�Ah! Help me, Miss Francine!� Briar screamed and hid behind Francine like a tortoise shrinking its head.

�Miss Milford, are you joining her to be a sandbag as well?� Liam clenched his fists and asked with a fake smile.

He did this for no other purpose but to scare them away so as not to affect Renee�s mood.

If Renee knew that Stefan was dead, it would surely affect her treatment. He did not want to take the risk.

Being a veritable noblewoman of the city, Francine was way more audacious than Briar and had overcome many obstacles. Why would she be threatened by a little kid like Liam?

She tilted her chin up and said arrogantly, �You are just Renee�s dog. How dare you bark in front of me?�

He raised his eyebrows slightly. �You are indeed a noblewoman of the Beach City-Look at you, the mother of Stefan Hunt. How brave!�

She snorted. �I still had doubts before I came, but it now seems a hundred percent that you two set my husband up!�

�What made you say so?� he asked.

�Azure Group, the company you established, grew rapidly in these two years. It has caused the both of you to get ahead of yourselves by competing with H Group. I guess you must have known that Stefan will be signing a strategic alliance agreement with KCL on the supply of G6 chips at the end of this month. Once the contract is signed, H Group will be the strongest in the field of electronic science and technology, and small companies like yours will only go bankrupt��

Francine analyzed the situation logically and said, �Therefore, you deliberately harmed him to stop him from getting the contract with KCL. You are simply despicable; vicious to the core!�

Renee felt helpless after hearing this and retorted, �Are we that reckless to you. Miss Milford? If you were really worried about the collaboration between H Group and KCL, shouldn�t we think of a way to sign a contract with KCL instead of using such a stupid trick to cause trouble for Azure Group?�

�You are biting off more than you can chew!�

Francine interrupted icily, �You should know the status of KCL in the field of electronic science and technology. They�ve only collaborated with H Group all these years. How can a fledgling company like yours work with them just because you want to?�

�That�s right!�

Briar, who was hiding behind Francine, also raised her voice. �With the scale of Azure Group, you are not even worthy of holding a candle to KCL; what more work with them. I think this is exactly why you used such an insidious method to harm Stefan. You were hoping that H Group and KCL would not be able to collaborate��

Liam nearly burst out laughing when he heard this. �I can�t agree with you. I admit that KCL is strong, but they are not that unattainable. Strictly speaking, I have a good relationship with the boss of KCL!�

Briar snorted disdainfully, �You must be bragging. Even Stefan did not have much contact with the boss of KCL, much less a person of your stature. How could you possibly have a good relationship with him?�

�I�m not bragging. I am indeed close to him. Renee can testify for me� Right, Boss?� When he said that to Renee, he raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

�Stop it,� Renee said calmly. �Get someone to find Stefan now. Where the heck is he? I�m also worried sick about him.� JrNovels.com