Chapter 1498

Renee buried her head in Stefan’s chest and clung to his shirt, refusing to let go. Stefan’s embrace had become her sanctuary, and she wasn’t afraid as long as she was in his arms.

Stefan looked around for Renee’s sunglasses but failed to locate them.

At last, it was a girl who found the sunglasses in a far corner and obediently handed them to Stefan.

“Here… The lady’s sunglasses,” the girl said politely.

“Thank you.” Stefan took the sunglasses from her and gently put them on for Renee.

Renee remained silent. Now that she had her sunglasses on, her fear and despair slowly faded away.

However, she still didn’t move or let go of Stefan’s shirt. She thought that she was strong and mentally prepared for the hardships to come, but she didn’t realize people could be so wicked. The way those people bullied and humiliated her felt like a nightmare that would never go away.

“There, there, it’s okay now. I’m here. No one can hurt you,” Stefan murmured softly, talking to her as if she were a baby. This was the first time he had seen Renee weak and vulnerable like this. In the past, she had always been a proud person who would never show weakness. Now, Stefan realized that she wasn’t as strong as she looked, and she also needed a lot of love and care… His desire to protect her grew, and his heart knew there and then that she would forever be his responsibility.

“You… Who are you guys? I won’t pay for whatever’s broken.” The fat woman rubbed her wounded body and pointed at Stefan and Renee.

“That’s a different story, but this isn’t over yet…” Stefan glared at the fat woman and growled, “Get on your knees and say sorry to my woman.”

“What?” Naturally, the fat woman refused, and boldly said,” You’re being unreasonable. I argued with this blind person because she pushed my son to the ground for no reason and refused to say sorry.

Don’t think you can bully others just because you’re tall!”

“I don’t want to reason with you; I just want to quell my woman’s anger.” Looking at his watch, Stefan sounded icy.” You have one minute. If you refuse to do as I say, you’re going to suffer more.”

‘Hmph, I don’t believe you. We have laws and rules here, you know. Do you think you can beat me up even if you’re a gangster? If I don’t want to say sorry, what can you do to me?” The fat woman was used to bullying people and refused to give in. She laughed and said to the crowd, “You see? They’ve ganged up to bully and threaten me. You all are my witnesses if anything happens to me.”

However, the onlookers who had criticized Renee were now staying far away for fear of being implicated.

“You have three seconds left…” Stefan’s gaze was fierce and cold as he counted, “Three, two, one!”