"300,000 dollars that it's over!"The outcome of Stefan and Renee's love life instantly became the subject of a bet. From senior management to cleaners, the entire Hunt Enterprise enthusiastically participated in it. They all looked forward to the pay day!In the CEO's Office, Stefan asked, "What's going on?"Stefan's originally calm expression immediately faltered the moment the door closed. He asked Francine urgently, "Who's Renee running away with?"Francine could tell from Stefan's reaction that her iceberg of a son had truly fallen in love this time.She did not know whether to be happy or not at that."I don't know who that guy is. He's quite tall and handsome and has a wild feel to him. He's completely different from you. If Renee's taste has really changed, you're in trouble..."Francine told him honestly.Stefan was emotional, but he pretended not to care. He shrugged and said casually, "So what if her taste has changed? We're already divorced. She's free to like whate
Stefan's expression was cold and indifferent. "She can do whatever she wants. She's single now. It's not like I can tie her up."Francine glared at her son with a frown, lamenting his incompetence and lamenting his misfortune. "Yeah, keep acting tough. I hope you won't regret this."To be honest, it was not as if she liked Renee that much. She only wanted her as a daughter-in-law because her son had fallen in love with her.In addition, the lemon pie made by Renee were truly amazing. Her impression of the woman had improved because of that.Therefore, she could not bear to see a good daughter-in-law like her slip away!Francine became increasingly angrier the more she thought about it. She decided to turn her anger into appetite. She opened the box filled with lemon pie and started to gnaw on one.The aroma of the lemon pie filled the entire office.Stefan stared at his mother who was stuffing her face with lemon pie without any care for how unladylike she looked, his handsome f
Francine patted Stefan on the shoulder and encouraged him, "I believe that as long as you're willing to fight for it, the thing you lost will surely come back to you with a firmer attitude."Francine said no more and left the Hunt Enterprise.Staring at the remaining pie in the lunch box while standing alone in his spacious office, Stefan felt like he could imagine Renee getting busy in the kitchen. It warmed his heart...-At Hunt Villa, Renee and Margaret made a lot of dishes to entertain Haze, who had suddenly come for a visit."Haze, Margaret was able to escape danger thanks to you. I've always wanted to invite you to dinner to express my gratitude, but I haven't been able to find the time. Today's the perfect chance... Think of this fruit juice as wine. Here's a toast to you!"Renee picked up a glass filled with juice and said gratefully to Haze.Margaret also stood up, poured herself a full glass of wine, and raised it towards Haze. "Mr. Haze, thank you for everything. Che
Upon hearing that, Stefan's handsome face became even colder. "Damn that woman. She really ran away!"Margaret carefully provided Stefan with useful information. "I heard them say they're going to Sutton. They're on the way to the airport now. If you hurry, you can still catch up to them...""Sutton?!"With clenched fists and a chilly look in his eyes, Stefan said, "She better pray I won't catch her, or I'll break her leg!"Without saying another word, he drove his expensive sports car straight towards the biggest airport in Beach City.When he walked into the airport lobby, he happened to run into Renee and Haze, who had just arrived themselves."It's you!"Stefan was surprised to see Haze standing next to Renee."What are you doing here?"Renee was surprised to see Stefan too. She felt guilty for some reason, like she had been caught cheating. She subconsciously took a step back.Haze smiled calmly and reached his hand out to Stefan. “Mr. Hunt, long time no see. Are you goi
Stefan took a deep breath and tried to keep his anger under control. He asked Renee, "Since you already know what kind of person he is, why did you still get close to him? Is there something wrong with your brain?""What kind of person he is?"Renee looked directly at Stefan's fierce eyes and gave him a mocking smile. "He's a hacker. People pay him to do stuff. Isn't that reasonable? What's the problem?”"But you... you would go to any length to protect your little lover, wouldn't you? Including destroying evidence in secret. I think your personality is even shadier. You're the one I should stay away from!"“...”Stefan pursed his lips. He was rendered speechless again.Renee was right. In terms of shadiness, he was even shadier than Haze. What moral high ground did he have to criticize Haze's character?Haze looked at his watch and said with a smile on his face, “I'm sorry, Mr. Hunt, but our flight is about to take off. Please make way. This is the first meeting between Ms. Eve
The scene startled the passers-by at the airport.Stefan and Renee were also surprised. They could not make heads or tails of the situation.Haze's eyebrows furrowed. He looked at the elderly man kneeling before him with some displeasure. “Albert, didn't I make it clear that I'll board the plane myself when the time comes? Don't make such a scene!"The elderly man bowed his head in reverence but said with some degree of forcefulness, "Sir, everybody's waiting anxiously for you. They're worried that you might change your mind again, so they sent me to escort you back. I've already chartered the entire plane. Please cooperate with me!""Escort me?" Haze rolled his eyes. "More like keeping an eye on me. After all these years, Grandpa is still so domineering. Was it any wonder that I ran away?""But this time, you don't have to worry because I'm bringing his future granddaughter-in-law back with me. I wouldn't run away halfway!"Upon hearing that, Albert's eyes lit up. He immediately
After saying that, Justin confidently tried to pull Renee back.Unsurprisingly, Stefan did not let Renee go. He narrowed his eyes at Justin and sneered, “Is that so? We'll see just how capable you are then!”Meanwhile, Renee was not enjoying being stuck in the middle of these two men as they played tug of war with her.“Stop it!” Finally, she couldn’t take it anymore and screamed at them. She kicked both of their legs and broke free from their grip angrily.“What's wrong with the both of you? Do you think I’m a toy to play around with? Have you even asked me what I want?” Renee snapped at them, crossing her arms over her chest.Stefan and Justin stopped glaring at each other and turned to her.Stefan said coldly, “If you had a brain, you'd know he has a motive for getting close to you… You should know what to do.”When Justin heard this, he shrugged and admitted, "I do have a motive. The truth is that I'm in love with you and want to marry you. I feel the Baldwins and the Hunts
Renee turned to Justin, her eyes meeting his affectionate gaze. She was stunned for a while before she smiled and asked him, “What about you? Did you mean what you said?”Justin felt his heart skip a beat, and his eyes widened slightly. ‘Why am I losing my cool like this? What is happening to me?’ He thought in bewilderment.He raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly, “Of course, I’m serious about it. Ever since I learned you’re Phoenix, I regretted not marrying you four years ago.”“Is that so?” Renee laughed and asked him, “The Baldwins are pretty prestigious… Would they accept a divorcee like me?”“What’s wrong with being a divorcee?” Justin’s handsome face became serious, and he sounded angry as he said, "Those men are fools to give up such loving partners. It's another man's fortune to be married to a divorcee."“You might not care, but surely your family does, right?”“Don’t worry. No one would dare object. I guarantee that they'll welcome you with open arms.”He added, “My gr
"Hurry up and explain to her, then!" Amber said hurriedly. "Matt, you're close to her. You know Ms. Everheart and Ms. Osborne would never do that on purpose. Try to persuade her to let this go, and then you can immediately set them free.""I don't have a say in this." Mateo shook his head, pretending to be helpless. "You know how much Luneth dotes on her son. Ms. Everheart pinned him to the ground and beat him up. His head got injured and started bleeding. I heard it's a large cut with a lot of stitches. We can't let it go just like that.""But you can't—" Amber wanted to say more, but Liam interrupted her. He looked at Mateo, his eyes cold and fierce. "I know you set them up. Just be frank. Why did you do that?" "See?" Mateo sighed. He pretended to be aggrieved as he looked at Amber. "The guy you like is sinister. I kindly helped him, but he didn't thank me. He even accused me of setting this up… He always sees the worst in people. He criticized me in front of you and sowed di
Liam immediately noticed something wrong. He asked Mateo fiercely, "What do you mean?""Calm down." Mateo put away his gun and placed it back around his waist. "They broke the rules and barged into the orchard. Plus, they hurt Luneth's child. So, I locked them up for the time being."He appeared calm, as if he was discussing what he had eaten for dinner. He didn't feel that he had been over the line. "Go to hell!" Liam finally failed to hold himself back. He rushed over and grabbed Mateo's neck fiercely. "You can harm me, but how dare you harm them!"At the same time, Mateo's subordinates raised their guns and aimed them at Liam. The recently eased atmosphere immediately became tense again."Hey, don't!" Amber, all tensed up, braced herself to try and stop them. Even so, she was mentally exhausted."What? You want to strangle me?" Mateo was fearless. He grinned deviously and teased, "Cool it. I just locked them up, but they didn't suffer. They're fine. If you harm me, though, I
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