"Can I?" Stefan enthusiastically and carefully confirmed with Adie. He knew that Adie was a child with a mind like his. Adie resisted Stefan at first, but gradually changed his opinion about Stefan. To Stefan, this was more exciting than getting a large business deal. "Of course, as a guest of the family."As always, Adie did not speak his mind. He had accepted Stefan, but pretended like he looked down on Stefan. "Sure. My identity doesn't matter as long as I can come…" Stefan said. Stefan had always been superior and condescending wherever he went, but he was willing to be humble with the children. He was friendly, too. After having fun with them and putting them to bed, he told them a story. "A long time ago, there was a princess in Tutu Country. She was very beautiful with a long braid. One day, a witch came to the princess's birthday party. But the king found the witch unlucky and drove her away. Angry, the witch cursed the princess to be locked up on the top floor of
Stefan was back in the familiar Everheart Manor. He had lived there with Renee and their children—it was full of his many happy memories. He subconsciously became teary. Hence, he turned away and pretended to be looking outside the French window.As a girl, Abby was sometimes ignorant. But she also inherited Renee's sensitiveness. She was the first to notice something was wrong with Stefan. Thus, she yanked his clothes and questioned curiously, "What's wrong with you, Scumbag Daddy?"Stefan turned and smiled at Abby. "Nothing. I can look at the stars from here. It's pretty interesting." He was standing in the children's room, which was on the third floor of the manor. Per the children's request, there was a large French window. The window was made from a material different from an ordinary window. It was particularly transparent and faced the best view in the entire manor. Nothing was blocking it. One could see a lot of shiny stars at night.Adie and Abby were twins and were
Renee, Stefan, and Justin stiffened, feeling awkward. No normal person could say that!Both Liam and Leia were too bold. Stefan and Justin shared the same thought and wanted to stop Liam and Leia from talking."Hey, Ren. I need to talk to you alone." Leia walked over and held Renee's shoulders. Then, they walked into the manor and left the other men behind."What's wrong?" Renee asked curiously, finding Leia mysterious."Yes, Liam's words were scary. But on second thought, it's reasonable. Why don't you consider that?" Leia asked seriously.Flabbergasted, Renee asked, "What are you talking about?" "Like having a few husbands. When you can't make a choice, you can keep all the choices. Isn't that nice?" "Stop joking! You and your brother can't be serious!" Renee was speechless. "Why not? You're an exceptional woman. You just want to give these charming guys a home. What's wrong with that?" Leia felt that Renee was a perfect goddess without any shortcomings. As the queen
Time seemed to have stopped at that moment. Awkwardness engulfed everyone."Well, err, your mommy and I need to make plans about that. We'll see," Justin explained to the children, feeling complicated."That's fine! You and Mommy should get a younger brother and sister for us. Then, my Scumbag Daddy and Mommy will get a younger brother and sister, too. Then, Adie and I will have two younger brothers and sisters. It'll be so nice!" Abby said eagerly."Just stop talking!" Stefan walked over and carried Abby. "If you love younger siblings so much, I'll buy you a few robots or dolls." "But robots and dolls can't be compared to younger siblings. Scumbag Daddy, don't you want to work with Mommy? If you don't want to, I'll let Mr. Baldwin work with her. I think he's willing."Abby sounded confident since she noticed that Justin hadn't stopped smiling. Stefan felt speechless and gloomy. Children's words were known to be harmless, but it was too much for Stefan.Yet, he was just a stra
Both Renee and Justin acted like a lovey-dovey married couple. They walked past Stefan and did not even look at him. Stefan, speechless, clenched his fists and looked at their backs. It was a difficult time for him. "What are you looking at, Scumbag Daddy?" Abby asked Stefan curiously.Adie and Abby walked over. After spending some time with him in the car, they did not resist him so much. They stopped calling him a bad guy. Instead, they started calling him Scumbag Daddy. Although it wasn't nice, they finally called him Daddy. Stefan frowned and gnashed his teeth while asking them, "What do you think about your mommy and Justin?" "They're a perfect match!" Adie answered honestly. "They're both experts in coding. I'm sure they have a lot to talk about when they're together. Plus, the Baldwin family owns an army, and I like Mr. Baldwin very much.""The army isn't a big deal. If you want, I can buy a lot of armies for you. As for the coding…" Stefan grasped his fingers together
The car drove along the street and finally arrived at Everheart Manor. Renee opened the car door and ran away quickly, as the previous topic was too ambiguous. Only she and Stefan understood that topic. That awkwardness made it hard for her to breathe."Oh my god! It's killing me!" After getting out of the car, Renee took deep breaths. She was not the reserved type, but she became very shy when she recalled the scene of her cooperating with Stefan to make Adie and Abby. At some point, Stefan stood behind her and asked, worried, "Are you okay?" "I… I'm fine!" Renee smoothed her hair and adjusted her breathing. She feigned calmness while speaking to him.It was frustrating; she had always been strong and independent, but she felt like a naive and dumb woman only when facing Stefan. She acted like a girlish young woman not over eighteen.She would always feel like a young woman and would be shy no matter how many times she had met him. Her heartbeat would also race because of h
Stefan scratched his head; he had no idea how to explain the case. He began sweating profusely. If he wanted to explain things, it might be inappropriate for the children. It was his first time becoming a father. He had no idea the kind of limit one should have when talking about such an affair."See! You can't answer my question. You must have lied, right?"When Stefan failed to answer her question, Abby pouted angrily. She felt that he must have lied. "You're a liar! You lied to us. I'm not biologically related to you. Stop acting like my father!""No… I don't know how to explain it to you…" Stefan anxiously wanted to prove that he was biologically related to Abby. Thus, he hurriedly said, "Because your mommy and I were in love. People who are in love will get very intimate with each other. Then… We got you. You can also say that your mommy's blood combined with mine.""Very intimate?" Abby frowned and asked curiously, "How? Did you guys hug and kiss each other? And you
Stefan's car was parked in front of the restaurant. There were four empty seats and the driver. After some deliberation, it was the most suitable arrangement for Stefan, Renee, Adie, and Abby to take the same car.Renee got into the shotgun seat beforehand to provide Stefan a chance to win the children back. Hence, Stefan sat in the back of the car with the children."Adie, I don't want to sit with him." Abby used to cling to Stefan the most, but as she grew more self-aware, she could tell whether he was good or bad. She knew Stefan was handsome and cool, but he had hurt Renee. Thus, she regarded him as a villain. Naturally, she did not want to sit with the villain. "Okay, just sit beside me. I'll sit in the middle." Adie patted his chest. He acted like he was about to do something heroic, though he was merely sitting with his father.Stefan looked bad. Gloominess overcame him. After they took their seats, the car started driving.Helpless, Stefan solemnly expressed his dis
Renee explained helplessly, spreading her hands.In the past, Stefan needed to inform her beforehand if he wanted to see the children. Sometimes, she sincerely wished he wouldn't come often. She felt that he was a bad influence.Consequently, Stefan grew estranged from the children. The children also started hating him. It was not the kind of result Renee wanted to see. Thus, she couldn't care about so much. After all, Stefan was their father. He could see them whenever he wanted. It would help deepen his relationship with the children. "Oh, wow! He wants to go to your home. He's fast. What does he want? Why does he want to go to your house since he's just your ex-husband?" Leia said. She looked at Stefan's composed back and praised him inwardly.It seemed like Stefan was full of resources and tricks. No wonder he was the president of Hunt Enterprise! He was good at negotiation. He was also good at romance with women. Based on this frequency, he would always meet Renee. Av