While the two kids were still at school, Renee called Mr. Q on the way home.


    “What’s the matter?”


    Mr. Q was surprised by Renee’s sudden call.


    “I have a situation. Where are you now?”


    “Me?” Mr. Q paused briefly before answering, “I’m dealing with something at Carmine Pawnshop.”


    “Is that so? When are you free? Can youe over to my ce?” Renee sounded a little anxious. It


    seemed she had something important to discuss with him.


    Mr. Q could hear Renee’s anxiousness and answered in a deep voice, “Give me a moment. I’lle


    over now.”


    “Sure. I’ll be waiting.”


    Renee started packing the daily necessities for her and the children as soon as she went home. About


    an hour or soter, Mr. Q arrived as promised.


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    “You’re finally here.”


    Renee felt an indescribable calmness as soon as she saw him.


    Mr. Q had not apanied her and the children for long, but his presence gave them the warmth of


    home. Before she realized it, she had considered this notorious man as one of her own.


    Even if a woman was strong, someone still had to be the man in the family. A reliable man and a warm


    person could y this role.


    Mr. Q nced around the room coldly. When he saw her packed suitcase, he raised his eyebrows


    slightly.”Are you… moving?”


    “No, no. We’ll be away for a week…”


    “Where are you going?”


    “Well…” Renee scratched her head. She felt a little embarrassed, unsure how to exin her situation


    to him.


    In the beginning, Renee and Mr. Q agreed that they were just ying around. However, they seemed


    to have developed some kind of affection for each other during the time they spent together.


    Renee wondered what would happen if she had told him where she was going. He would certainly be


    angry, right?


    “Let me guess…”


    Mr. Q curled his lips into a slight smile and said slowly, “You probably made up with your ex-husband,


    so you’re going to take the kids and move in with him. While you have a happy family reunion with him,


    a standby lover like me has to return to where I came from, right?”


    Renee tightened her hands in silence. She said coldly, “Don’t sound so bitter. I’m staying with Stefan,


    but only for a week. It’s only because of special circumstances! The kids and I aren’t going to reunite


    with him. At least not me. I can’t reconcile with him!”


    Certain cracks could never be healed. She knew this very well.


    “And you,” Renee raised her eyes and met the man’s gaze. “You’re not a backup.”


    In their intertwined rtionship, the two knew they were more than just ying around. However, no


    one had taken a step further. Such unspoken feelings were often the most deadly.


    “Stefan already knows about the two children. With the way he is, he won’t let them go so easily. He


    told me to either remarry him or give him the kids…”