Renee had no idea where he was going to take her or what he was going to do to her, so she did not ask. There was no escape now that she had fallen into his hands-she could only �hope that he would not hurt more innocents after he had enough fun and cooled off, so that everything could come to a stop.

Meanwhile, Stefan drove out of the bustling city center to a quiet beach. Renee had been uncomfortable at first, but that feeling slowly faded since it was a very long journey. All she felt was weariness, and her eyelids grew heavy�

Stefan simply kept steering the car through the coastal roads. To be honest, he did not have a destination. He just wanted to keep driving forward with her in his car, ideally for all eternity.

Ocean waves could be heard on both ends of the road, and the stars were exceedingly

bright. Anyone would be happy to feel the sea breeze brushing against their face.

Why the romance, damn it?! He was supposed to be tormenting her! And yet, said romance soon disappeared due to a certain sound�

Hearing the rhythmic snoring, Stefan turned around to find that Renee was fast asleep

without a care. Furious, he spun the steering wheel and jammed his foot on the brakes.

As the car came to a screeching halt at the turn on a coastal zone, Renee immediately

jolted awake and reached for the car door handle, looking around in panic, �Argh! What happened?! Was there an earthquake?!�

She saw that the car had stopped by the beach, enveloped in darkness and silence�

danger seemed to lurk everywhere.

Meanwhile, Stefan opened the window to let the fresh breeze in, looking up at the starry sky above.

�Carefree, aren�t you?� He scoffed flatly as he lit himself a cigarette, exhaling a puff of

smoke. �Someone who knew better would know you�re due for punishment, but those who don�t would think that you�re here to sightseeing.�

Embarrassed, Renee hastily tidied her appearance and cleared her throat. �Sorry I wasn�t taking this seriously. Should I be more worried about not meeting your expectations? If that won�t do, I could cry for you again��

As soon as she said it, she started bawling, �Please, I�m begging you, Mr. Bigshot CEO. Let me go, I won�t do it again� Please don�t torture me anymore��

Stefan breathed another puff of smoke in frustrated silence-she really would be the death of him!

�See? That reaction was fantastic but you refused to play along. How am I supposed to do this?� Renee kept flirting with him, but the fact that the man refused to play along made things awkward.

One could never cook without ingredients, how was she going to achieve anything if she was forced to match this stoic guy?

�You can shut up now,� Stefan growled through the smoke-this woman was brazenly messing around even though her doom was at hand!

�Fine, you�re the boss. You said to shut up, so I�ll shut up.� Renee reclined against her seat and kept her mouth shut-she had no choice but to be fully compliant. Maybe if she managed to cajole Stefan, he would not keep harassing her and Jovan, or even take her to the beach in the middle of the night, just to make her watch him smoke.

The sight of cigarettes certainly tickled her nicotine addiction. Hence, braving the risk of being kicked out of the car, she asked gingerly, �Hey, do you have more? Can I have one?�

Stefan was dumbfounded, but Renee pressed, �It�s not like we have anything better to do.�

Stefan snorted. �You�re outrageous.� JrNovels.com