LOGIN"That's because…"Francine's tears fell as her expression slowly turned fierce. Her eyes became filled with resentment and cruelty as she clenched her jaw. "Because I hated her. I hated that woman. Only by doing something like this could I truly get revenge on her without losing anything myself!""Why?" Alexander grabbed Francine's shoulder angrily. "Why did you hate her?"Francine looked up at her husband. Her eyes were filled with hatred. "You tell me. Why do you think I hated her? Who else in this world knows better than you why I hated her?""I-I don't know…"Under Francine's questioning, Alexander's eyes held both confusion and guilt. He slowly let go of her shoulders and stepped back."Exactly. Why is that? I want to know too." Renee's voice trembled. She stared at Alexander, who had lowered his head. "Mr. Hunt, do you really dare say that you knew nothing?""I-I'm not lying to you. I truly didn't know anything. I only found out about this today. I never thought she woul
Seeing Francine's obvious panic, Renee's cold smile widened. "What's wrong, Madam Francine? Do you know my brother?""I… I…"Francine avoided Renee's gaze. Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.In Renee's memory, this former mother-in-law of hers, who was known as 'The First Lady of Beach City,' had always carried herself with her chin raised. She acted as if she was above everyone else. She had never once shown such a guilty demeanor. This only proved one thing. The suffering her brother had endured wasn't his paranoid imagination. Everything really was connected to the Hunt family."Brother?" Alexander, who stood to the side, looked Quinton up and down. His brows furrowed deeper. "You were married to Stef for so many years. How come I never knew you had a brother? Is he a distant relative of yours?""I'm not a distant relative. I'm her twin brother." Quinton's voice was firm and clear. It carried undeniable authority."W-What? Twin brother? I've never heard of this b
Renee's eyes gradually turned red. She leaned against Quinton's shoulder, and her voice trembled with emotion. "Quinton, I really don't know what to do anymore.""Then don't make a decision yet."Quinton gently patted her back. "We didn't come here today to force you to choose. I've already waited all these years. Waiting a little longer won't make a difference."Renee was about to say something when the sound of a car engine suddenly came from outside the living room.The two of them looked out the window at the same time.In the darkness, a black sedan slowly drove into the courtyard. The headlights illuminated the stone path in front of the house."They're back."Quinton's voice instantly turned cold.Renee subconsciously clenched her fists, and her heartbeat sped up.After spending the entire day waiting, Alexander and Francine had finally returned."Quinton."Renee instinctively grabbed Quinton's arm.A strange panic rose inside her. Although she had already mentally
Timothy smiled kindly and waved. "It's still early. Why would I rest? Your brother and I were having a great conversation.""There's nothing to talk about. My brother just says whatever comes to mind. He doesn't always think things through, so don't take his words seriously."Renee gave Asher a look.Worried about Timothy's health, Asher immediately cooperated and stepped forward to support him. "Sir, have you forgotten? It's time for your blood pressure medication. After that, you need to lie down and rest. You can come back and talk to them after you've rested enough.""Oh, right. I guess it is time for my medicine."Timothy rubbed his temples and sighed. "You two can stay here for a while. After I take my medicine and rest up, I'll come back and talk with you again."There was silence.Quinton stood there with little expression on his face. He neither agreed nor objected.At that moment, there was a storm of anger building inside him. If Renee had not been there, he might
"Make sure justice is done?" Quinton asked with a scoff.When Quinton heard what Timothy said earlier, he felt mixed emotions.By all accounts, he should have been touched. After living this long, there were only a handful of people in the world who would protect him like this.But when he thought about it carefully, the whole thing felt deeply ironic.How could the person who had caused the harm say he wanted to stand up for the victim?"Of course."Timothy had no idea where the anger and resentment in Quinton's eyes came from. All he knew was that Quinton must have suffered a lot, and his heart truly ached for Quinton."In my eyes, you're just like Ren. You're both the grandchildren of someone I once knew, and you're no different from my own grandchildren. Back then, when Maurice was on his deathbed, he entrusted Ren to me. I promised him that even if it cost me my own life, I would protect Ren. If it were you, I would've done the same."When people reached the twilight of th
Meanwhile, the conversation between Quinton and Timothy turned out to be surprisingly cordial.Quinton had originally intended to confront Timothy about the truth surrounding his family history, but after talking for a while, he realized Timothy genuinely knew nothing about any of it.Timothy's curiosity, concern, and affection toward the grandson of an old friend were sincere. Without realizing it, Quinton lowered his guard."Come here. I'll show you some photos of Maurice, your grandfather, and me, as well as our comrades during the war."Timothy leaned on his cane and slowly shuffled across the study. He opened the most treasured drawer in the room and carefully removed an old-fashioned photo album. Page by page, he flipped through it.Ever since retiring from Hunt Enterprise, Timothy had developed few hobbies. He spent most of his days in the study, reading books, admiring paintings, and looking through these yellowed photos. They allowed him to revisit a past that was gone bu
Fortunately, the painting was hung at a high spot and had not been burned yet. Stefan used the fire extinguisher to put out the fire around it and took it down.However, the so-called “map” Renee mentioned was in the bedroom upstairs, so getting it would be quite dangerous..."Get back here, Stefan! D
Amidst the tension, they arrived at Water Dock.Xavier smiled ambiguously at Stefan. "Stef, why don't we have a friendly competition? If you find her first, I'll accept the fact that she's yours and will forever consider her out of my reach. However, if I find her first… I'll make my move!""Whatever,
"Oh no! Someone fainted!" There was a panicked scream from the crowd.Xavier had already gotten into his car. He didn't want to get involved with a woman who had nothing to do with him.However, the crowd grew larger and larger, and among them included some men with ill intentions. Hence, he couldn't
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 Ren







