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
“Private property?” Renee glared at the man with a frown.The man was wearing a security guard uniform. He should be a staff member responsible for guarding this area.“What are you talking about? This is my friend's house. How could it be your private property?”Leia, who was notorious for her violent temper, yelled at the security guard, "We're going in right now. Get out of the way!”“I don't care who owns this house, this land has been included within the scope of expropriation, which makes it a private property. Our boss said that no one can enter without his permission,” The security guard straightened up and replied fiercely.“Hey, do you understand human language? Do you want me to beat you up?”Leia rolled up her sleeves, looking like she was about to fight with the security guard.She was not that good at fighting, but she knew Renee was. With Renee by her side, she was afraid of no one!“You can beat me up, but even if you kill me today, I can't let you in. This is m
Renee nodded and said, "I won't be going in today.”Leia was incredulous. She gripped Renee and said, "You're gonna leave just like that? This house has a special meaning to you. It's gonna be turned into a garbage treatment plant! Don't you find it insulting? How can you stand it?”Renee took a deep breath and answered with a serious expression, "Of course I can't stand it, but there's no point arguing with a security guard. He's just doing his job.”“Then what are you gonna do?”“Find the mastermind behind the scenes who's targeting this piece of land and make him give up.”“The mastermind behind the scenes?”Leia was puzzled. "Didn't the security guard say it's an order from the Municipal Planning Department? Then it's a government project. What mastermind behind the scenes are you talking about?”“It may look like a government project on the surface, but it's definitely driven by a business organization. So, to solve this problem, we must deal with the business organization
“Really?” Renee's interest was piqued.When she investigated Rubio just now, she also checked the physical location of the top donor's IP address in passing. The location was in the Hunt Enterprise. It was obvious who was behind the account.Renee did not expect Stefan, who was usually so proud and arrogant, to simp so hard in order to meet her. It completely shattered his ruthless and cold persona.She could not wait to laugh at him.“Tell him to wait for a while. I'll be right there.”Renee got up, turned off the computer, took a long, comfortable stretch, and went to the Red House Restaurant.“Ren, over here!”Mandy was at the restaurant entrance, waving at Renee from afar.She managed to achieve financial freedom from one single live stream, so she decided to splurge this time and booked the entire Red House Restaurant for an evening. It could not have been cheap because it was one of the top restaurants in Beach City.Renee parked her car and got out.Today, her curly ha
Renee covered her lips, her tone filled with disbelief. "I…cut myself." Justin leaned against the corner and frowned deeply. He was in deep pain."Why did you cut yourself?" Renee was scared out of her wits and grew more sober. In her panic, she threw herself at him and tried to stop his bleeding.Justin reacted aggressively as he waved his dagger and warned fiercely, "Get away from me! Don't touch me!" "I…" Renee paused, too afraid to act recklessly. She pointed at his wound and said, "I'm just worried about you. You're bleeding. It must hurt a lot. Why did you hurt yourself?" "It's better to be in pain!" Justin gnashed his teeth and said in agony, "The pain will knock some sense into me, so I won't act like an animal and lose control of myself.""I see…" Stunned, Renee was moved to tears. She understood why he cut himself. Surprisingly, he wanted to stay sober and not be controlled by the drug in the wine.He could have used her to satisfy his desire, and she would never b
"You're playing with fire!" Justin leaned close to Renee's ears and said fiercely, "What do you think there is in the wine? Maybe I'm not someone who will take liberty on women, but I can't promise that the wine won't make me so." "So, you're saying that the wine…" Suddenly, Renee realized the wine was not as simple as she thought. She also understood why Rose had behaved in such a mysterious manner. "Stay…away from me!" Suddenly, she became frightened and wanted to keep some distance from Justin. She knew that people could not be trusted completely, especially under the effects of chemical reactions. Things would certainly get out of control. Justin probably did not want to do anything to her, but both of them would lose their minds under the effect of the wine and do something that would fill them with regret. The only way to prevent such an incident was to avoid each other."You want to stay away from me, but it's too late now. I'm no saint. I'm just a normal guy!"Just
"I'm so thirsty!" The burning sensation of the wine made Renee thirsty. She wanted to drink some water.In the dark, she heard some rustling. The next second, something was on her lips. It seemed to be someone else's lips. She wondered if someone had secretly kissed her."Who are you?" Renee grabbed the person in front of her and interrogated angrily, "How dare you kiss me without my permission! Do you know who I am? I'll cut off your lips!""Let's see if you can do that or not." The man sounded dull and drunk, but he was also overbearing.Although Renee was drunk, she could discern who it was. She called out in the dark and tried to confirm her doubt. "Haze…?" "Yeah, it's me," Justin admitted, but he did not plan to let her go. He used a more overbearing manner and trapped her between him and the door."What do you want?" Renee panicked. She wanted to kick him away, but she did not resist when she learned that it was Justin. After she had done so many things to hurt him, s
The servant walked forward with trepidation and helped Justin back to his room. Austin's eyes were dark. He whispered to his assistant, who nodded and immediately carried out his order.After two glasses of strong wine, Renee felt dizzy and could not stand steadily. "It's weird. Is this wine this strong? I just had two glasses of it, but I feel quite dizzy." It was hard for her to exit the hall. She could not stand properly, so she supported herself against the wall."Ms. Everheart, you didn't seem well. Let me help you to get some rest." Austin's assistant caught up to her and stood behind her. He even sounded respectful. "It's… fine. I can go back to my room." Renee waved; she didn't want to trouble others. Besides, she did not want others to see how miserable she was. She had assumed that she was good at drinking and would not get drunk, but it seemed like she had overestimated herself. After two glasses of wine, she became quite drowsy. She would not easily leave if s
Renee blinked and smiled brightly at Justin, asking him, "Are you worried about me?" "No, I'm not worried about you!" Justin said angrily. "I don't want you to get killed here. I can't explain it to your brother and kids. It's hard to handle the three of them."He was not lying. Although he had befriended Quinton, Adie and Abby might make a scene there if they realized that Renee had drunk so much wine at the party. They were witty, always full of ideas.Hence, it was better not to cause trouble. Before they could make a scene and things get out of control, Justin must stop Renee. He wasn't worried about her at all. "So, you're not worried about me?" Renee's gaze turned dull as she sighed. "It looks like you didn't forgive me. So, I must drink this glass of wine." Something was wrong with Renee, or perhaps she just wanted to torture herself. It seemed like she insisted on drinking the wine. She swung off Justin's hand and gulped down the wine."You're out of your mind!" Justi
The aged white wine was strong. Ordinary people would find it hard to drink a glass of it. Yet, Renee had drunk two glasses of it consecutively. It was a little dangerous. Everyone at the dining table was initially watching the fun, but they showed Renee some pity after she drank two glasses of wine consecutively. After wiping her lips clean, Renee staggered and said to Justin, "Let me toast to you now. I've wronged you the most." Justin, sitting there, said with a poker face, "You don't have to say sorry to me. We don't hold each other any grudge. After all, we can't make others fall in love with us.""No, I must apologize to you. It's for my sake." After that, Renee used a bigger glass and filled it with wine."Whatever!" Justin frowned and ignored Renee. He had no idea what was wrong with her. He had yielded and let her off, but she stubbornly wanted to keep drinking the wine.He wondered if she had forgotten the fact that she had just recovered from a serious illness. She
Suddenly, Justin became mature and stopped making jokes. He talked steadily and was no longer emotional. It filled Austin with worry because it made him feel like Justin was an emotionless robot.In comparison, he liked Justin's previous self better. At that time, Justin was simple and sentimental. He was the grandson Austin doted on the most.Sophia grinned and commented, "Dad, you don't have to worry about Justin. Men will change. Previously, he was just a childish kid even though he was in his twenties. He didn't know how to see through people's pretense. But he's all grown up now. He knows what's right or wrong. That's a great thing!" As a mother, she naturally did not want her son to get hurt. Although she favored Renee and wanted the latter to be her daughter-in-law, she would give up since Renee had let her son down and harmed him. All she wanted was to see Renee get away from her son."Yes, you're right. People need to grow up. He has grown up a lot lately, but the price
After a while, a servant quickly came back with a bottle of wine tied with a piece of red cloth. "Sir, Madam, this bottle of white wine was brewed more than ten years ago. It comes with a rich taste and is strong. I'm sure it's suitable for Ms. Everheart to toast to everyone as a form of apology.""That's good. That's what I want." Rose accepted the heavy bottle of wine. Although it was yet to be unscrewed, she could smell its pungent scent. "I won't easily let anyone drink this. Plus… Believe it or not, a glass of this wine can knock out anyone here." Rose carried the bottle of wine and walked around the table. Finally, she stopped in front of Renee. "I'm letting a sinner like you enjoy such a great thing today. You must drink all of it. You can't waste it.""Huh? Does she have to drink it all? I'm afraid she'll vomit from drinking.""People will lose themselves with only three to five glasses of this wine. If they drink half of it, they might get alcohol poisoning no matter
If any Baldwin demanded an explanation from Renee, she would not resent them."Fine, I won't go easy on you since you said so." Rose laughed recklessly, looking malicious. Everyone knew Rose was fierce and malicious. But none of them said anything, including Justin. They behaved like onlookers and wanted to see how Rose would punish Renee. "Please go ahead." Renee nodded and sounded very calm. "Don't worry. Regardless, you were the only woman my dear grandnephew had loved and wanted to marry. So, I won't be harsh on you. If not, he won't forgive me." At that point, Rose purposely paused and wanted to see how Justin would react.However, Justin merely sat there indifferently and had no intention to get Renee out of the predicament. Hence, Rose became bolder. "Well, let's do this. You've wronged not only Justin but everyone in my family. Since you're here to apologize, you should toast to all of us. Then, we can forget about this."After that, Rose turned to Austin and asked