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
However, the encounter was too brief. It came and went in an instant, like two meteors that streaked past each other.One of them was going up while the other was going down. Neither of them stopped for the other.“Hah, it seems Mr. Top Donor still cares about you. He's here for the dinner appointment.”When they arrived at the ground floor, Haze joked with a playful grin.“He can do whatever he wants. It's none of my concern.”Renee walked gracefully to the parking lot, as if the encounter had never happened.“You're not gonna go up and have a chat with him?”“The agreed time for the dinner is from 8 pm to 11 pm. It's already a quarter past 11. It's his fault that he came late. My time's precious too. Why should I stay for him?”Renee words were both rational and ruthless.“True. Maybe he's here for a dinner date with Briar. Otherwise, his expression wouldn't have been so cold when you saw each other just now, as if he didn't even know you.”Haze put his hands in his pockets
With a serious look on his handsome face, Stefan said coldly, "Is she finally here?”“Huh? Who?”The manager looked confused.“Who do you think?”“I'm sorry, Mr. Hunt, I have no idea who you're talking about...”Stefan's perfect facial features almost disintegrated. Keeping his anger in check, he asked, "If you don't know who I'm talking about, why are you talking to me?”“I just want to inform you that we're closing...” The manager lowered his eyes and said cautiously.In truth, their restaurant was supposed to close half an hour ago.But because Stefan was posing in front of the window without the slightest intention of leaving, no one dared to tell him.“Are you waiting for someone? Do you want us to call that person for you?”The restaurant manager saw that Stefan's expression was as cold as ice, so he boldly asked.“No need!”Stefan's handsome face stiffened as his thin lips spat out those words.He had to accept the reality that Renee, that damn woman, actually dared
Stefan's voice was cold and hoarse. His thin lips pressed against the woman's ear. His words were painful and angry. "Renee Everheart, you're truly the most heartless woman I've ever met!”The emotions that he had held inside for four years rushed out of him uncontrollably like an avalanche.He hugged her really tightly, as if he wanted to crush her and incorporate her pieces into his own body... As if that was the only way he could ensure that she would remain in his life and not leave him again!His embrace was so tight that Renee felt a bit painful. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly.With her skills, she could easily drop him to the ground, but she did not resist. She let him hold her like a meek little rabbit.The embrace that she once longed for was so strong, so powerful, and so warm, but... it no longer aroused anything in her heart.It was easy to fall in love with someone, and it was not that hard to let go of someone either. Four years was enough for her to completely let
After all, this seemed to be the only thing still connecting them.If this matter was handled cleanly, then there would no longer be anything between them. They would become complete strangers.“Good. I have nothing else to say.”Stefan's emotions were very complicated, and so were his feelings for Renee.He could not say that he hated her.But there also seemed to be a lack of reason for him to embrace her again.He had to admit that after four years, many things had changed.Stefan coldly turned around, preparing to leave.“Wait.” Renee suddenly stopped him.“Anything else?”“Thank you,” Renee said sincerely.“For what?” Stefan was confused.“Thank you for visiting my parents' graves in the last four years. I once loved you deeply, and I once hated you deeply, but everything's over now. I no longer love or hate you. I hope that, when we meet in the future, we can greet each other with a smile, and I hope that we can both live our lives well,” Renee said from the bottom
By the time Renee returned to the apartment, it was already really late.Leia was not back yet, which was quite unusual.‘Could the heartless girl have found true love this time?’While Renee was wondering that, she saw Leia stealthily opening the door and sneaking in. Her fair face was tinged with a faint blush, displaying a girlish shyness.“Ahem.” Renee cleared her throat and stopped Leia. She interrogated her like a dorm manager. "Where have you been? Why are you back so late? Don't lie to me!”After hesitating for a while, Leia told her, "I'll be honest, I've fallen for this guy hard. Barring any accident, we'll probably get married at the end of the month. If the time is right, maybe we can even have a group wedding!”“Already? Isn't it a bit too impulsive?”Although Renee was happy for Leia, she still felt a bit uneasy. "You've always said that you would never get married or have children. Why the sudden change of mind?”“That's because I haven't met the right person! As