Stefan frowned slightly after a hint of surprise flashed across his cold face.What have Renee done? Why was Zack willing to pour drinks for her?Three years ago, when Hunt Enterprise acquired the Hunts & Co., Zack left a deep impression on Stefan due to his arrogance and lack of respect.However, because Zack's professional capabilities were so outstanding—he would easily help Hunt Enterprise solve all kinds of legal issues—Stefan simply let him be.All these years, Stefan had always left the Hunts & Co. alone. He did not care how much money they made as long as they could be useful in crucial moments.But those lawyers simply turned the law firm into a “retirement home”. Not only did the law firm not make money, it was losing money every year!Renee actually gave up $40 million dollars and a luxury house in exchange for this law firm. In Stefan's opinion, it was so not worth it.He was sure that there was no way Renee could deal with the difficult people in the law firm, consi
The two men went downstairs. Because of their good looks, they attracted a lot of attention.Unfortunately, Renee's group was too immersed in their drinking game to notice.Therefore, the two young noblemen were... completely ignored!Xavier was used to being the center of attention everywhere he went and had never experienced such a cold reception before. Moreover, he was feeling mad on Stefan's behalf, so the words that came out of his mouth were very arrogant. "Look how excited they are over a stupid drinking game. So childish."Only then did the group notice them. The atmosphere that had been merry a second before rapidly dropped to a freezing point.Stefan's eyes met with Renee's. An invisible tug-of-war began.Although neither of them spoke, the others could clearly sense the fireworks that were going off between them. They could tell a silent battle was raging.The new boss versus the old boss. The lawyers were in a tough spot.They immediately made the decision to step
Zack was determined to play a prank on the two snobbish rich kids, Stefan and Xavier.Therefore, when he distributed the number plates earlier, he deliberately assigned number 6 to Xavier.Think about it. Two young masters from the Great Eight of Beach City kissing each other for 30 seconds. What an exciting sight that would be. It would become a classic that would leave its mark in history."Who's number 6? Please stand up!"Zack looked at the group and asked even though he already knew the answer.Xavier had a short temper. He immediately stood up and pointed a finger at Zack. "Who do you think you are? How dare you embarrass my bro? Do you wanna die?”Zack's expression was calm. He completely disregarded the threat.He had been involved in the legal industry for many years and had seen people from all walks of life. Even people more powerful than Xavier Stuart had to show him respect."If you're willing to bet, you must be willing to pay your wager too. Since you two decided
Zack noticed Renee's embarrassment and wanted to help her out."Yeah, I think this punishment is boring too. I wouldn't want to offend His Royal Majesty Mr. Hunt, so I decided to forfeit my punishment right."Many an eye were rolled in the crowd.Zack's double standard was too obvious. He was singing a completely different tune a moment ago. His preference for the new boss was way too obvious!Stefan's expression did not change much, but his perfect, cold face was unreadable under the flickering light.He stared at the woman next to him with a cold gaze and suddenly smirked. “I underestimated your charisma. You sure know how to win people over.”“...”Renee simply sat there. She did not know how to respond.'Why is this guy being so sarcastic?'She just helped him evade punishment. Was he not supposed to thank her? Why did he look so unhappy with her?'Men are so unreasonable!'The game continued. This time, the arrow pointed at Xavier."Hahaha!"Xavier laughed out loud. H
Upon leaving the bar, Renee said goodbye to Zack and the other lawyers and stood alone by the roadside to wait for her ride.The cool night breeze brushed against her cheeks, making her feel refreshed.Her figure was graceful in the white dress, her hair fluttering slightly in the wind like a waterfall. There was not much emotion on her delicate face, but there was a hint of sadness there, as if it hid many stories.Quite a few men stopped their cars and either honked or whistled at her, wanting to take her for a ride, but she scared them away with her fierce gaze.Another car stopped nearby. Renee was ready to roll her eyes again. The window slowly rolled down to show Stefan inside.Her gaze changed from a fierce one to a cold one, as if she did not even know him."Need a ride?"Stefan invited in a low voice."Nope, wouldn't want you to go out of your way!"A direct refusal from Renee.Stefan was speechless at her response.Go out of his way? They lived next to each other.
In the silver sports car, Liam paid full attention to the road ahead. Each ounce of force he exerted on the accelerator was done with deliberate care, lest he cause any unnecessary bumps for his goddess and the two little babies in her belly."Boss, you're such a naughty mother. How can you visit a bar while you're pregnant? That's bad prenatal education.""It's a restaurant bar. I didn't drink any liquor."Renee sat in the passenger seat with her head propped up on her hand, looking absent-mindedly out of the window. Her mind seemed preoccupied.Liam may seem carefree, but he was actually quite observant.He could immediately tell that Renee was still feeling troubled about Stefan, so he said, half teasing and half testing, “Boss, since you haven't officially divorced the Iceberg yet, why don't you tell him about your pregnancy and see who he chooses?""Based on what I observed, it's not like he's completely devoid of any feelings for you. At the very least... he's still rather
The next day, Renee headed for Floating Cloud Villa in a casual beige suit. Her hair was tied into a neat ponytail. She looked young, like a fresh college graduate.Floating Cloud Villa was located in a primeval forest more than 50 kilometers away from the urban area of Beach City.The place had dense vegetation, a high level of oxygen concentration, natural hot springs, golf courses, and natural fishing grounds. It was the first choice holiday destination for many wealthy people.Due to a bit of traffic on the road, Renee arrived at Floating Cloud Villa at exactly 10:01 am, so she was a minute late.Upon arriving there, she saw a group of people enthusiastically gathered around someone who was walking out of Floating Cloud Villa.That person was Jerome South, chairman of the South Group, and the person Renee was going to meet.South Group was a powerful company with a strong background. It was one of the top investment companies in Beach City and a loyal partner of Hunt Enterpri
"Give it to me!"Jerome grabbed the brown paper bag and pulled out the documents inside, his fingers trembling slightly due to excitement.It was a freshly-issued winning verdict for an appeal.Except for Renee, no one there knew how significant this verdict was to Jerome.After a long time, Jerome finally turned his gaze away from the verdict.He looked at Renee. His shrewd eyes had a hint of barely noticeable wetness in them. He said, “Come with me!"And so, as everyone watched on in disbelief, Renee successfully obtained the opportunity to meet with Jerome, the chairman of South Group, alone.In the high-end luxury box, Jerome was very emotional."The appeal is successful. Finally, the appeal is successful. Five years... I've waited way too long for this moment!"He repeatedly read the contents of the verdict. Even now, he could still hardly believe it.Jerome's reaction reminded Renee of her late father. She sighed. “Justice is always present. I believe Ms. Chase can defi
"No, Ms. Jenkins! If Mr. Jenkins learns you're donating your blood for another man, it'll drive him mad!" The doctor looked at Amber, too terrified to act. Everyone in the fort knew how much Benjamin cared about Amber. He would never let anyone off the hook if they harmed her, let alone donating so much blood."He won't be angry." Amber sounded indifferent. "He didn't even care about me. If it weren't for Liam, Matt would have killed me. I want to donate my blood to Liam. No one can stop me, not even Dad.""But…" The doctor was too scared to act rashly. "Do it. If not, I'll cut my veins to release the blood." Amber seemed to have anticipated the doctor's hesitation. She fished out a blade she got somewhere and abruptly placed it against her wrist. "Then, I'll die of blood loss. Is that worth it?""Oh, no!"The doctor never expected the usually gentle Amber would suddenly become so tough and stubborn. He stopped babbling and immediately started the blood transfusion. After all,
"Oh, no! Something's wrong!" someone screamed, "Mr. Osborne lost too much blood and needs a blood transfusion immediately! Whose blood type is O?" Leia couldn't hear that well. She immediately calmed down and returned to Liam's room. "There was a slight deviation when we withdrew the knife, causing massive bleeding. The patient needs a blood transfusion immediately. If not, he'll die!" the nurse announced; her hands were bloody, and she was sweating profusely. "Use mine!" Leia hurriedly dashed over, gasping for breath. "I'm his younger sister. I'm sure my blood type is compatible."The nurse shook her head and cautiously refused, "No, it's advisable not to have an immediate family member do this. There might be a negative response." "Use mine. My blood type is O." Renee stood up and rolled her sleeve, her tone firm."No way!" Leia refused, looking at Renee. "You've just recovered. I can't see you take the risk."Renee was poisoned before, and barely survived because Stefan h
"Oh, please!" Leia rolled her eyes at Xavier; her gesture was far from romantic. "We haven't been together that long. Plus, you dated Shirley for a long time. You were famous in the entire Beach City over how hard you worked to win her over. She made you fall head over heels for her. But you've never made such a big scene when you're dating me. People might even assume that you're single!""Why did you bring up Shirley again?" Xavier held his forehead helplessly. The scariest thing for a man was having his girlfriend repeatedly mention his ex. No matter what the man said, it would always end up in a fight."Why, can't I bring her up?" Leia snapped. Like a lot of women, Leia yearned to travel back in time and replace all the time Xavier had with his ex-girlfriend. She said jealously, "You can't forget about her, so you're afraid of me mentioning her. You're worried you might get exposed when I mention her.""No!" Xavier became impatient, his face looking awful. "I have many
"How silly!" Xavier felt sorry for Leia when he heard her words. He hugged her from behind and whispered, "I feel the same about Renee like you do. I admire her and think she's perfect, but I don't love her the way a man does.""Really?" Leia was surprised. She found it unbelievable, as she had always thought that Xavier loved Renee.She always felt that he was a man with great taste. His love for Renee was unrequited, so he kept a special spot for her in his heart. Since she was aware of that, she always avoided that topic and never asked him about Renee. If she did, he would weigh their positions in his heart. Leia felt that she had no right to ask about that since the answer was obvious."Of course!" Xavier pinched Leia's cheeks and smiled. "Men's love can be divided into many types, but there's only one kind of love for women. I love you like a man loves a woman. Do you understand?"Leia's heart started racing. She felt flattered, but she bit her lips carefully and asked, "
Leia quickly wiped away her tears and acted tough. "I'm crazy now. You shouldn't talk to me.""So?" Xavier calmly walked to Leia and spoiled her as if she were a disobedient child. He doted on her. "It's not the first day you act crazily. Plus, it's not the first time I've found you like this. It's not bad, either. You look pretty cute."Leia turned around and glared at him in confusion. Goosebumps spread across her skin. "Xavier, act normal. When did I act crazily?" "You're not always normal when you're with me. Whenever I said something wrong, you went mad. You'd go mad whenever I talked to any woman, too. Isn't that crazy enough?" Xavier spread his hands, sounding helpless. Previously, he had no idea that the seemingly noisy and careless young lady of the Osborne family would be so sensitive. She cared about details very much, especially ones about him with other women.Their arguments weren't about serious issues. Rather, it was all because of her jealousy. She would go mad
Forsty silence overcame everyone. Everyone was full of complicated emotions."I need some fresh air," Leia said coldly, rising. She silently walked past Renee and went to a deserted corner.She knew she was being impudent, and that she should never blame Renee or get jealous for no reason.However, she was exhausted after so much torture these days. She almost had a mental breakdown, and she couldn't think straight. She just wanted to see Liam safe. She couldn't care about anything else."Lei…" Renee wanted to run after Leia, but Xavier stopped her."I'll be with her. You guys should get some rest." Xavier sighed. He gave Renee and Justin a profound look before he quickly caught up with Leia.Renee flexed her fingers as she watched their backs. She trembled slightly, growing teary. "I knew it! Lei's mad at me. Even I think I'm a scumbag, let alone her… It would be better if I stopped Liam. I was selfish!""It wasn't your fault!" Justin wanted to hug Renee, but he thought it migh
Leia was leaning into Xavier's arms and trembling nervously.Renee paced back and forth at the door, looking guilty. "It's all my fault!" She flexed her fingers and bit the back of her fist, filled with reproach."It has nothing to do with you. Stop blaming yourself." Justin patted her shoulder, hoping to help her relax a bit. "You aren't a superwoman. You can't do everything well. Plus, it's hard for us to do anything under this circumstance. It's hard to control.""No, I knew that Benjamin didn't want to kill Amber. He just wanted to test Mateo and Liam…"Renee was teary as she reflected on what had happened. She felt that she could have stopped that if she was more sensitive and active."I guessed that Mateo would attack Amber and that Liam might resist, but I didn't expect him to use his body to block the knife. Is this some kind of melodramatic movie? I taught him so many self-defense techniques. Why was he so dumb? If I stopped it earlier, this would never have happened!"R
"No!"Unexpectedly, the seemingly desperate Mateo who insisted that he couldn't do it actually tried to stab Amber.At that critical moment, Liam roared and subconsciously stood in front of Amber. The sharp knife pierced his heart. For a moment, blood gushed out. "Liam!" Amber's eyes widened as her mind went blank. She watched him fall in front of her though he was initially hugging her."Liam!" Both Leia and Xavier's car arrived later than the others. When Leia got out of the car, she witnessed that scene and almost blacked out."Be careful!" Xavier held her in a hurry, anxious for her. He couldn't believe what he had seen."Liam!" Renee rushed over immediately. She inspected Liam's chest and tried to stop the bleeding for him."I'm going to kill you!" Leia went berserk. She staggered toward Mateo and pounced on him, trying to strangle him."I… I didn't mean it…" When Mateo saw the knife in Liam's chest, he instantly regained his wits. He kept shaking his head and retreating.
"None of you did anything wrong," Benjamin said icily, "but I want to know your stand. If you kill her, you don't have any worry. I'll know you're someone who can do something big."If you can't do it, it means that you aren't suited to take over my position because your sentiments will get in the way sooner or later. They'll make you an indecisive coward!""But I…" Mateo held the shiny knife and bent forward. He looked at Benjamin and Amber, then hung his head in defeat. "I can't do that.""What can't you do?" Benjamin narrowed his eyes and looked at the collapsed Mateo coldly."I can't kill Gem…" Mateo staggered and sobbed. "I grew up with her. She's kind and delicate. I'd long sworn to protect her my whole life. I can't watch her get hurt! But now, you're asking me to kill her. I can't do it… I'd rather kill myself!""Hmph! You can't even do that. If someone catches her and threatens you to betray me one day, you'll do that without hesitation. So, my worry is logical," Benjamin