Stefan was very satisfied with Shelley�s cleverness. With a hint of a smile on his lips, he called out to Renee, who was frozen in place.

Renee was seething. She started to suspect that the assistant she had carefully selected might have been a spy Stefan planted near her.

�If you don�t get in, I�ll drive away without you.�

Stefan was already sitting in the driver�s seat, getting ready to start the car.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Renee finally succumbed to reality.

After all, the Pascal Manor was located in the hills far from the city center, so it would be very difficult to get an Uber ride here. She should not make things hard for herself out of pride.

Stefan looked straight ahead as he drove away from the Pascal Manor.

�Aren�t you going to thank me?�

After taking a glance at the icy Renee, he suddenly broke the silence.

"Thank you? For what?�

�If it weren�t for me, you would have become another one of Rubio Pascal�s victims. That means I saved you once again.� Stefan raised his chin and said proudly.

�Pfft!�

Renee burst out in laughter. She could not help it. �You sure know how to toot your own horn. Mr. Pascal and I got along really well. If it weren�t for you, I would have achieved my goal by now. You should be grateful I didn�t yell at you for ruining my plan.�

�Heh, you got along really well?�

The look on Stefan�s face was terrible. �Do you really not know what Rubio Pascal�s fetish is?�

Renee was unperturbed. �I�ve heard the rumors before. I think they�re just baseless rumors that the other major families spread because of the competition between the families. When you faked your death, there were rumors that said you died of AIDS too. These things can't be trusted!�

�How brave of you. But let me tell you, Rubio Pascal is even crazier than what the rumors say. If I hadn�t come today, you would have been in real trouble!�

�How so? Tell me how crazy he is!�

Renee felt that, sometimes, Stefan was pretty crazy himself, and he�s someone who had seen a lot of stuff.

Even if he thought that Rubio Pascal was crazy, then Rubio Pascal must be really, really crazy. Her understanding of Rubio Pascal may not have been comprehensive enough. She may have heard only a small part of the rumors. JrNovels.com