�I just knocked Briar out just to save you, and this is how you thank me?!�

Stefan wanted an explanation for her behavior, so he blocked her way to question her. He scowled as he asked her,

�What have I done to piss you off this time?�

Renee felt her blood boil, and her eyes blazed in rage.

�Do you really not know? Or are you just pretending to be oblivious, Hunt? I couldn�t tell before, but you and Desrosiers really are a family, aren�t you? Now that she�s joined your family, she�s just so eager to choke people too. You weren�t able to break my neck four years ago, so your girlfriend is doing it for you now. Why are you pretending to be a good person?�

Honestly, four years was enough for her to let go of her miserable past, and move on from the man in front of her.

However, when Briar was choking her, painful flashbacks of Stefan doing the same played in her head. His grip had been much stronger than Briar�s, and Renee still remembered the feeling of that near-death experience like it happened yesterday.

Those upsetting memories had never left, and remembering them had just made her pain resurface.

There was no way she could be entirely numb towards the situation.

Seeing how agitated the woman was, Stefan felt a little satisfied.

�She�s finally not acting like an emotionless statue. Her mood was affected� because of me.�

Although she was upset with him, it proved to him that he still mattered to her in some way. It made his dead, cold heart explode with passion once again.

�That�s right, I�m not a good person! So hate me, yell at me, you can even hit me��

Stefan grabbed Renee�s hand all of a sudden, placing it on his chest.

�If you�re so angry with me, if you hate me that much, then don�t hold back! There�s no need to pretend you�re doing fine on your own.�

He just wanted to tell her that she could hate him and take her anger out on him as she liked, but he couldn�t bear it when she ignored him. He would rather them fight with each other than become complete strangers.

�Come on, hit me! Aren�t you a great fighter? Beat me till I bleed, or you can always return the favor and choke me to death!�

Stefan declared as he shifted her hand to his neck, his expression serious to show her he wasn�t joking.

�Are� Are you insane?� Renee was utterly stunned by the man�s actions, and her anger morphed into confusion. She tried to pull her hand away, scowling.

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