The world was ever-changing, what more the human heart. It was the easiest thing to change.People who were once madly in love with each other and swore to never be apart would end up parting ways. Renee once thought that her dream was to get rid of evil, but later, she found the greatest achievement to be an ordinary person.Besides, Liam was once a bright and gentle person. He had become a mature man she could no longer see through.Renee admitted that she had become a timid and careful coward. At the same time, she found herself bolder since she dared to admit her cowardice. It was another form of bravery."I understand you." Liam pocketed his hands and lingered around Renee's bed. He felt sorry for her and blamed himself. "Leave it. I'll take care of it."Renee thought about it and nodded. "Okay, you can handle it the way you want." Liam was no longer the same and had undergone vast changes. Hence, Renee could no longer take him as an ignorant younger man. At that time, bo
Leia looked at her brother curiously as she held the ointment. "Stop asking about that. You're so talkative now. If I knew, I wouldn't have let you come or told you about my upcoming marriage. You never stop talking!" Liam pushed Leia away disdainfully, but in truth, he just didn't want to see her worry about him.His current situation was bad. If Benjamin was angered, he might be killed. This would naturally burden Leia and Renee. Hence, all he wanted was to keep the peace and help them escape successfully. Renee sat up straight and looked up at Liam, interested. "Did Amber apply it for you?""No," Liam replied immediately.He wasn't sure what to think and chose to deny it immediately. He felt that there was nothing between him and Amber—they were just strangers. It wasn't the kind of relationship where he would let her apply ointment for him. If he admitted to it, his relationship with her would become ambiguous. He didn't want to see that happen."You're lying!" Renee grinne
"I've decided to cancel my marriage with Liam and be his friend instead," Amber announced calmly, smiling. A heavy silence followed her statement."Uh, did you just cancel the marriage just like that?" Renee asked.She had no idea what else to say, feeling awkward. After all, this concerned Liam and Amber's relationship. They should be the ones deciding on their marriage. Renee didn't know what to do about the current situation. She wasn't sure whether she should tell them to be together or break them apart. Her identity was special and her relationship with Liam seemed ambiguous. It wasn't suitable for her to give them any advice.On the contrary, Leia was momentarily startled. After that, she started clapping. "Great! I've wanted to discuss this with you before. It's wonderful that you're canceling the marriage. Liam's more suited to live in a normal world. This place is far too barbaric. It's a disaster for a rich heir like him who has always led a wealthy life. I hope you
Amber sounded relaxed and casual. She didn't find anything meddlesome at all.As Benjamin's only daughter, it all came down to her whether she wanted the wedding or not. She didn't have to bear the consequences or risks, either.Previously, she hoped she could have a future with Liam. After getting in touch with Liam's family and friends, she learned about his world and saw the difference between them. It couldn't be overcome by having a casual wedding. She might as well eliminate the possibility of feeling regret entirely instead of feeling regret after the wedding."Did Mr. Jenkins oppose it?" Liam kept asking Amber. Previously, he wanted to leave but Benjamin refused to let him go. If he did, Benjamin would tear him a new one. Liam didn't expect the stubborn Benjamin would yield. He feared there might be a bigger trap waiting for him."Dad didn't agree at first, but Matt and I kept persuading him. Plus, we suggested a better resolution. He might be moved and stopped forcing
Flabbergasted, Liam's face fell. He became quite angry. "Nonsense! I disagree!""Huh?" Dumbfounded, Amber did not expect to see Liam show such a strong reaction. She asked softly, "Why don't you agree? Isn't it a win-win solution?" "What? No, it isn't! It's nonsense!" Liam calmed his rapid breathing. He earnestly tried to advise Amber, acting like he was her senior. "You said marriage isn't a joke. We can't get married to people we don't love, or we'll be miserable. I agree with that. I know you're mature now. But then, you said you're going to marry Mateo. Isn't that nonsense? You don't like him. Why do you want to marry him?""I don't like Matt, but he likes me. I think I'll be very happy to marry a man who loves me. But if I marry the man I love, I'll be unhappy," Amber explained seriously, her tone calm."I agree!" Leia eagerly snapped her fingers and hurriedly supported Amber. "We women are simple. We'll gradually fall in love with the men who are sincere and kind to us. But
"Matt and I have discussed. We agreed to give it a try so we could help Liam leave safely, resolve this mess, and satisfy Dad and everyone. Maybe it'll work, and we'll be in love with each other. Isn't that a happy ending?" Amber said.She was bright and enthusiastic. Finally, she looked up and saw other people other than Liam.The moment she met Liam, she seemed to have been bewitched and could no longer see other men. She was full of love, regardless if Liam was good or bad. She felt that as long as she could be with him, she could tolerate everything. Though Benjamin had long planned to let her marry Mateo, she had been firmly against it. She even threatened to kill herself. "You don't know, but Dad raised Matt as my prospective husband. Then, Liam came out of nowhere. I could think of nothing but marrying him. I told Dad that I would kill myself if he didn't let me marry Liam. It scared him and made him adjust his plan. He regarded Liam as his son-in-law and kept Liam as the
Only Renee, Liam, and Leia were left in the room.Amber was like a breeze, gently touching their faces and raising some feelings in them before leaving calmly. Liam stood where he was, silent. His poker face made it hard for others to guess his feelings."Wow, Amber's great! I was wrong about her. It wouldn't be a bad thing if she's my sister-in-law, either," Leia said. She watched the direction Amber had gone while perched on the sofa, her mind full of thoughts.At first, she went to the fort full of hostility. She assumed that those rude people had used cunning means to trap Liam there. She even imagined many ways to successfully rescue Liam out of there.After Amber's reassurance, Leia felt a strange loss."Yes, Amber is great. When I came here alone and finally met Joanne, I wanted to take her away, but Benjamin wanted her dead. Amber threatened to kill herself, which gave me a chance to leave. Now that I'm talking about it, Joanne and I… We owe Amber a huge favor!" Renee
"No, I'm not!" Liam finally looked sober. He shook his head as if he had come to his senses. Standing, he said, "I'm not suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Benjamin did so many crazy things to me! If I fell in love with his daughter, I'd look down on myself. At most, I lost something to help me control Benjamin."Agitation filled Leia. She grabbed Liam and asked, "What do you mean? What did that old guy do to you? He must have done a lot of bad things! If not, you wouldn't have changed so much. You look desperate and dispirited. You weren't like this in the past!"In the past, Liam always bickered with Leia and drove her mad. But in short, he was a bright and optimistic man. He would make others happy the moment they met him. He was full of positivity unlike what he looked at that moment. He was like a man who had spent his time in darkness—his eyes were dull, and he seemed like one with a twisted mind."I don't want a gloomy brother. I want a bright brother. I want you to be as
Justin smiled and described the children's experiences, acting like a stepfather. When he talked about the children, he made it sound like they were his biological children. Stefan didn't look so good. He felt that the glass of wine was getting bitter."Well, I'm sure kids will find everything new and exciting when they go to a new place. But they'll get bored with it when time passes. They'll love their real home better." Stefan had wanted to act relaxed and casual, but he could not stop himself from refuting when he heard Justin's provocative words. "Mm?" Leia sat beside Liam and leaned against his arm, and whispered, "What are they doing? This is weird. Are they going to fight?""It's just a competition between men. They won't get into a fight." Liam kept eating and watching the fun. He merely found it amusing. As expected, Renee was greatly admired. Although she remained silent, she would always be in the limelight. Liam was amused to see people like Stefan or Justin
"How dare you!"Stefan's words instantly made Leia speechless. She had wanted to rebuke him, but he snatched the chance from her and struck her dumb.In short, he was an utter scumbag.After a moment, Leia finally managed to comment, "How shameless!" Justin had kept silent all the while. He looked at Stefan with a scrutinizing and mocking gaze. "Mr. Hunt, I admire your honesty and self-awareness. If that's the case, let's stop being reserved and have fun together!""Yes, let's have fun together. I'm shameless, too!" Liam joined in the effort to mock Stefan. He swayed his glass of wine and faked a smile. "I've known her a long time, so of course I know what shameless things Mr. Hunt has done. I think I'd better grab this chance to tell you all of them since everyone is here today."Standing at the door, Renee was worried that Liam might say more indecent things. She hurriedly stopped him. "Pipe down, Liam!" "Got it." Liam shrugged helplessly but obeyed her.Although he yea
"Do you want to leave?" Stefan saw Renee. He was calm, indifferent, and distant. His behavior stung Renee. Renee could easily recall their lovey-dovey memories. They had both risked their lives for each other and vowed to be together forever. They had two children, too. Yet, they ended up as strangers.Although Renee was heartbroken, she became competitive. She smoothed her hair and said in a similarly cold manner, "I'm going to the washroom." "Okay." Stefan did not have anything to say. He nodded and walked past Renee before heading to the dining table. "Hmph! I didn't expect you to come so boldly," Quinton sneered.At the sight of Stefan, Quinton subconsciously clenched his fists, acting like he was about to fight Stefan. On the surface, he wouldn't act aggressively because he knew Renee would stop him. "It's not easy for the few great families to get together. It's good and meaningful for us. If I refused to come, it would make me seem heartless."Stefan kept his co
Having said that, Renee lowered her head, about to leave. She didn't even have the time to bother about Adie and Abby, and told Quinton to take them home later. Her strange behavior filled Quinton with displeasure. He blocked Renee and said solemnly, "Are you afraid? Do you want to run away? People might think that you're guilty and have cheated on your husband!""No, I'm not!" Renee refuted him loudly, then explained seriously, "I'm busy. I need to handle something right away. Plus, I'm not guilty. I did nothing wrong. There's no reason for me to feel guilty." Quinton went straight to the point. "What are you afraid of since you know you're not guilty? Why do you want to run away? He should be afraid instead!""I told you. I'm not afraid of him. I'm just…" "What?" Quinton crossed his arms and looked at Renee coldly. He wanted to get to the bottom of it.Renee came up with a ridiculous yet normal excuse. "I… I recalled that the dessert shop that I want to head to is about to
Jovan called Stefan to sound the latter out. Anyway, it would be convenient for Stefan to rush over since they were both at the same spot. "I'll be right there," Stefan said. Then, he hung up.For a moment, silence washed over everyone, as if something terrible was about to happen.After taking in the new information, Leia said indignantly, "What's going on? Why does he want to come? Isn't he too shameless? How dare he come?" Although everything wasn't discussed openly, everyone knew why Stefan and Renee broke up all of a sudden, despite how lovey-dovey they were. The reason was that Stefan had cheated on Renee.Even if the adultery was faked, it was still the cause of their breakup. If Stefan were shameful or guilty, he wouldn't have agreed to come. He was going to face Renee there with their friends and family around. Certainly, it was embarrassing. "Hmph! Why not? He impersonated me, seized my business, and snatched away my woman. Plus, he led a steady life, got married
Jovan's words made the atmosphere quiet and bizarre. "Are you out of your mind, Jovan? It's already very annoying to have someone like you here. Do you have to get another annoying guy?" Leia frowned, crossing her arms. She kept scolding him.Initially, the atmosphere was considered harmonious. It was still considered fine even if there was an annoying person like Jovan. Unexpectedly, he wanted to call another, more terrible person to come here. Things would certainly go wrong. "Ms. Osborne, you're famous for talking harshly, too. You're just like me. I love it." However, Jovan was not mad at all. He grinned while waiting for Stefan to answer the call. Generally, Stefan would not answer Jovan's call. Surprisingly, he picked it up that time."What's the matter?" Jovan purposely put it on speaker mode. Stefan sounded aloof and emotionless.Jovan sounded wicked as he calmly asked Stefan, "Do you want to join a gathering, Stefan?""I'm going to hang up if you don't say anythi
In the past, Jovan had always regarded Stefan as a coward. Stefan couldn't forget about Renee, but he kept pushing Renee to another man. It seemed like Justin was more responsible, considerate, and gentle. Of course, Renee would lead a very happy, steady, and comfortable life with such a man. At the very least, Jovan felt that he could not be that meticulous and considerate. He would only drive Renee mad just to get her attention. "Hmph! Are you trying to humiliate me or yourself?" Justin didn't find that a compliment. Instead, it sounded like smockery. Jovan made it sound like Justin was a nice guy, but would not be picked by Renee. Usually, people like that had to suffer and would not end up well."I'm praising you." Jovan was helpless because of his reputation as the villain. Although he had said a lot of annoying things, he did want to compliment Justin. His love was probably as deep as Justin's, but his and Stefan's ways of loving Renee were much inferior to Justin's.
"That's unnecessary." Justin stood in front of Renee, his face cold. He said firmly, "She's unwell and can't have wine." "Is she unwell? I didn't see that." Jovan sized Renee up before he sized Justin up. Then, he sneered, "And who are you to her? You can't stop her from having wine.""It's none of your business who I am to her. I said she can't have wine." Justin always kept peace with others, but at that moment, he was dominant. He didn't always want to control Renee, but she had drunk a lot of wine that day. It might have hurt her belly. Hence, he felt it better for her to abstain from wine lately. However, Jovan was unaware of that affair. He simply found Justin purposely showing his ownership over Renee, which disgusted him."Waiter, get her a glass of milk. She only wants that," Justin instructed a waiter, showing his consideration for Renee. "It's okay. I can have a little wine. Plus, I'm rather good at drinking. It's not easy for everyone to get together tonight. I do
They danced for around ten minutes. Renee danced to the song heartily. Her initial gloomy mood also improved.Renee drank some water and took a few deep breaths. Then, she sincerely praised Leia, "Alright. Your welcome ceremony is bizarre, but it helped relieve my stress. I like it very much!"She could tell that Leia had painstakingly prepared that gift for her. After all, it was not easy to ask the Zambawi people from primitive tribes to sing an English song. "I'm glad you like it. I did this because I wanted you to relax and stop taking things seriously. You need to stop being so hard on yourself and get rid of all the pressure!" Leia said honestly. The Zambawi hand-drum dance came with the charms of a primitive dance. Its goal was to set people free. Of course, it was suitable for Renee to relieve her stress."Yeah, your stress is relieved. From now on, you'll start afresh. This is for you. I'm sure it'll be one of your happy memories." Liam handed the previous Polaroid to