�It�s not just a rumor,� said Liam, �because I saw his corpse on a stretcher wheeled out of the operation room with my own eyes. His body was lying stiff under a white cloth.�

Liam was filled with conflicted emotions. To him, Stefan Hunt had always been an opponent both in business and in love. He had been anticipating the day Stefan was finally eliminated, yet now that he had actually died, he felt inexplicably lost.

The man that he had always aimed to surpass was now gone forever before he had the chance to actually surpass him. Because of that, Stefan Hunt had become a forever insurmountable godlike figure. How could he not feel disheartened by it then?

The whole room was now filled with a dull and somber air.

Just then, Renee�s phone on the nightstand suddenly rang..

Liam and Leia exchanged looks. They thought that Renee was still sleeping soundly, so they decided to take the call for her. But before they could reach for her phone, Renee suddenly got up without a noise and calmly answered the phone.

�Hello, Officer. Yes, I�m Renee Everheart. Aiden Everheart is my son. Is there any news of his whereabouts?�

The conversation went on for a little longer, then she finally nodded and said, �Okay. I�ll be there right away.�

Renee�s lovely face was calm and serene. There was not a trace of perturbations at all and she showed no emotion throughout the whole phone call. Instead, it was the twins who were excited and agitated to no end by the latest development.

�Was that the police, Renee?� Leia asked with gleaming eyes. �Have they finally found Adie?�

�The officer only told me that they�ve caught the person who kidnapped Adie,� Renee answered calmly.

�As for the rest of the details, we'll have to go there to find out.�

After speaking, she then nonchalantly stretched her body and walked into her closet like nothing extraordinary happened and began to choose the clothes she was going to change into.

Her reactions were simply too calm and cool-headed that it made Leia and Liam even more worried.

Liam studied Renee with a severe expression and cautiously asked her,� Are you okay, Boss?�

Renee�s slender fingers were leafing through her numerous beautiful dresses, but she suddenly paused when she heard Liam�s question.

�Don�t worry,� she shrugged and smiled. �I�m not as fragile as both of you think I am. I�m not turning to sleep to cope and I�m not in any kind of self- healing mode. I�m just exhausted and I needed some rest, plain and simple. Now that I�m well-rested, I feel as good as new.�

But this did not convince Leia at all. Still concerned, she walked up to Renee and put her arms around her shoulder. She was choked up and her eyes were reddening when she told Renee, �I know this must be hard for you, Renee. There�s no denying that Stefan Hunt was a douchebag, but he was still the man you used to love with all your heart. I know for a fact that you can�t be completely indifferent after he died trying to save you. You need to vent your emotions, Renee. You can cry, you can scream, you can even eat or drink if you like. Just let it all out. Don�t keep it all pent up inside, otherwise it�s going to explode one day and hurt you!�

�I won�t deny that I do feel sad, but I�m really not that sad at all. I just feel a little lost, that�s all.�

Renee let out a long sigh and turned her head towards Leia, assuring her,� Don�t worry about me. I know what I�m doing. It doesn�t matter whether that man is dead or alive. Well still keep on with our old plan� I believe that soon enough, the Everheart family and the Osborne family will replace the Hunt family in becoming the most powerful families out of the eight great families of Beach City!� JrNovels.com