Chapter 406
Stefan's voice was cold and hoarse. His thin lips pressed against the woman's ear. His words were painful and angry. "Renee
Everheart, you're truly the most heartless woman I've ever met!"
The emotions that he had held inside for four years rushed out of him uncontrollably like an avalanche.
He hugged her really tightly, as if he wanted to crush her and incorporate her pieces into his own body... As if that was the only
way he could ensure that she would remain in his life and not leave him again!
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His embrace was so tight that Renee felt a bit painful. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
With her skills, she could easily drop him to the ground, but she did not resist. She let him hold her like a meek little rabbit.
The embrace that she once longed for was so strong, so powerful, and so warm, but... it no longer aroused anything in her heart.
It was easy to fall in love with someone and it was not that hard to let go of someone either. Four years was enough for her to
completely let go.
After an embrace that felt both brief and long, Stefan realized that he had reacted a bit too strongly. He slowly and reluctantly let
go of her, but still stood very close to her.
"Don't misunderstand. The embrace didn't mean anything."
Renee nodded, "Understood.”
The woman's calmness and composure made Stefan inexplicably angry. It felt like... he had just launched a strong punch that hit
a bed of cotton.
There was no impact at all.
He could effortlessly control everything except for this woman in front of him.
Not before, not now. This frustrated him to no end!
"If you're so unhappy with me, why didn't you push me away? You're clearly capable of doing that!”
Stefan asked coldly.
Renee shrugged and said indifferently, "You misunderstood, Mr. Hunt. I'm not unhappy with you. We used to be husband and
wife after all. Now that we see each other again after a long time, a hug seems like an appropriate thing to do."
"Well said!"
Stefan snorted, "I never knew you're such a carefree person, Miss
Everheart... Do you really think that you don’t need to be responsible for the troubles you caused anymore after hiding like a
coward for four years?"
Renee knew Stefan would not let her off so easily, but she remained calm and asked, "Then what do you want me to do, Mr.
Hunt?"
"Do you know that Briar lost her child because of your cruelty? She even had to have her womb removed. She'll never get the
chance to be a mother again!"
Pain crept into Stefan's handsome face. His voice trembled slightly.
For the past four years, he had been mired in guilt.
He had always felt that it was his mistake that caused his brother to lose his only bloodline and ruined Briar's life.
For four years, he put a seal on the topic and forbade anyone from bringing it up. Then, he desperately worked as hard as he
could to numb and also to punish himself.
Now that Renee, the fuse of the entire tragedy, finally reappeared, he felt that it was time to undo the knot in his heart.
"I don't care whether what you did back then was intentional or an accident, it's a fact that the baby died at your hands. Briar
suffered from severe depression because of that. She tried to commit suicide countless times in the last four years... You owe
her an apology."
"It's that serious?"
Renee's calm expression gradually turned grave.
She did not expect the accident four years ago to have such serious consequences.
In the past, she was too arrogant. Even if she knew that she was in the wrong, she would never apologize to someone like Briar
Desrosiers.
But now that she had become a mother, she knew better than anyone how traumatizing this kind of experience could be. It was
impossible to not feel any guilt over it.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Renee looked coldly at Stefan, paused for a few seconds, then added," However, this is a grudge between me and Briar. I hope
you won't interfere too much. If you get injured by mistake, I won't take responsibility for it."
Stefan did not expect Renee to agree so easily. Deep down, he felt an indescribable sense of loss...