Haze frowned and held her shoulders, asking gently, �What�s wrong? What�s troubling you?"

�Nothing�s wrong, it�s just�� Renee shook her head and muttered,

�Men and women should get together because they love each other, not because they have the same interests..Of course I can�t just casually date someone just because my love affair failed. It�s unfair to you."

�No, that�s not it,� Haze insisted.

�It is, since we have no love for each other.

We just laid out the reasons that we�re suitable for each other, but we didn�t mention love. Shouldn�t that be the foundation for us to be together? Without it, it�s useless even if we have compatibility,� Renee tried to explain to Haze.

Haze was practically tailor-made for her, but she felt nothing for him. Even dogs could find the stinky old toy they yearned for among a bunch of fancy new toys.

Maybe Stefan was like the old toy she couldn�t forget about. People might feel disgusted by it and tell her to pick something else, but she couldn�t change her old habits.

If that was the case, then she deserved to suffer! After Haze listened to her explanation, he was silent for a long time before he whispered, �That�s what you think. You haven�t chosen to be with me yet, so you�ll never know whether love can bloom between us. There�s love at first sight as well as the love that grows with time. Maybe we�ll find that we can love each other after spending more time with each other. We�ll be the kind of soulmates who are very in tune with each other.�

�No, that�s impossible. If that was the case, we would have fallen in love much earlier.�

Renee waved her hand dismissively

and said firmly, �We can only be friends and teammates. We�re indeed in tune with each other, but it�ll be impossible for love to grow between us.�

�What if I�m kind and good enough to make you fall in love with me?�

�Kind?� Renee chuckled and looked at him in amusement.

�It takes seven years for a full metabolism.

How long can your passion last? Don�t bite off more than you can chew.�

�You don�t have to worry about it. My passion can last for a very long time. After all, didn�t I soldier through after so many years? Probably, the reason that I failed to make you warm up to me is�� Haze smirked and suddenly gave her a peck on the lips.

�Maybe I�m not hot enough.� He quickly pulled away but said confidently, �Don�t worry, we�ll fall in love with each other sooner or later� After all, I managed to win over my future brotherin-law. As for you, you�ll soon be mine!� After that night, Carmine Pawnshop began its cooperation with the Baldwin family.

However, it had suffered a gigantic loss previously because of the shipwreck, so they could not transport the treasures back on time.

The Baldwin family showed their sincerity and invested a large sum of 4.5 million dollars in Carmine Pawnshop to help them remedy their loss.

Quinton was grinning all the time and was always discussing things with Haze. He was very submissive and respectful towards Haze too.

However, Quinton and Renee�s relationship had become strange after that night. They were not as close to each other as before� and now, they just choose to ignore each other. Sometimes they pretended like they didn�t see each other when their paths crossed, and wouldn�t even greet each other.

Whenever they spoke, it was only either out of necessity or to insult the other.

Both Haze and Leia were stuck in the middle of their fight, and they felt like they were walking on eggshells.

�Quinton, eat more. If not, your belly will become so small that nothing can go in it.� JrNovels.com