“Why didn’t you tell me that there were guests downstairs? What would your family think of me now?!”
Renee buried her beet-red face in her hands, totally humiliated. She wished that she could find a hole
in the ground and hide in there forever.
They must have found out that she had been sleeping in thiste, and if she showed up looking
unkempt and disheveled, she would forever be regarded as the shame of the Hunt family and drown in
their saliva from their disparaging opinions!
“What they think is their business,” replied Stefan. “All I want is for you to befortable.”
Stefan put his arms around Renee’s shoulders and calmly led her downstairs. Then, in a casual tone,
he greeted everyone, “Good morning, uncles and aunts. Please forgive me and Renee for getting up so
late.”
Stefan’s power and position in the Hunt family were only second to old Mr. Hunt, so as soon as he
spoke up, his voice carried a certain authority that instantly silenced the whole room.
But when he looked down at the woman in his arms, his voice became as gentle as spring showers
when he dotingly said, “Come on, don’t be shy. Say hello to the elders in our family.”
No matter how embarrassed Renee was, she could not possibly just ignore Stefan’s suggestion, so she
bit the bullet and greeted the people in the room.
The women feared Stefan, so even though they had wagged their tongues just seconds ago, they
didn’t even dare to let out a fart, all of them except She, who feared no one.
“Ah, Renee! It’s been so long since west met! It must’ve been, let me see… four years!”ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
Like a demon hiding behind an angel’s mask, she took Renee’s hands and smilingly told her, “I
remember how everyone was cheering on happily when Stefan kicked you out of the house back then,
but I was the only one who pitied you because I have a sensitive heart, you see…”
“She!” Francine cut her off angrily, barely able to restrain herself from tearing out She’s mouth
herself. “If you have nothing nice to say, then just shut up! No one would think that you’re dumb if you
don’t speak for a while!”
The situation had now gotten awkward. Apart from Stefan’s immediate family, the rest were staring at
Renee and She, eager to see how the scene would y out.
But Renee did not mind She’s words at all. With a faint smile, she said, “It’s fine. I don’t hold
grudges.”
This emboldened She, and she continued to speak even more viciously.
“That’s a good girl! I was just telling your mother-inw that I’ve prepared a special gift for you. Why
don’t you put it on and see if it suits you?”
She then took out the golden lock from the box and stuffed it into Renee’s hands, telling her, “This is
called a chastity lock. It must’ve been really hard for you, raising two children as a single mother all
these years. Undoubtedly, you must have looked for some other men just so you could survive…”
“I heard some ridiculous rumors about you out there,” she continued. “They say that your children
aren’t Stefan’s, but that their real father is that Osborne boy, because they’ve got a gene for twins in
that family. Come here. Let me put this on for you. This lock will signify that from now, you’ll stay
completely loyal to Stefan and the Hunt family!”
She,cking an ounce of respect for her, was undoubtedly trying to humiliate Renee. Everyone else
was also watching on with amusement. After all, everyone in the Hunt family, even the servants, was
so used to bullying and humiliating Renee that it was no longer a surprising sight.
“We don’t need it,” said Stefan with a stony face. He exuded an icy cold aura while his piercing eyes
were focused on She.
Intimidated by Stefan’s gaze, She sputtered, “What… What’s wrong, Stefan? I only mean well!”
“I think this lock is much more suited for Jovan,” Stefan replied firmly with an expressionless face.
“Perhaps it might stop him from seducing and deceiving so many women, which would inevitably bring
terrible retributions like getting cut off from his children in the future.”
Stefan’s words caused an instant uproar. Even Renee was visibly shocked.