Semua Bab Divorced, Dazzling, and Desired: Bab 631 - Bab 640

Renee had been really worried for Jasper earlier, but she was now relieved to see him here.Sighing in relief ever so softly as her nerves eased, she turned away from the 'waiter' and looked at Tom. "Indian Poker? Okay, though I'm not sure how to play."She had a flair for it, but she really wasn't in the mood and wanted to know why Jasper was there.Could there be some sort of plan being hatched here at the casino?Tom smiled as he sat beside her, fiddling with his stacks of chips and said, "Just have fun. You can bet with my chips, but if you win, it's yours.""Wow, Tom. You're positively babying her." Amy smiled, but her eyes were narrowed hostilely at Renee.She had always loved Tom, but her numerous confessions were rejected.At first, she thought he preferred men due to the company he kept, only for Renee to appear out of nowhere.Even she had to admit that Renee was beautiful, smart, and otherworldly, so much so that even she would defer to herself.But that didn't stop

Renee lowered her gaze and sighed, her eyes moist with tears as she leaned over the sink. "To tell the truth… I'm not sure if he's alive. He was going to propose when he returned to Hyperia, and we were going to get married next year… and then the news came that his plane crashed into the ocean.""His plane… crashed?" Amy murmured, and remembered with a start. "Oh, that rings a bell… My friends were saying what a waste it was to have lost such young and successful businessmen that day. I didn't know he was your fiance."Pausing in hesitation, she eventually asked, "Is he… gone?""That's what all the papers say… But no, I never saw a body. Until then, I refuse to believe it…"As Renee sounded sadder with every word, her tears even flowing, Amy patted her back and said, "You really loved him, I see, But as the phrase goes, there's no raising the dead…"Renee sighed and nodded, wiping her tears. "Yeah."Amy patiently consoled her for a while after that, and they returned to the high

Renee turned to find Tom standing beside her, watching her worriedly.She nodded, but her heart was still racing. "I'm fine. You?"At the same time, she noted to herself that after seeing what had just happened, she gave Tom too much credit when she thought he was a gentleman.Seeing the disappointment in her eyes, Tom promptly explained.Renee was not about to be swayed by such shallow words, as she was no longer that young maiden who was wet behind the ears."Yeah," she replied nonchalantly and turned toward Amy and the others, her eyes widening at Amy's arm. "You're bleeding."In fact, blood was seeping out between Amy's fingers, but it wasn't that obvious with Amy's red dress.Her face pale, she was snarling through her teeth furiously, "Those losers let me get hurt! It's time I hired new blood!"Renee promptly turned to the floor manager, "Do you have a first aid kit here?""Yes. Someone's bringing it as we speak," the floor manager quickly replied.Renee then helped Amy

Mark was there as soon as Renee returned to the manor, studying her from head to toe worriedly and asking, "Are you alright?"He was horrified that she might really have been hurt."Yes, thanks to you," Renee replied, expressionless. "I'm tired—I need to get some rest.""Sure, run along now. You'll need a break after such a scare," Mark said, while giving Yvie a look.Yvie hence escorted Renee upstairs, and after making sure Renee was in her room, she returned below.Mark stared fixedly at her from the couch as he asked, "What was her reaction when you picked her up?""She's quiet—it's what you'd expect after trauma," Yvie replied earnestly.Mark pulled out a cigarette and started smoking, frowning in turn. "What the hell is going on? Someone just decided to shoot up a casino? Was that a planned attack or just a coincidence?"Eventually, he breathed a long sigh. "Guess we just have to move forward with our plan now."Yvie was taken aback as she sat beside him. "I thought you w

Renee nodded confidently. "Yes, she was, but why did she seek you out in the first place?"Uma's motives were definitely strange—there was no way anyone could understand what she was thinking.Alison groaned, as she was confused too. "Ugh, what on earth is she thinking? I guess you'll just have to figure it out. I'd really come up short, so I won't bother."After chatting for a while, Renee hung up, putting away her phone.Laying flat on her back as she recalled everything happening lately, she felt even more curious about her roots.Her mother had left a locket in her care before her death, and she had insisted that it was really important—but what or why specifically, she herself did not know.She also added that she had forgotten everything before she married Mark…Renee stayed up all night, getting herself a headache from thinking about what all of that could mean, and eventually fell asleep from exhaustion.-Meanwhile, Jasper returned to his villa.Sylas, who had just t