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
Mandy leaned against the elevator wall and said dreamily while taking in the bustling and gorgeous nighttime scenery.Renee naturally did not believe in these legends that were meant to fool children. She said with a smile, "So if I miss a founding father really, really badly, would I encounter an elevator filled with cash?”“C'mon, Renee. You're not romantic at all. If you don't look forward to a sweet encounter, how would you meet your true love?”“Let me teach you a life lesson as an older woman, Mandy. To live a good life, true love wouldn't help much. Money is way more important. Something like true love will only become a weapon for others to hurt you with,” Renee told Mandy seriously. She did not look like she was joking at all.Although these words sounded too cruel for an eighteen-year-old girl who had just started to develop romantic feelings, the earlier she understood this fact, the less she would get hurt.Mandy shook her head and said, "Ren, I don't agree with what y
“Stop!”Renee reached out and placed her hands between them while saying with a weird smile, "Not so close. Our relationship is one of purely friendship, so we should maintain an appropriate distance from each other.”“It's purely friendship to you, but not to me...”A mischievous smile crept onto Haze's handsome and unruly face. Not only did he not keep his distance, he even grabbed Renee's wrist and tried to pull her into his arms... Of course, the consequences were dire!With dexterous movements, Renee counter-grappled his hand and easily held it behind his back. He might be nearly 1.9 meters tall, but she had him under total control.“You little brat, how dare you try to tease me. Do you realize your mistake now?”Renee kept exerting more and more strength, wishing to teach Haze a lesson.Haze's arm was about to break. He gritted his teeth in pain but did not plead for mercy. Instead, he smiled happily. "What mistake? Is it against the law to like you? You disappeared for fo
Haze's handsome face was visibly overjoyed.As long as Renee had really gotten over Stefan, he believed that he would be able to move her with his sincerity one day.“You don't have any chance. After I finish my tasks here, I'm going to marry someone.”Renee said calmly while cutting her steak.Haze's expression immediately changed. He asked, "Marry someone? Who?”“I have no obligation to tell you.”Haze was only nervous for a second. He then became very calm and confident. He said, "It doesn't matter who he is, as long as his family name isn't Hunt, and as long as you haven't married him, I'm confident that I can make you fall in love with me.”“It's good to have confidence, but you should use it in the right place.”Renee raised her head and looked Haze in the eye. "Now, can you tell me what Stefan's schedule is for this evening?”“See? You still care about him...” Haze sighed and said truthfully, "His itinerary showed that he, like you, has a candlelight dinner planned for