Chapter 166

Renee buried her face in a cushion, trying to calm down. Just then, her phone rang. It was Susanne.

"How did it go today?" Susanne's voice had a playful tone, as if she knew something.

"Not great," Renee replied, taking a deep breath.

"Really? Didn't Carl help you?"

"Mom, your back pain must have cleared up, huh?" Renee said irritably. "I've told you before, stop trying to push us together. It's never going to happen."

"It wasn't me! He said—"

"Mom, please, don't. There's no point," Renee said firmly.

Susanne sighed. "Alright. I just thought maybe you two could actually talk things out."

As Renee's mother, Susanne could tell that her daughter was holding a grudge against Carl.

But still... this was Carl Grey.

Even Susanne, as his sister-in-law, had to be careful around him. How could Renee stand a chance against him?

Susanne just didn't want Renee and Carl to become enemies over what had happened that night.

Renee understood that her mother meant well, but she didn't want