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    At first, Quinton could forget about his hatred though he had forced himself to do so, but now he felt it bubbling up again when it came to Joanne. Because he had suppressed those emotions for so long, he became even more extreme and cruel. He wanted to do the things he had always wanted to do.


    "This is my business, so stop meddling in it. After so many years of loving and hating each other, we''ve finally parted on good terms and stopped being a part of each other''s life. I''m liking the way things are right now. If you go to him again, you''ll get Stefan involved in my life again, and that won''t be good for me." Angry, Renee red at Quinton. "If you want to see me in pain again, go ahead and attack him. I''ll probably get killed from protecting one of you, then maybe you two will learn to behave."


    "Calm down!" Quinton did not want to see Renee get hurt, and her teasing hurt him enough to make him regain his sanity. He hurriedly said, ''I won''t go to him if you don''t want me to. I also don''t want to fight anymore, but I really hate him. He''s trapped both you and Joanne with his charms, and you both always defend him." The reason for Quinton''s hatred toward Stefan was jealousy. They had both been born into simr families, but one of them had lived a superior life while the other was forced to struggle in hell at a young age. The only light for Quinton during those gloomy days was Joanne, but even that had been snatched by Stefan. He had even used her as a weapon to harm Quinton, and Quinton wouldn''t let it go so easily.


    "No, you got it wrong." Renee seemed to understand what bothered Quinton. Heartbroken, she hugged him. "We defended the both of you, and it doesn''t have to be one or the other. I don''t want to see anything bad happen to him, and I feel the same about you. I think Joanne feels the same too...Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    "I believe you, but I don''t think Joanne feels the same..." Quinton leaned into Renee''s arms, his body going limp as tears ran down his cheeks. "She hates me very much. All she wants is to leave me, through her death or mine... but it''s different when ites to Stefan. She just escaped death, but she insists on going back there because she doesn''t want to burden Stefan. I can tell how important Stefan is to her. What... am I to her?" Quinton rarely showed his vulnerability, but he would only do it in front of his sister because he knew she would not judge him or use it against him.


    "I know that Joanne''s betrayal made you hate Stefan very much, but her revenge on you is understandable considering the things you did to her." Renee gently patted his back tofort him. "First, you were cruel and made Joanne hate you, so she chose to turn to Stefan to survive. Later, things didn''t end well for the two of you. Do you think that makes things even? You two should stop hating each other and look for a happy ending instead. It doesn''t mean you two have to get married; just stop hating each other and live food lives. You two can even be close friends." Renee just wanted them to let go of their hatred. "It''s like how things are for Stefan and I. Yes, we had a hell of a romance and fought a lot, but it''s all over now. We no longer love or hate each other, and I''m d it''s like this. I think he feels the same too," she said lightly with augh, but her smile seemed somewhat bitter.