�Simple, he scarred your face, so I�ll scar his�� Renee let out a burp and covered her face, giggling. �I�m going to carve the words �I�m an ugly jerk� into his face! Hahaha, pretty cruel, aren�t I?�

Stefan fell silent.

�Pfft!� Elijah couldn�t hold back his laughter any longer. When he felt a chill in the car, he cleared his throat and said formally, �Ah, I didn�t hear anything, Mr. Hunt, nothing at all��

�Clearly, you still value your life,� Stefan growled, looking embarrassed. If the woman wasn�t drunk, he would�ve given her a thorough scolding.

Elijah glanced at the man through the rearview mirror, surprised to see how gentle his gaze was when he looked at Renee. He asked softly, �Mr. Hunt, you�ve finally realized who you can�t move on from, right?�

�I�ve always known how I felt deep inside. I just had too much on my plate back then, and I gave up on what was truly important to me. Now that the universe has given me another chance to right my wrongs, I am never letting go,� Stefan said determinedly as he held Renee�s hand, as if she was the pure embodiment of his happiness.

�Good, good.� Elijah nodded and let out a sigh of relief. As Stefan�s most trusted assistant, he had witnessed the entirety of Stefan and Renee�s love story, complicated and heart-wrenching as it was.

Even as an outsider, he was desperately hoping that they could finally understand each other, and achieve their happy ending. As long as Stefan knew what his heart wanted, Elijah believed that he could definitely win Renee�s heart back. Any woman would wish to be treated with sincerity, after all�

�Right, have you investigated Desrosiers whereabouts?� Stefan suddenly asked. Briar had been missing for quite a few days, and hadn�t said anything before departing. He couldn�t help but worry for her safety.

�Nothing yet�� Elijah frowned, then hesitantly said,

�You just said that you knew how you felt, and that you wouldn�t let go of this second chance. Why are you mentioning that manipulative witch again? She was the reason you ended up in such a horrible state with Miss Everheart to begin with! Could it be that you-�

�Shut it.� Stefan glared at his assistant. �I know what I�m doing.�

�I�m sorry, Mr. Hunt, I�ve misspoken. I just don�t want to see you making the same mistakes. After all, Miss Everheart-�

�She already knows the truth, so I trust that she will understand.� Stefan obviously knew that he should treat Briar as nothing more than a dead woman, but she was still the woman his brother had once loved deeply, so he did not want her to meet a cruel fate.

�Miss Everheart knows the truth?� Elijah was shocked and confused. �Wait, but then she�d know that you were merely bound by circumstance, right? Why is she still avoiding you like the plague? Could it be that� she�s fallen for another?�

�Maybe.� Stefan seemed weirdly calm, which puzzled Elijah further.

�That�s not right, Mr. Hunt. You would�ve flipped if she fell in love with another man, so why are you being so calm about this? You�re not usually so generous when it comes to Miss Everheart!�

The more egotistical a man is, the more possessive he becomes. Hence, it was only natural for him to hope that the woman he loved would only have eyes for him. No one would be able to accept infidelity, let alone Stefan Hunt, a man known for his pride. He was acting completely out of character.

�No matter who she falls for, the only person who can make her heart race is me. I don�t have to get jealous over some irrelevant person,� Stefan replied casually.

Elijah was dumbfounded, and chuckled awkwardly. �Mr Hunt, is this some kind of riddle? What do you mean irrelevant? I-� JrNovels.com