Other people in the chat were shocked by Anon12358 too. Messages popped up one after another.[Oh my god, this guy is a real whale. I didn't expect that.][He's spending so much money just to chase after some girl…][Could this guy be the CEO who's trying to coax his wife?]Renee stared at the top donor's profile picture. She became even more curious about the identity behind the anonymous ID.They thought the matter had come to an end.Mandy, filled with excitement, said loudly to the camera, "The contest will end in five minutes. Thank you to the top donor for helping me get on the dating show. I'll keep my promise. I'll prepare a romantic candlelight dinner for you and Renee...”But suddenly, another mysterious person started donating like crazy too. With 160,000 dollars worth of donation, he successfully wrestled the top donor spot away from Anon12358.Everyone became really excited. The number of viewers kept climbing until it reached 50 million.“W-Wow... thank you “Shad
”Stef, did you watch your little darling’s stream just now?”Xavier rushed up to Stefan with an excited look on his face and immediately asked, "Tell me honestly, are you the stupid top donor who fell for their trick?”Stefan appeared disinterested. While flipping through the documents in his hand, he said expressionlessly, "What stream?”“Stop pretending. There's no way you didn't know about something that big. Moreover... it's your little darling’s live stream! There's no way you would miss it!”Stefan didn't even look up. "I'm busy.”What he meant was: Shut the hell up!Xavier knew Stefan would not admit it. After all, the guy had always been proud.Therefore, he snatched the phone that Stefan had placed aside before Stefan could react.“Your phone is turned off. That's even more suspicious. I have to check it!”Xavier tried to turn on the phone.“Give it back!”Stefan looked up and gave Xavier a death stare.Xavier gulped and immediately changed his mind. He obediently
“Uhh... how would I know?”But Xavier quickly latched on to the key point and asked with a strange smile, "Stef, why are you only curious about who the second highest donor is and not the highest? Aren't you exposing yourself?”Based on normal logic, people would normally be curious about the first place. Who would care about the second place?!Stefan knew he could not deny it anymore, so he pursed his lips and said nothing. His cold, handsome face clearly read "Don't push it".Unfortunately, Xavier was a guy who had no fear. He continued teasing Stefan. "Stef, like the netizens said, you sure are willing to spend to make a woman happy. 4 million dollars for a dinner. That must be a Guinness World Record. You're... going tomorrow evening, right?”Stefan did not answer Xavier's question, but instead mocked him back, "In terms of spending money on women, how can I compare to you? In recent years... in order to make your girl famous, you must have spent more than 40 million dollars.
The two grown men fought over the phone like kids. After going at it for a while, Stefan said, "Stop meddling in my affair with that woman from now on, and this recording won't get to Shirley.”“Fine, you win. I won't gossip or meddle in your affair anymore.”Xavier was well and truly defeated this time.“Good boy!” Stefan nodded with satisfaction.Sure enough, when push came to shove, he had to use a lethal weapon like Shirley to keep the annoying and gossipy Xavier in check!Xavier fled after he was defeated, but before he left, he tried asking one last time, "You’ll go to the dinner tomorrow, right?”Seeing Stefan unlock his phone and act like he was going to send the recording, Xavier quickly gave up. "Never mind. Forget I even asked.”At the same time, he thought to himself, 'Keep pretending, Stefan. You're gonna regret it!'-Mandy was still in disbelief after turning off the stream.She checked her account's income with her mouth wide open the whole time.“Oh my god,
Anon12358's reply was: [I'll go if I feel like it.]They didn’t know what he looked like, but from just the reply, they could imagine his smug, cocky face.Mandy clicked on Anon12358's personal information page. It was completely empty.“This guy seems to be using a newly registered account. His profile picture is the default one and there's nothing in his personal information page. But the first thing he did was spend 4 million dollars... He obviously came for you, Ren.”She boldly speculated, "Maybe he's Mr. Hunt.”Looking at the default profile picture, Renee's red lips curled up into a faint smile. "Maybe. We'll find out tomorrow.”If she really wanted to know, she could investigate his IP address any time, but she did not do that. She was curious if he would go to the dinner tomorrow.Late that night, Renee returned to Leia Osborne's apartment.To her surprise, Liam was there too.“There you are, Boss. If you had come back any later, I would have called the police.”Liam
Renee looked like she was joking, but she was actually serious.Without the full and unconditional support of the Osborne family for the past four years, she would not have achieved success so quickly and would not have been able to return with so much confidence.She was not afraid of anyone now. The only thing she feared was disappointing Liam!“That's more like it.”Liam had been drowning in jealousy the whole night. Now, his handsome face finally brightened, like the blue sky after the rain.Ah, he used to have such a good life. Because he was cunning and clever, he was given the title of "Beach City's Little Demon King". Even the most cocky people in Beach City had to steer clear of him so that they wouldn't get bitten.But now, he had become Renee's obedient little brother.He lived an honest life, worked hard, stopped picking up women, stopped bullying the weak, and even helped old ladies cross the road when he had nothing better to do. He was as upright as a model elemen
Renee felt her exhaustion vanish the moment she saw her daughter. She felt all warm and fuzzy inside.“How are you today, Mommy? Abby missed you so much.”Abigail was a sweet girl, and her eyes were big and round.She was holding a homemade phone in her hand. She aimed one end of the phone at the screen and placed the other end at her ear. "Mommy, if you have any secrets, you can tell Abby. Margaret won't hear it.”Her innocence and cuteness made Renee smile. Renee played along and whispered, "Did you behave today? Did you wet your pants?”Abigail's face, which was as red as an apple, turned even redder as she blushed. "You're so bad, Mommy. I don't wet my pants anymore. Only Adie does now!”“Hahaha, that's right. Mommy forgot. You don't wet your pants anymore. You just like to dawdle in bed.”“Mommy, come home. If you come home, I won't dawdle in bed anymore. Both Adie and I miss you so much,” Abigail's puppy eyes drooped as she said pitifully.“Don't worry. Everything's going
“But I don't think you like my brother, do you? He's always been your underling. No boss marries their underling.”“Marriage is less about liking someone and more about whether the person is suitable.”Renee smiled self-deprecatingly. "Take me, for example. You know how much I loved a certain man in the past? And how did that work out?”“It's hard for me to become close with someone, especially men. Liam has been by my side all these years—helping me, supporting me, warming my heart. He makes me feel at ease. I don't think there's anyone in this world more suitable for me than him.”“The reason you would think he's suitable for you is because he suppresses his own nature to appeal to you... no, that's not entirely right.” Leia frowned as she searched for the right words. "It's like he's hiding his sharp edges to cater to you. In truth, my brother is extremely cocky. He has lots of ideas, lots of ambition, and he's very capable. Otherwise, he wouldn't be notoriously known as the “Su
Jovan awkwardly tried to comfort Renee. However, his words sounded more hurtful and made her cry even louder. "This is all your fault!" Renee raised her head, then pointed at him while bawling loudly. "Did I ever anger you? Why did you frame me? What good did it bring you?""I…" Jovan's heart softened because of how pitiful she looked when she cried profusely. However, he was a pretentious man and would not show that he had gone easy on her. Instead, he tried to provoke her even more. "You can't change anything even if you cry loudly. Austin wants nothing but to kill you and your family now. If I were you, I wouldn't be in the mood to cry. I'll brace myself to manage a funeral for them."Renee was flabbergasted. She didn't expect him to be this inhuman. She was heartbroken, but he kept hurting her. She cried even more profusely."I'll keep on crying. Let me go if you can't take it. If you don't, I'll keep on crying until you can no longer take it!"She cried loudly as if she
A major issue happened to two famous and great families. The entertainment channel and news channel kept reporting about it, let alone the financial channel.Jovan didn't have to turn to a specific channel when he turned on the TV. The screen was showing a scene related to the engagement ceremony."They…" Only then did Renee learn that while she was waiting in the makeup room for her turn to make an entrance, the atmosphere in the hall had turned very tense. Alexander and Francine argued and fought against Justin's parents in a way unsuited to their statuses. Everyone failed to wait until she made an entrance before she went missing. She saw how the situation gradually became worse. She also noticed Justin's disappointment in her and Austin's wrath. Austin finally couldn't control himself, and kidnapped Alexander and Francine. "The Hunt family has yet to make a statement about it. We also have no clue about Mr. Alexander Hunt and his wife's current circumstances. However, we
Renee said seriously, "I would like a plate of pasta with more vegetables and is not spicy. I'm afraid this is my last meal."Jovan was rendered speechless. Although Renee was being sarcastic, he still went to the kitchen to make her a delicious plate of pasta. He added some vegetables and a nice fried egg for a balanced diet. "It's done." Jovan had sent off all the servants of the mansion, leaving Renee with him. Hence, he was the one who cooked the pasta and served it to her. "Wow, you're fast." Renee wanted to get a chance to run away since she had sent him away to cook for her, but she couldn't come up with any trick.In the end, she got hungry when she saw the pasta. It was mouth-watering. She was starving!Jovan was good at cooking pasta, even though he didn't seem reliable. The pasta he made tasted like home-cooked food."Give it a try." Jovan didn't say much. He meticulously blew on the pasta and handed her a fork and spoon. Renee accepted it, eager to start eatin
Jovan watched Renee fall into a deep thought. His gaze deepened, filled with renewed ferocity.Jovan turned his wrist and said slowly, "Okay, stop overthinking. I can tell you the truth if you want to know it." Renee abruptly looked up. Her eyes were teary as she begged him, "What's the truth?" "Listen to me and stay with me." Jovan frowned. After a short contemplation, he grinned and continued, "Stay with me for ten days or half a month. Then, I'll tell you.""That's not possible!"Renee immediately refused him, growing cold. "I have to leave right away. I can't watch the two families get into a fight."If she didn't return to North City immediately to explain things, the Baldwin and Hunt families would get into a big fight. Regardless of her circumstances, she didn't want them to fight. They were good people, and she refused to see them hurt. "Just let them fight. It's just a fight among bad people. Your family can grab this chance to get back to the top. Don't you want tha
Jovan felt that he wasn't as passionate and loving as Stefan."Stop beating around the bush. Why is he trying to hold himself back? You made a scumbag sound like he'd suffered a lot!" Renee snarled.She gnashed her teeth. If her foot was not chained, she would have long beaten Jovan up for being evasive and mysterious."I think he was forced to give up his beloved woman because of his identity. He has suffered a lot." Jovan frowned, his tone laced with sympathy."What about his identity? I've already known about that. Our grandfathers decided on our marriage. What are we, Romeo and Juliet?" Renee had wondered if their families were sworn enemies. It might be the reason why Stefan was in a dilemma.However, her grandfather made the Hunts take care of her when her family was doomed. Her grandfather always wanted the best for her. He held her hand and told her that only Stefan could make her happy, and only the Hunt family could protect her. It seemed unreasonable that Stefan was
Jovan was stunned to hear Renee's words. He was so furious, he laughed."Maybe!" He agreed with her and looked at her wickedly. "Since I can't win him over, I want his beloved woman.""You're out of your mind!" Renee was disgusted as goosebumps gripped her. "I'm not his most beloved woman. He loves Briar the most. You got the wrong person. You should kidnap Briar instead. Then, you can get to him."She was acting out of spite, but she meant what she had said.In the past, she was confident that Stefan loved her the most. After so many things had happened, she was no longer as confident. Stefan eventually broke up with her because of Briar. It was enough to prove her position in his heart."Haha! Do you really think so?" Jovan shook his head, his lips a complicated smile. He seemed to be muttering to himself or hinting at something. "Unfortunately, he can't always do a good job. His romance is a mess. His most beloved woman doesn't understand him. How pathetic!""Stop mumbling!
"You're trying to take revenge on Stefan, aren't you? What did he do? Why do you hate him so much?" Renee demanded.She was particularly clueless.At the very least, she felt that Stefan and Jovan didn't have a grudge even if they couldn't get along. Besides—back then, Stefan survived because of Jovan's blood.In a sense, they should be close to each other. Stefan was able to live on because of Jovan.Yet now, Jovan wanted to ruin the one he had once risked his life to rescue."No, I don't hate him," Jovan answered honestly. "I even admire him, and I'm jealous of him. He's my role model, the pride of my family.""Then, you're envious of him!" Renee went straight to the point. "You can't defeat him, so you tried to make him disappear. When that happens, you'll feel better. No one will block you, and you'll get a chance to shine."Jovan, speechless, slowly stopped smiling. Renee had accurately guessed his innermost thoughts. Since he couldn't defeat Stefan, he would let Stefan b
The thing Renee feared the most was that Jovan's action would infuriate the Baldwins.Quinton, Adie, Abby, and Margaret were still there. If the Baldwin family wanted to do something bad, Renee's family would be in danger. Her happiness was secondary. She just wanted to ensure that her family was safe and sound.It seemed Austin was full of schemes. Though he seemed to have brought her family to live with her, he in truth just wanted hostages to control her…Unfortunately, she couldn't go back in time even though she had seen through his tricks."What's the rush?" Jovan watched Renee with a meaningful smile. "Someone will handle it even if it's a big mess. Your family will be fine. My foolish cousin won't let them be in danger. At most, the two families will fight fiercely."Renee was shocked. She glared at him, and suddenly understood something. "So you did it on purpose! You wanted to watch them fight and get something from it.""That's not my concern. Once, I was more powerf
After all, Jovan was a human being. Such direct physical pain made him shake and groan. Normally, he should get angry and try all means to make her stop biting him.However, he was not an ordinary man. Although he trembled in pain, he maintained his posture and let her bite him as if he wanted to see who would give up first.Renee kept biting him fiercely, as if her teeth would gnaw through his palm. Blood oozed out of the wound. She was full of hatred, wishing to vent her anger. "Just bite me hard as long as you're happy. I'm enjoying myself too!"Jovan looked at her, whose head was lowered as she kept biting his palm fiercely. It was a bloody scene, but his words made everything sound ambiguous. Renee noticed his underlying meaning and was disgusted. She immediately let go of his palm. "Bah! Disgusting! You're sick!"Her lips were still stained with blood. From afar, it looked like a blooming rose from afar. It looked attractive on her. Aroused, Jovan held the back of her