Chapter 137
Renee shot up to instant fame after the summit forum despite being completely unknown prior to it. She had become the darling
of the electronics technology industry. Many people came to chat with her and wanted to take photos with her, and it was almost
as if everything else was forgotten.
It was customary for the successful conclusion of the summit forum to be followed by a celebration banquet attended by all of the
big players in the industry. Naturally, Stefan and Renee were both expected to join the banquet.
The two sat down at the same round table, but there were several people seated between them. Despite having been in a very
intimate relationship as husband and wife in the past, not a single word passed between them for the duration of the event. In
fact, they did not even make
eye contact once.
Truthfully, it was Renee who did not spare Stefan a glance. Stefan, on the other hand, kept his eyes fixed on Renee, giving her
the legendary ‘Hunt Stare’ the whole time.
With a glass of drink in her hand and a casual smile on her face, Renee was able to interact with the big names of the industry
with ease. The sight of her laughing and chatting with everyone else made her look like a successful entrepreneur who had been
in the game for many years. There was not a single trace of the old Mrs. Hunt, who was always shy, reserved and
submissive.
Stefan wore a gloomy expression throughout the meal. It was as if he had a ‘Do Not Disturb’. sign on his face. Anytime someone
came up to him to propose a toast or to congratulate him, they would be scared off by his icy, piercing glare. This kept everyone
there from approaching him, and they resorted to merely observing him from afar.
This created an interesting scenario in the banquet hall, where the people were clearly divided into two main groups – on
Renee’s side, everyone was laughing and chatting away happily; on Stefan’s side, everyone was silent and the atmosphere was
gloomy.
Elijah was standing behind Stefan, and just like him, his eyes had been following Renee very closely.
“Mr. Hunt,” he uttered in a hushed voice, “I never imagined Mrs. Hunt had such a powerful side to her personality that’s been
tucked away for so long! Not only did she turn out to be a technological genius, she’s also a masterful communicator too! How
did we never notice this?”
Stefan pursed his lips and said nothing in reply, but his expression turned even darker.
“Didn’t you even say,” Elijah babbled on like an idiot who did not know how to read the room,
that you’d let the new director of the association blacklist Azure Group? Well, now it looks like we’d be lucky if Mrs. Hunt doesn’t
blacklist H Group! What a slap in the face! I must say, that’s really impressive of her.”
Stefan threw a chilling glare at Elijah, then hissed dangerously, “You should cut off that tongue of yours since it’s so useless.”
“Mr. Hunt,” Elijah daringly continued like someone who was not afraid of death, “I think you’d better just set your ego aside and
remarry Mrs. Hunt. She’s no longer the kind of woman who’s afraid to even step outside. She’s now the respected director of the
Electronics
Technology Association. If you remarry her, both of you can form a powerful alliance that can easily conquer the world!”
Stefan remained silent, but he stared at Renee even more intently. The Hunt family was the head of the eight most powerful
families in Beach City, and H Group was so powerful that it was practically invincible, so there was no need for Stefan to be
thinking about finding a wife just to make himself even more powerful. But still... there was no harm in considering remarrying
Renee. After all, he despised the way she surrounded herself among all those men.
away from everyone All he wanted to do right now was drag her home and hide her away
else!
The possessiveness and jealousy that burned in him shocked Stefan himself, and the furrow between his brows deepened
without him realizing it.
Seeing that Stefan said nothing in reply, Elijah assumed that his boss agreed with his suggestion. Mustering up his courage, he
cleared his throat and turned to Renee. “Ms. Everheart, Mr. Hunt here would like to have a drink with you. He’s got something
he’d like to talk to you about in private!”
At the time, Renee was happily chatting away with the Minister of the Technology Industry and other prominent figures in the
field, but as soon as she heard what Elijah said, the smile on her face faded abruptly.
She swirled the glass in her hand, which was filled with orange juice, and turned towards Stefan. An expression that Stefan had
never seen before appeared in her eyes. With an
inscrutable air, she said, “Since it’s an invitation from Mr. Stefan Hunt himself, it’s an honor I can’t possibly refuse,”