“Are you going to kill me if I refuse to tell you?” Stefan asked with a vague smile, fearless


    even as she stared at the knife in Renee’s hand.


    “I won’t kill you-but I’ll skin you and watch you bleed! You’d wish you were dead… unless


    you return my brother!” Renee was not joking-Quinton was her flesh and blood, a progeny


    of their parents. She would never allow anyone to hurt him!


    “You seem more agitated,” Stefan pointed out, still unfazed.” Does that mean your brother is


    more important to you than your own partner?”


    “Yes!” Renee readily admitted to it. “Family is more important than anything. If youy a


    finger on him, I won’t hesitate to kill you.”


    “What if your brother hurts the love of your life?” Stefan pressed.


    Renee frowned, but said with a cool re, “If that does happen, I will die with my beloved,


    and let my brother live!”


    She had no chance of knowing back then that it was an exchange that would be very


    relevant years down the line!


    Nheless, Stefan calmly said, “Quinton is being punished for his own misdeeds. He


    challenged us by destroying our merchandise-our retaliation is just, if only to make him


    understand that some rules are not meant to be broken.”


    “I can admit that his methods can be radical, and I willpensate you for any losses


    you’ve sustained. We can talk about this, as long as you agree to release him…” Renee was


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    convinced that problems solved by money were no problems at all. Moreover, Quinton had


    been impatient for results over thest couple of years, so he had repeatedly sabotaged H


    Group’s business operations. It was no different from trying to steal food from a lion, and


    was basically suicidal.


    It was just a matter of time that Stefan’s retaliation reached Quinton, and Renee felt


    humbled since Stefan had the moral high ground… even though she had Stefan tied up, and


    a knife pressed to his neck.


    “Really? We can talk about this?” Stefan sneered, gesturing at his hands restrained with his


    own necktie. “Is this how we’re going to do it?”


    “Well… I didn’t want to tie you up, but you were getting frisky. Who knows what would


    happen if I didn’t restrain you?” Renee retorted with righteous indignation.


    She took a moment to calm herself, and gingerly touched his hair, saying, “Be good now-l’ll


    free you, but the condition is that you have to release my brother. Okay?”


    “Free me, and I’ll think about it.”


    “No, you have to say yes!”


    “You have to free me for me to make the call.”


    “Is that a yes?” Renee’s eyes lit up, surprised that Stefan gave in despite him being as


    stubborn as an ox.


    “A gentleman’s word is golden. Don’t go back on it!” Renee warned him. “I’ve tied you up


    once, and I can certainly do it again.”


    “Cut the crap and free me already!” Stefan snapped impatiently-he had never suffered so


    much in his life!