Stefan stared at her coldly with his searching eyes and asked, �Are you sure you want to play this game with me?�

�Of course! And the loser must agree unconditionally to anything that the winner requests. Are you game?�

�Fine. I�ll humor you this time, but don�t blame me if you regret it later.� Stefan clasped his long fingers together. It was such a rare sight to see him agreeing to play such a trivial and common drinking game.

The truth was that he had not succumbed to Renee�s pressure. He was only trying to make her realize how hard the world of business was and retreat. If she could not handle a simple situation such as drinking alcohol in public, then she�d be taken advantage of at every turn once she formally entered the field.

Meanwhile, Elijah was so shocked at what was happening that his eyes almost fell out of their sockets. He simply could not believe that Stefan, who had always despised drinking games like this, would be willing to play one with Mrs. Hunt, and in front of all these influential figures too!

If this was not a clear sign of love, he did not know what was!

Still, Elijah knew that no matter what, men were always better at the finger-guessing game than women were. He could not help but worry about Renee, so he cautiously reminded Stefan, �Please go easy on Ms. Everheart, Mr. Hunt. She�s not been out much before, so she�s definitely not experienced in this kind of game.�

Renee put on a pitiful expression and echoed, �That�s right, Mr. Hunt! Please go easy on me�

I�m just a girl, after all!�

However, in her heart, Renee was saying, �I�ll show you who�s boss, Stefan Hunt, you douchebag!�

�If you really are allergic to alcohol,� Stefan told Renee snidely, �it�s not too late to back out.�

His sole purpose was to make her realize the difficulty that came with her new position and give up, not to harm her in any way.

But Renee kept on pretending to be a pitiful young girl and replied, �It�s okay. I just want to prove my sincerity in front of everyone.�

What a silly and stubborn woman! Now that his patience was exhausted, Stefan held his head high and declared, �Let�s begin, then.�

Everyone held their breath and subconsciously stepped back a little to quietly observe the game.

They decided on the simplest iteration of the game. In truth, Stefan, being the serious and austere man that he was, rarely ever played the finger-guessing game. When he did, it was. only for fun when he was hanging out with Christopher and Xavier. He knew that his skills in the game were nothing to write home about, but he was sure that he could defeat a naive little rabbit like Renee with ease.

To everyone�s surprise, Renee was miraculously holding on in the game.

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