He looked up at Renee and carefully took the painting out of his arms. �Sorry, I tried my best, but I couldn�t find the map you were talking about.�

Looking at his rugged but sincere appearance, Renee�s tears dropped down like rain. She did not even know what to say.

�You idiot, what if you burned to death� If you die, I won�t be able to live anymore, do you realize that?�

She did not care anymore. She put her arms around the man�s neck and hugged him tight, unwilling to let go, as if she had regained a treasure she lost.

Stefan�s tall body froze with the painting in his hand. He did not dare to move.

A moment ago, he felt like his whole body was burning because of how hot it was in the house, but right now, he was numb from head to toe, almost like he had just been shocked by electricity.

From what he could remember, this was the first time Renee had given him such a heartfelt embrace.

Previously, although he could feel her intense love for him, she was always timid and kept a distance from him.

But now, her love was so passionate that it seemed to burn as fiercely as the fire behind them.

�Alright, stop crying. There�s no way I, Stefan Hunt, would die so easily. Neither water nor fire could kill me. You were getting worried over nothing.�

Stefan, out of character, patiently comforted Renee who was crying her heart out.

Renee suddenly realized that she had reacted too strongly. She quickly let go of Stefan.

She sniffed and wiped away her tears. �Yeah, that�s right, you�re a cat who has nine lives so you can�t die� No, you�re more like a cockroach that can�t be killed. I really shouldn�t have cried for you.�

Stefan�s face darkened. �Is that how you repay me?�

�How else should I repay you? By giving myself to you?�

�I wouldn�t say no.�

An ambiguous feeling instantly spreads between them.

Over their four-year marriage, there was never a delicate moment of mutual affection like this.

Renee sat in Stefan�s sports car, examining the painting carefully with a frown.

The painting was undamaged and looked just as vivid as before. JrNovels.com