What had he done to deserve this?!

�I�m warning you, don�t do anything stupid. We can talk about this�� He stared at Renee warily as if she were a beast -he did not want to be tied up again!

Renee rolled her eyes, speechless. How much of a coward could he be? Was she even that scary?

�Call your people now!� She snapped coolly, shoving his phone in his hands. Stefan breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly searched for Elijah�s number, once again the indomitable CEO as he called Elijah and told him, �Release Quinton Everheart. The matter has been resolved.�

�What?! Just like that?!� On the other end, Elijah was dumbfounded by Stefan�s orders. �But he was out to get us at every turn, Mr. Hunt! The losses from our core plant being destroyed is still inestimable, and we�re waiting for you to come here and personally end him! But� you�re telling us to let him go instead?�

�I know what I said, or are you questioning my orders?!�

�That�s not what I meant, sir-but he�s a clear threat against H group. We�d have trouble in explaining ourselves to our board of directors��

�I�ll deal with them myself.�

�Huh�� Elijah was reluctant, but there was no way he would disobey his boss�s orders.

�Alright, I�ll have him released.�

Stefan hung up, and turned towards Renee, demanding coolly, �Are you satisfied now?�

�Absolutely.� Renee nodded repeatedly with a fawning smile, actually surprised that Stefan was that cooperative.

In contrast, she was quite villainous.

�You may be satisfied, but I�m not!� Stefan suddenly snapped, his expression inscrutable as ever.

�I know my brother broke the rules, but I will apologize in his place and compensate for any losses.�

�No!� Stefan shook his head. �Compensation is far from enough.�

Renee raised a brow. �Then what do you want?�

�Have you considered a partnership between Azure Group and H group?� Stefan asked slowly. �We�ve been competing for years, but there was never a clear winner while losses continued to mount. Maybe we could reach new heights if we worked together.�

�A partnership?� Renee was surprised-the man took her for quite a ride, only to start

discussing business? It didn�t make sense. Azure Group was small fry to H Group at best, and they were at completely different levels. Even if Azure Group did see rapid growth and aggressively cut a territory of its own in the stock market, they were far from the level needed to necessitate a partnership with H Group.

So why would Stefan suddenly come up with something like that? Was he extending an olive branch?

�Take your time to consider. If possible, we can discuss the details with Quinton next

Wednesday.� With those words, Stefan unlocked the car doors and said coolly, �And if there�s nothing else, you can get out of my car.�

He appeared aloof and impassive-the stereotypical look of a businessman.

Perhaps in his perspective, Renee was a �deal�, and everything he did tonight was to seal the deal! JrNovels.com