Abby looked at Joanne before she looked at Renee. She did not blurt out an answer like before. Instead, she ruminated for a long time and slowly answered, "Mommy can make up or not with Daddy. I just want her to be happy.""That's right. I agree." Sitting beside Abby, Adie looked at Abby with gratification. "Abby, you've grown up. I'm glad." "Huh?" Their seemingly mature interaction amused Renee. Adie had always been mature. But at some point, Abby had grown up, too. In the past, Abby had always held a subjective view when a similar question was raised. She would either persuade them to make up with each other out of her love for Stefan. Or, she would be hostile toward Stefan, because she did not want to see Renee sad. But Abby had grown to not care so much about her thoughts. Instead, she considered Renee's feelings. If Renee was happier to make up with Stefan, Abby would love to see them make peace with each other.But if Renee was happier to be apart from Stefan, she wou
Renee's panic originated from her assumption that she would fail to hold her heart in place if she kept staying there. And… She would fail to hold her body back, too."What's wrong, Renee? You're in a flurry and sweating a lot. Did something happen?" Quinton knew that something was wrong when he saw Renee come downstairs. Her expression and sweaty forehead revealed that something strange had happened in the guest room just now. Certainly, it was not romantic, as it took only ten minutes. If that was the case, Stefan took too short a time. Even if there were no other obstacles, Quinton would prohibit Renee from being with Stefan. If not, Renee would no longer be happy.Hence, he guessed that something must have happened between Renee and Stefan during that short period. That incident had affected Renee's mood. Suddenly, he became frightened or worried if it was related to that incident. That incident might ruin Renee's entire imagination and the thing she longed for."No, he
"Oh, I see."Renee's explanation put Stefan's mind at ease. He smiled melancholically. "I'm a victim of that, but you got hurt, too. Just let it go. You don't have to bring it up again."At that time, Quinton nearly got Stefan killed. It was Renee who had persuaded Jovan to donate blood to Stefan. With that, he was saved.It was also why Renee was always indebted to Jovan. Probably, she could never be at ease for her whole life. It was a deeper torture. Stefan chose not to mention it, not because he was generous or he was willing to forgive Quinton. He simply hoped that Renee would not blame herself. He wanted to end the pain there and then."You're right, but you got a lot weaker because of that accident. You used to be a high-spirited and powerful person. But now, you're always gloomy, as if something heavy is weighing on your mind. You also lose the motivation to live." Renee looked at Stefan. She recalled how high-spirited and mighty he used to be, and felt heartbroken. S
"Finally, I got you here." Renee expended a lot of energy helping Stefan to the guest room on the second floor. She placed him on the bed and watched him for a long time. Then, she turned to leave. But Stefan grabbed Renee's wrist. "Don't go!" "You're not drunk?" Renee turned around and looked at Stefan, who was watching her. He did not appear drunk. A while ago, downstairs, he was shaky. His eyes were dazed, and he looked drunk. Thus, Renee was unsure if he was drunk or sober."Maybe." Stefan sat up in bed and rubbed his dizzy head. He said solemnly, "I know that you're Renee. I also know that you helped me to this room.""You're conscious. So, you're not drunk." A sigh of relief escaped Renee. If he were sober, nothing would go out of control between them.After all, there were endless accidents between them when he got drunk and lost control. She did not want to repeat the same mistake. Stefan chuckled and joked, "Didn't I tell you? I got better at drinking. I won't g
As expected, they got drunk while drinking and having hotpot.Both Stefan and Quinton were drunk. Quinton had stopped drinking for a while and was not as good at drinking as he was in the past. He was drunk, but he was still conscious of his surroundings. On the other hand, Stefan was weaker. He became quite drunk and could not even walk properly. "Let's have another drink!"Once people got drunk, they would lose control of themselves and also become overconfident. Stefan raised the glass, wanting to have another drink."Stop! If not, you're going to be admitted to the hospital for a gastric lavage."Renee couldn't bear to watch their boring competition. She snatched away Stefan's glass and said to him, "Go to the room and lie down now. You can only leave your room after you wake up the next morning."She made such a request because she knew him well. Once he got drunk, he would become fearless and do anything he wanted. The most important thing for him was to sleep until
Renee's words made everyone notice the amorous relationship between her and Stefan. Quinton held his glass as he looked at Renee and Stefan. He smiled and said, "How would you know if he can drink or not? I'm sure he can, since he agreed to have a drink with me.""Of course, I know." Renee ate some vegetables and said calmly, "He got drunk with just a glass of drink in the past. He embarrassed himself. And now the kids are here. I don't want him to do anything weird when he's drunk."She did not want Stefan to drink, but not because she felt sorry for him. Rather, she was worried that he might do something stupid after getting drunk. The current atmosphere was good. She was worried that the harmonious atmosphere would be ruined if things got out of control. Honestly, she felt that Quinton and Stefan were merely holding themselves back. They looked calm on the surface, but it was as if a storm were threatening to break out. At some point, they might try to murder each other.Be