noticed her initial panic that she had quickly stifled. People always said that when one tried very hard to ex
"Stef, Ren, it's been a long time since I watched a movie. Let's go see one!" Jane chirped energetically and held their hands as they walked towards the cinema. "Umm..." Renee stole a glance at Stefan. She figured that watching a movie would be a boring activity for Stefan given his status and position… surely he would refuse Jane's request. However, he said indifferently, "I haven't watched a movie in a long time too. The new animation called Soul Travel should be nice." "You know about Soul Travel?" Renee asked immediately, her eyes lighting up. "I've been wanting to watch that movie! I heard it's good, but not many wanted to watch it, so they don't play it much. If we don't watch it now, it'll soon be out of theatres." Stefan nodded. "True. It's about saving one's soul. My Grandma Coco, which is produced by the same company, is pretty good too." "Yeah, I liked that one. I watched it when it was first released, and cried like a baby in the cinema..."Before they realise
Renee frowned and grabbed a woman who was running away. "What's going on?" "A-A crazy man kidnapped a girl in the hall on the first floor. He's a suicide bomber!" "A girl?" Renee felt sick to her stomach and quickly asked the lady, "Was the girl around five to six years old and wearing a yellow dress?" The lady looked bewildered but nodded slowly."I think so! You both should leave... Everyone in this mall will die if that bomb goes off!" After that, she hurried away, along with many others from the first floor. Renee immediately wanted to go downstairs, but Stefan stopped her. "What are you doing?" Renee looked at him desperately. "Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to save her! A madman kidnapped Jane. If I don't save her, she'll die!" Stefan pointed at the emergency exit everyone was rushing to, then said urgently, "It's too dangerous here. Go to the emergency exit with the others and leave this place." After that, he pushed past the panicked people, running towards the s
The man's eyes were fierce as he snarled, "Everyone will die with me. I don't care about the consequences!" "I know you don't care about the consequences, but what about your wife and daughter? Did you ever consider what might happen to them?" Renee asked him calmly. "Didn't you hear me?! They're dead, so I want all of you to die with them!" The man shouted at her. "Heh! You're too naive. Death is not the end..." Renee shook her head, smiling as she approached him slowly. Everyone there was shocked to see her approach him. The man's body was covered with bombs, so going closer would only mean courting death! Stefan clenched his fists so tightly they turned white. He desperately wanted to carry the fearless Renee away but feared agitating the madman in front of them. His handsome face turned frighteningly cold. However, Renee appeared very relaxed as she slowly approached the man, talking to him as if they had been friends for many years. "People go to hell after they pass a
However, Renee was much faster. She lifted her hand and forcefully hit the man's chest. The man doubled over in pain and stumbled back, and Renee managed to free herself.Everyone couldn't believe what they'd just seen."How dare you? This is your fault, girl! Now, you'll all die!" The man screamed and yanked the bomb's safety string.Everybody screamed in fear. "Watch out!" Renee was pulled aside, and was soon buried in a warm chest. Confused, she looked up and found herself in Stefan's strong arms. It was strangely comforting, like an impenetrable wall against the dangers outside. It felt like they were in an apocalypse drama… The two of them had never been so close to each other before!However, the explosion they expected never happened.A white puff of smoke appeared, signaling that the bomb had failed to explode."W-What's going on? Why didn't it explode?" The man looked at the bomb strapped to his waist in confusion. The people around him looked at each other, equally pe
Livid, Mateo pulled the trigger without hesitation. However, he moved the gun less than an inch. The bullet passed by Liam's ear and hit an orange behind him.The fruit immediately blew up, its juices splashing on Liam's face."Aaaah!" Amber, terrified, trembled. Her eyes turned red, and she hurriedly tried to plead with Mateo. "Matt, cool it! Aren't you and Liam friends? You guys drank and chatted together in the past. You were so close to each other. How could you do this to him? Hurry up and put the gun away! If it goes off accidentally, it'll be over!"However, Mateo ignored her. His eyes were red as he glared at Liam. "Did you see the orange behind you? Let go of her now! If not, I'll blow up your head just like I did to that orange!""Is that all you got?" Liam taunted. He refused to let Amber go. He whispered to Amber, "Watch well. If he shoots me today, promise me not to marry such a man. I can use my life to knock some sense into you.""No!" Amber shook her head. Liam
"What bad timing!" Mateo's indifferent voice came from behind Amber.Amber turned around and saw Mateo with a team of armed soldiers. Terrified, she quickly put some distance between her and Liam. She stammered an explanation. "Matt… It's not what you think. Liam and I came here to look for people. Ms. Everheart and Ms. Osborne are gone. Liam couldn't find them and guessed they might be in the orchard. He wasn't familiar with the orchard and asked me to guide him."Mateo looked livid, but still cracked a gentle smile. "Silly, you don't have to be scared. I know you're prudent. He must have forced you to come here. I don't blame you."He extended his hand and beckoned Amber toward him. "Come here. You're my fiancee. You should stand with me.""I…" Amber bit her lip—Mateo was right. She kept her head low, about to walk to him.But in the next second, Liam firmly grabbed her wrist. "You can't go!" Liam held Amber's wrist tightly and shot Mateo a challenging look."When did Amb
Liam could only see through Amber's true thoughts if she showed her true self to him. "No, I do like you. I love you the most, and I want to marry you. But you neither like me nor want to marry me. You love freedom and Ms. Everheart. You love and yearn for the kind of life ordinary people like. So, I could only choose to give you up and let you get what you want. What else do you want me to do?" Amber was generally shy and reserved, but when Liam drove her anxious, she rambled a lot."Whatever I want is my business. You don't need to sacrifice yourself to grant my wish!" Liam held Amber's shoulders, acting like a kind senior. He tried to persuade her in earnest. "Marriage isn't a joke. Think it through. Do you like and know Mateo well? You won't be happy after marrying him, given the savage culture around here. And can you divorce him easily?""Matt will be nice to me. Even if he changes his mind, he'll still be nice to me because…my father is Benjamin," Amber replied.She chose
Being a sensitive woman, Amber immediately noticed Liam's displeasure. She kept her head lower and explained carefully, "I want a chance to choose again… I want to choose another person to fall in love with. You know that Matt and I grew up together. We're childhood friends. He likes me and always protects me without asking for anything back. I feel that it's happier to marry a person who loves me instead of marrying someone far beyond my reach."For the first time, she expressed the exhaustion she felt from her relationship with Liam. She no longer wanted to be the one who kept fawning over him. She wanted to give up and relax by being the one who was loved and adored in a relationship."Tsk!" Liam snorted arrogantly. "You don't know Mateo. He's not a nice guy. He's just good at pretending. Maybe it's just his means to get what he wants, but you assume that he loves and wants to protect you."Liam hadn't made that statement to purposely put Mateo down. After standing against Mate
Liam focused on holding Amber's hand and leading her through the orange grove. At the same time, he carefully scanned the ground and trees to find any related clues left by Renee and Leia."I don't care what others say, because I didn't do anything wrong," he said indifferently. "I hope you'll feel the same. I don't think you need to stop being my friend after choosing to marry Mateo. Am I not the friend you like the most?""That's different," Amber said.She followed Liam passively. At first, she couldn't adapt to it. After walking briefly, she felt better and found it easier to do. "Although I'm not good at my studies, I know men and women should keep a polite distance. You can't take my hand and sound righteous at the same time," she mumbled."Why not?" Liam retorted firmly. "When I was young, I always held my sister's hand wherever we went. I'm holding your hand because this fog is thick and the ground is slippery. I'm afraid of being separated from you. Just walk with me. St
Liam walked ahead of Amber, then turned to glance at her. He faked a smile and asked, "What's the matter? Are you worried that I might take advantage of you?" "No, of course not!" Amber quickly shook her head and pushed her scarf up. It had fallen a little. "I just find it improper," she answered softly.She looked like a typical woman from Southeast Aeos, petite and with a small face. Her skin was tanned, and her facial features weren't very distinct. She was charming and reserved, exuding a girlish pureness. She had put on her country's special traditional clothes. The thick clothes, embroidered with various patterns, wrapped around her petite body and gave her an exotic impression. From afar, she appeared like a colorful oil painting. "Hey, it's not improper. If I wanted to do anything to you, I would've done that long ago. I don't have to wait until now." Liam sounded relaxed and prudent to ease Amber's anxiety."Don't worry. I've always regarded you as my younger siste
Amber hurriedly turned Liam down. "You can't help with my affairs. I can handle it.""Well, tell me why I can't help you," Liam pressed. "I… I want to sew a wedding gown. And there are a lot of details that I need to add." Amber became competitive for no reason, and added stubbornly, "Your words aren't absolute. Yes, your business is important, but so is mine!""Oh, you want to sew a wedding gown. I can help you with that…" Liam said, relaxed. "Maybe I didn't get to tell you that I went to a small country in Southeast Aeos when I traveled around the world. I got to know a great sewing master. The pictures he sewed looked real like paintings! I found them interesting, so I learned from him. My sewing skills are probably better than yours. I can help you with that.""Really? You can sew?" Amber was full of surprise and admiration. Her eyes lit up. "I can't sew well. I want to learn from a great master too! If you can do it, can you teach me?""Of course!" Liam promised. "Can you he
"Uh…" Amber looked like she was being put in a difficult position. She found it impudent for a man and a woman to be alone in the dense orchard at night. "What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Liam frowned, puzzled. He felt that Amber was purposely avoiding him after expressing her desire not to marry him and making Mateo her groom instead.Before, she would always put on her favorite dress and stand at the entrance of the fort, looking eager no matter how late Liam and Benjamin returned from their work.Usually, she would carry a small bamboo basket containing the tea she brewed and dessert or food she had painstakingly prepared. When Liam returned, she would excitedly welcome him and inquire after him. Lately, she no longer did that. When Liam occasionally ran into her in the fort, she would bow indifferently at him and quickly brush past him as if they were merely acquaintances. They seemed distant.Honestly, Liam found it unfamiliar. He couldn't get used to the fact that Amber
"I don't know. Why don't you ask the guards to get us some fried chicken and French fries? Didn't Mateo say that we can ask the guards for food?" Renee said.Leia's anxiety eased as she relaxed. She turned around and got out of bed, then gestured at the guard and ordered quite a lot of food. Meanwhile, Liam accompanied Benjamin to West River in the morning for a negotiation that yielded a good result. Benjamin's attitude had improved. He didn't demand an explanation from Liam about the affairs between Liam and Amber, and didn't ask about Renee or Leia either. Liam was delighted. He carried the unique desserts he had bought at the local market for Renee and Leia to enjoy. Upon arrival, he found that they were not in the room. "Weird. Where did they go?" Liam looked around, but found no sign of Renee and Leia. He casually asked a servant, but the servant stammered and insisted on not knowing anything. Anxious, Liam kept looking for them in the fort. Coincidentally, he ran into