“You had a brother?” Stefan was a little surprised. This was the first time he’d heard that Renee


    actually had a twin brother who didn’t survive.


    “Hmph! If my brother were still alive, he’d have beaten you up long ago. You’re only bullying me


    because you think I have nobody at home to depend on!” Renee couldn’t resist condemning Stefan


    again.


    Oftentimes, the marriage quality of a woman greatly corrted with their family situation.


    If her family was powerful and could help her husband’s family in a particr way, her inws wouldn’t


    dare look down on her. Even if her husband didn’t spoil her rotten, they would at least treat each other


    with respect. She’d still have a healthy sense of ego.


    That exined why Renee was treated so unkindly in the Hunt family back then. Even the maids


    walked all over her. It wasn’t because Stefan didn’t love her. Instead, it was because she had nobody to


    rely on, and her family wasn’t powerful enough to support her.


    “I’m not that vain. Back then, I just didn’t have any feelings for you. Or rather… I purely hated you and


    didn’t want to see you. It had nothing to do with your family situation,” Stefan said frankly.


    Renee felt a little hurt.


    She knew Stefan hated her, but her ego still got bruised when he said it so frankly.


    “To be honest, I’ve always been curious about this. If you disliked me that much, why did you agree


    with Grandpa Hunt’s request to marry me? Knowing your unbridled personality, I don’t think you’d have


    taken his threats seriously!” Renee couldn’t resist asking the question that had bugged her for many


    years.


    Stefan looked into the distance. After a long moment of silence, he recalled the first time he met


    Renee. “That’s because… I felt sorry for you.”


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    At the time, the Everheart family was going through massive changes. Not long after the passing of


    Renee’s biological parents, her grandfather also met his demise.


    From a rich youngdy who was adored by many, Renee became a helpless orphan with countless


    enemies overnight.


    “Back then, Grandpa insisted that I returned from Newrest to see you. I remember you were dressed in


    in clothing, and you even had a white flower on your ear. You kept your head down the entire time,


    and you didn’t even say a single word…


    “You were too scrawny and pale. It felt as if I could lift you with a single finger. You looked no different


    from a beggar on the street. Marrying you or not didn’t make a difference. I only did it to save your life.”


    Stefan thought he didn’t have any special feelings for Renee. Logically speaking, he should’ve


    forgotten about the first time he saw her.


    However, now that he recalled the scene, everything felt as vivid as ever. There was still an


    indescribably strong emotion somewhere inside him.


    Perhaps, he had fallen for her much earlier than he thought…


    “Hehe. You actually married me out of pity. Is that it?” Renee never expected this to be the truth.


    She wasn’t sure if she ought to praise Stefan for being so kind or feel sorry for her own pitiful situation.


    Sometimes, being on the receiving end of pity was even more hurtful than anything else.


    She’d rather he did it because he had an ulterior motive and not out of pity.