�Excuse me? Take responsibility for Stefan Hunt?� Renee frowned lightly.

She wondered, �Why can�t I figure out her intentions? What is she even trying to say?�

�Of course!� Francine huffed in a justified tone.

�Four years ago, no matter if you intended to or not, you made Stefan lose his child.�

�Now that you�ve had the guts to come back, you should�ve prepared yourself to give Stefan another child as compensation. As long as you get pregnant, we will ensure you a life of luxury. However� if you won�t, we, the Hunt family, will not let you off so easily!�

Francine felt quite smart. With the guilt tripping and threats, she would get both an amazing daughter-in-law and a grandchild too. Not just that, her son would be happy again.

It was the perfect plan.

�Hahaha!� Renee didn�t know whether she should get mad or laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of the suggestion. Logically speaking, a life for a life was totally reasonable. However, Stefan and her were not machines, and she couldn�t pop a kid out just because she wanted to �compensate� them.

Amused, she decided to play Francine�s game and shrugged. �Alright, I don�t mind. But does your son agree to this? Oh, and does his little lover agree to this too?�

�Really? You�ll do it?� Francine�s eyes lit up, not expecting Renee to reply so swiftly. She�d even prepared a few million dollars to sway her, but it seemed that she had no use for the money now.

�I have such a good eye! She�s quite decisive!�

�Okay, now look into the camera, and say that you�re willing to give birth to Stefan�s child as compensation.�

Francine was worried that Renee would go back on her word, so she immediately took her phone out to record a video of the woman.

�Miss Milford, are you really not going to ask for Miss Desrosiers� opinion? She�s the woman your son loves most, you know?� Renee glanced at Briar, who was standing in the back.

Briar, however, was pursing her lips, looking as if she was about to burst into tears.

Although she had no idea why Briar would help her hide Abby�s identity, Renee knew for a fact that all of Briar�s mental issues were just a ploy to manipulate Stefan.

"Her opinion doesn�t matter!� Francine brushed that off, speaking in a mysterious tone. �You don�t have a clue now, do you? Who told you that Stefan loves her the most?�

Francine collected herself, preparing to go on yet another rant.

Just then, Briar interrupted her with a darkened expression, turning towards Renee.

�Miss Everheart, we actually came to ask if you know of Stefs whereabouts. It�s been an entire day, and we�ve tried everything we could to contact him. For some reason, we just couldn�t reach him, and he wouldn�t pick up the phone! We�re worried something might�ve happened to him�� JrNovels.com