Seeing that Renee could no longer change his mind, she let it all go to hell. She demanded, "So, what if you do a DNA test? So, what if the data shows that you're related to them? Don't even think about snatching my kids. If not… I'm going to fight you to death!" "So, you finally admit it?" Stefan's face sank. His gaze became icy and dangerous. He then snorted, "You're so bold! You even dared to steal my kids. Of course, you're bold enough to fight me to death. But unfortunately, I'm not interested in your life. I also don't want my kids to hate me for hurting their mother…" When Renee saw his expression, a chill ran down her spine. She knew very well that the battle had started. It was a land mine that had been buried four years ago, and it was about to explode. It was impossible that she did not panic, but she was not terrified. "Stefan, don't beat around the bush. Just tell me what you want." Clenching her fists tightly, Renee became fearless. "Tsk! Tsk!" Stefan wa
"After that, I found that I was pregnant. Well, the most melodramatic thing happened. Briar was pregnant too. You cared about her so much and were so eager for her baby to be born, but you hated me so. Can you understand how much I hated you at that time?"I wanted to abort the child, but the doctor told me that it was a pair of mix-gendered twins. It's a very low chance of getting such a pair, and they're two lives. I couldn't bear to do that!" Renee closed her eyes. Tears inevitably rolled down her cheeks. She never dared to recall that painful time as if it was a thorn stabbed into her heart. It was fine if she did not revisit it, but when she accidentally did, it was a heart-wrenching pain. She was no longer willing to go back to the time when she was controlled by someone else, so… she had to fight Stefan with all her might, regardless of the price she had to pay. "So, you gave birth to the kids secretly. They have gotten so big, yet you never thought of informing me, huh
After a long pause, a strange atmosphere appeared in the room. "So… You're saying that Briar wasn't pregnant with your child, and you guys were not in that kind of relationship?" Renee was flabbergasted. After a pause, she finally found her voice. She had imagined all kinds of possibilities, trying to figure out why Stefan was so loyal to such a pretentious b*tch like Briar. However, she never imagined that would be the reason. Stefan held his forehead as his handsome face turned aloof. He was rendered speechless and helpless at the same time. "Do you think I would fall for a woman like Briar, given my taste?" He returned the question. "How would I know what time of woman you like?" Renee crossed her arms across her chest and said in a peculiar manner, "In short, don't men like such feeble, beautiful, innocent, and pretentious b*tch? Can you control yourself the moment she starts flirting in front of you?" "Stop it." He then continued solemnly, "It's unsuited to des
The sorry state she was in was the result of his tolerance and compassion toward Briar. That was also the reason her children were deprived of paternal love from the moment they were born, unlike the ones in other ordinary families. "You mustn't do anything to her," Stefan spoke in a low voice filled with cockiness. He said gradually, "She's been punished, so you should stop." "Should I stop just because you said so? What about the pain my kids and I had to suffer? Why should I be generous and tolerant?" She was never a tolerant person, to begin with. If they bullied her, she would only teach them a harder lesson. If she were not pregnant and eager to leave Beach City for Sun Island, she would've never let that pretentious b*tch off the hook. "I can't change the past, but from now… I'll make it up to you and the kids." He glued a firm gaze on her face. "We can make a fresh start. I believe that we'll have a happy future." "Who wants a future with you? There's no future be
"No way!"Little Aiden wanted to provoke Stefan, so he went in for the kill. "Mommy already hates you so much. She doesn't even bother to talk about you. You've done so many horrible things. We'll find out. All we need to do is look into it."Renee was embarrassed. She was a little worried about Stefan's impression of Aiden, so she scolded Aiden softly, "Adie, you can't be so rude."The words she could not say were, 'That's your father!'How could a son lecture his father? It was simply embarrassing."Mommy, how am I rude? I'm just telling the truth. This bad guy has done a lot of horrible things. You've suffered so much because of him!"If you do something bad, you have to suffer the consequences! Everyone hates him because of his actions. It makes sense for us to hate him!""Look at Q. He's the best. He's nice to you and treats us well. He accompanies us every day and cooks us good food. A man like him deserves our favor and respect."It was hard to refute Aiden's clear and l
As the saying goes, never push your enemy into a corner. Moreover, Stefan was like a fearsome and ruthless beast. Renee knew when to stop, and so did Aiden and Abigail. Aiden and Abigail sensed that Stefan had reached the limit of his patience, so they hurriedly took out his clothes and pants and stuffed them into his hands.Aiden held his chin up and stated seriously, "We'll let you off this time. Don't you fall into our hands again. It won't be this easy next time.""Same to you. Next time, I'll show you!" Stefan responded with the same cool look and warned them arrogantly. Then, he grabbed his clothes, turned his high heels, and strode into the bathroom quickly."Hahaha!"Renee could not hold back her laughter anymore. It started from a soft peal but quickly escalated into a massive burst. Her wild and unrestrained laughter almost echoed throughout the building!Stefan had always been stoic and arrogant, maintaining a dignified composure throughout the years they were toget
"Mommy taught us to be a good person. If Bad Daddy has changed, why don't we give him a chance to be a good person?""If we treat him well, he'll treat us well. If we treat him badly, he'll do the same to us. Why don't we be kinder to him and have one more person that treats us well?"Abigail spoke her mind with reason.She had always been Aiden's number-one fan and most loyal supporter.Renee laughed and joked that Abigail would always be undoubtedly supportive of Aiden. She did not expect them to quarrel over Stefan."Uh, hey… You two…"Renee listened as the little ones quarreled. She turned to Aiden and then to Abigail, feeling a little at a loss. It was the first time she had encountered such a scene."Abby, your thoughts are problematic. A bad guy will always be a bad guy. He'll never become a good person. We'll hurt ourselves by being kind to the bad guys!""That's not true. People may make mistakes. If not, why would we need teachers and police officers?"It was Aiden's
Renee gulped nervously. She went forward to ask the doctor softly, "Doctor… W-what happened to him?""He fainted from his allergies. It's nothing too bad," the doctor explained. After that, he lectured Renee with a frown, "By the way, what are you guys doing? As his family, don't you know he has hemophobia? His condition is severe. You have to be careful with his diet. He may get an allergy from indiscriminate eating, and it may even kill him!""Huh? He ate something wrong?""Yeah. He can't take sleeping pills. His prescription drugs for hemophobia can cause adverse reactions. If it's serious, it may kill him!"Renee came to a sudden realization after listening to the doctor's explanation. She remembered Aiden saying that he had given Stefan some sleeping pills. She thought he would nap a little because of the pill but never thought it would have such a big impact."It was my negligence. It's our fault, and it won't happen again.""Well, his condition is quite serious. He can be
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