"Hmph!"Stefan's expression became even darker, and he even snorted in disdain.As for why he was angry, even he couldn't tell!It's just that, whenever he saw Renee being close with another man, he would feel angry!"What are you snorting at? Bro, you said you're not jealous, but your face simply screams jealousy..."Xavier explained, "Yes, I used to dislike Ren, but that's only because I thought she was a scheming woman who clung onto you and wouldn't let go, a parasitic flower that could only survive under the shelter of the Hunt family. I thought she was a hindrance to you finding true happiness...""But now that you're divorced, I realize that Ren is actually really capable. Not only does she manage the Hunts and Co. and the Azure Group remarkably well, she now wants to get land from me, presumably to do something big. She's not a soft and weak parasitic flower at all, but a strong and unyielding poisonous flower!"Before Xavier had even finished praising Renee, Zack immedi
The car arrived at Everheart Manor. Xavier stopped the car and looked around. "This place is pretty nice, but it's not very lively. I even heard it's haunted and that's why the previous owner moved away. Aren't you scared staying in such a large place by yourself?"Renee smiled and said, "What's there to be scared of? Humans are much scarier than ghosts. I'm not even scared of humans, so why would I be scared of ghosts?"She unfastened her seat belt, opened the door, and was about to get off the car.Xavier stared at her and suddenly felt like he wanted to spend more time with her. He couldn't help but ask cheekily, "Aren't you going to invite me in for a cup of tea?"Renee turned around with a gentle smile on her face. She said calmly, “Sure. I happen to have some high quality Earl Grey."Her smile was like a blooming red rose, charming and brilliant. It captivated Xavier...Xavier suddenly became shy. He moved his gaze away unnaturally and cleared his throat. "Don't mind if I d
Xavier asked further.Renee smiled and did not answer. She merely lowered her head and sipped her tea."If you won't tell me, I'll just look it up myself."Xavier took out his phone and typed in the relevant keywords in the search engine. He quickly got the answer he was looking for, which he read out loud, "The language of sunflowers is: “You're the only one in my eyes”... Is that how you feel about Stef?"Renee turned away and stared at the sea of sunflowers, maintaining her silence.Xavier was very untactful and insisted on getting to the bottom of things. "So you actually love Stef that much. He's the only one in your eyes. I thought you just loved his money and status!"Renee shook her head and denied it, “Correction. I used to love him so much that he was the only one in my eyes. Now, I've woken up from that dream. I realize now there are plenty of fish in the ocean. I've already vacated my heart; it's ready to receive the right person when he comes along!""Hold up!"Xa
Xavier took a deep breath and said casually, "Nope. I only smell tea.""No!" Renee's senses had always been sharp. She frowned and said, “I think I smell smoke, and it's really strong!""Smoke?"Xavier inhaled again, and this time, he could indeed detect the smell of smoke, but he did not think much of it. He waved away her concern and said, "Who cares? Maybe your neighbor's having a barbecue party.""I'll go outside to take a look."Renee could not sit still any longer. She immediately stood up and went out of the tea room to investigate."Ah!"What she saw shocked her.The ground floor was on fire, and the fire was spreading to the second floor along the stairs. The entire house was filled with smoke."Holy crap, why is the house on fire?!"Xavier was shocked too.The fire was getting fiercer and seemed to have spread everywhere. The staircase was made purely out of wood, so it had completely caught fire and looked like it was about to collapse."What should we do? We hav
Xavier climbed out of the window with Renee on his back.Due to the weight he was carrying, every step he took was careful and laborious. His arms needed a lot of strength just to hold on...Smoke billowed, and flames raged, “pursuing” them like the Grim Reaper.Xavier moved down one step at a time. Sweat dripped down his face like rain, wetting his clothes. Bulging veins could be seen on his handsome face that was flushed red from using too much force. He was obviously having a really difficult time and was rapidly running out of stamina.They were now between the first floor and the second floor. The blazing fire was above them and the hard ground was below them.Xavier could have just jumped down if it wasn't for Renee. However, with Renee on his back, he could only descend step by step, which meant that they were escaping rather slowly.They were stuck in the middle at the moment, unable to move up or down. They did not know what to do.Renee was touched and felt bad for Xav
Renee dragged the unconscious Xavier through the raging fire and managed to escape with much difficulty.She was completely exhausted. She lay on the ground with Xavier, panting heavily.She looked up at the blue sky with the cool wind brushing against her skin. Life had never felt so valuable to Renee!A fire engine approached the scene. A team of firemen got out and prepared the equipment to put out the fire."How are you doing?" Paramedics dressed in white carried a stretcher towards Renee and Xavier.Renee quickly got up and said, distressed, "I'm fine. Please help him. His leg is broken, and he needs immediate treatment!""He got injured trying to save me. You have to save him no matter what. Please..." Renee grabbed the paramedic's arm and cried.She had just examined Xavier a bit and could tell how severely hurt he was. She could clearly feel the dislocation of his right calf bone.If he became a cripple, she would never be able to forgive herself."Don't worry. We'll d
Fortunately, the painting was hung at a high spot and had not been burned yet. Stefan used the fire extinguisher to put out the fire around it and took it down.However, the so-called “map” Renee mentioned was in the bedroom upstairs, so getting it would be quite dangerous..."Get back here, Stefan! Don't be crazy! Hurry up and get back here!"Renee was shouting so hard her voice had gone hoarse.She could not sit still any longer. She was prepared to rush into the fire too.But right then, she saw Stefan charging out of the fire while protecting her father's favorite painting.His handsome face was also blackened by smoke like Renee's. He was a mess. There were various burn marks on his hands, and his clothes had holes burnt into them.He looked up at Renee and carefully took the painting out of his arms. “Sorry, I tried my best, but I couldn't find the map you were talking about."Looking at his rugged but sincere appearance, Renee's tears fell like rain. She did not even kno
Renee froze. She looked at Stefan with puzzled eyes, not daring to move an inch.Her fair cheeks were blushing so hard that it was visible to the naked eye.‘What... What's the meaning of this?’Stefan seemed quite at ease. He looked straight ahead and said faintly, "Sorry, grabbed the wrong thing."After that, he moved his hand to the gear lever and smoothly adjusted its position from neutral to drive.The sports car whizzed along the road.It moved fast, like Renee's heartbeat!She only realized after a long time that she... just got teased?"Stefan, did you just flirt with me?"Renee tilted her head to the side to look at the man who was focused on driving. Her cheeks were puffed with anger, looking like a little squirrel. It was very cute.Stefan raised his eyebrows and stared at the woman with a smile on his face. Instead of answering, he asked, "What do you think?"Renee rubbed her chin and, after thinking about it carefully, said with a serious expression, “I think yo