"....."

Stefan remained silent, though he was breathing rapidly as he attempted to undo the chains that were trapping Renee in there. Despite being in the water, he was sweating profusely from anxiety.

"Don't worry too much! I'll be fine. In fact, it's all just a trick to lure you out. You..."

Renee was so moved that she was about to confess everything to Stefan, but just then, all the lights in the water prison turned on, and half a dozen burly men barged in.

"It's time! Chain him up!"

Quinton stood on the highest spot in the room and peered down haughtily at the two people inside the water prison. Meanwhile, Chase was standing by his side.

"Wh-What's going on here? Chase� Didn't you tell me that we'd be dealing with this matter alone? How�"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Everheart. There are some things that I can't control."

Chase sighed in regret.

Next, the burly men then chained Stefan up at the spot where Renee originally stood.

Standing at a high spot, Quinton looked down at Renee, who was still in the water prison and told her,

�Hurry up and get out, sister. The water level is increasing, and soon, what�s going to come out of these holes won�t be water, but venomous creatures of all manner like snakes and bugs.�

�No!� Renee raised her head and looked at her brother in panic. �Brother, you gave me your word! You told me you�d give me the full authority to deal with the impostor, didn�t you? So what are you doing now?�

�I wanted to let you handle it yourself, but as soon as I learned the impostor�s true identity, I knew I just had to break my promise to you. Please forgive me, Renee.�

Beneath his mask, Quinton�s eyes became dangerously ruthless, as if he could hardly restrain himself from tearing the impostor into pieces right then and there.

�This is my own personal vengeance. I have endured crushing humiliation for so many years just so I can avenge myself one day, so I can�t just let him go.�

�Personal� Personal vengeance?�

Renee turned around and stared confusedly at the man whose arms and legs had been chained up. In a lowered voice, she asked him, �So, who are you? Are you going to tell me yourself?�

Renee had a hunch of the man�s true identity, but as long as she had not seen it with her own eyes, she simply refused to believe it.

�I�m sorry,� said Stefan with his head hung low as he evaded the question. JrNovels.com