�Tell your boss I�ll keep fighting until he shows himself.� The guards were beaten black and blue, but they still blocked off the entrance and would not allow Renee to enter.

�Stop!� Finally, a tall figure walked out of the door. Renee stopped attacking to take a better look at the man.

�Chase?� The man nodded and said, �Miss Everheart, long time no see.� As if she saw a ray of hope, Renee finally breathed a sigh of relief.

�Chase, I�m so glad to see you. These guys are too rigid. I just wanted to see your boss to talk, but they wouldn�t let me in and forced me to attack them�� �Hurry up and order them to move aside. I want to see Mr. Q!�

Chase�s status in the Carmine Pawnshop was second only to Mr. Q. If he gave the permission, no one would dare to stop her anymore.

�I�m sorry, Miss Everheart, I�m afraid I can�t give that order,� said Chase calmly.

�Do you want me to beat you up too?�

�Miss Everheart, I know you�re upset, but Mr. Q has already made his decision and he won�t change it. He must have his reasons.�

�Do you know that we�re supposed to get married? Yet he�� Renee calmed down. Her voice was filled with pain and sadness as she said, �All I want is just� an explanation. It wasn�t easy for me to trust a man again. I just don�t want to be wrong again.�

�You don�t have to see him to ask for an explanation. I can explain it to you on his behalf��

Chase clearly knew the inside story. Or rather, he must be Stefan�s spokesperson. With sympathetic eyes, he slowly said, �Mr. Q asked me to tell you that he�s lost to Stefan Hunt and will back off voluntarily. He hopes you�ll live happily ever after with Stefan Hunt and asks you to forget about him.�

�That�s impossible! I won�t believe it unless I hear it from him!�

�If you don�t believe me, there�s nothing I can do. He has disappeared, so he can�t tell you personally. If you insist on searching the Carmine Pawnshop for him, I can let you in, but� you�ll just be wasting your time.� Chase said helplessly.

Renee was someone who would not give up until she found what she was looking for. �I�ll do just that. Even if I have to turn this place upside down, I�ll find him and make him give me an explanation.�

She pushed Chase away with a frosty face and walked straight into the Carmine Pawnshop. A few of the injured guards tried to stop her, but Chase waved them aside.

�But Mr. Chase, Mr. Q explicitly forbids Miss Everheart from entering the Carmine Pawnshop. If you let her in��

�It�s okay. If I don�t, she�ll never give up.� Chase stared at Renee�s thin but stubborn figure and sighed. �Sometimes, it�s easier to achieve happiness if you�re ignorant, especially for a woman. I wish she�ll be kept in the dark forever!�

This was not Renee�s first time in the Carmine Pawnshop. She could not say that she knew the place like the back of her hand, but she was familiar with the layout and furnishings inside. She searched every corner of the pawnshop, even the restricted area, but could find no sign of Mr. Q. The sky turned dark. Moonlight illuminated the land, making her seem even lonelier.

�Mr. Q, where the hell are you? Come out right now. I won�t bother you. I just want an answer. Come out!� Renee, like a madwoman, shouted in the vast courtyard, scaring the crows on the withered vines.

�Come out and talk to me, even if it�s just one sentence�� She squatted on the ground dejectedly, covering her beautiful but sad face with her hands. Her thin shoulders trembled uncontrollably. She looked fragile and helpless. JrNovels.com