Chapter 414

After Stefan made sure Briar took her medication, he ordered her to stay in the resting area next to them.

Briar didn’t object to this, and merely headed back to the resting area with a blank stare. She sat down on one of the benches quietly, as if she was a mindless zombie.

The man then turned back to Renee with a cold glare. “How can you ask me that? Do you really not know why she’s acting like this?”

Renee instantly became angry. “Can’t you just be direct, Stefan Hunt? If you really think I’m such an evil person, then feel free to take revenge on me! Don’t act like you’re on some kind of moral high ground to punish me.”

Stefan continued to look into her eyes, his gaze clouded with sadness as he asked softly, “Do you really feel no pity towards the child whose life you took, or the woman you destroyed? Do you really believe you don’t have to be held accountable for all this?”

“I…” Renee was speechless, and thought miserably, ‘How could I possibly not feel any regret or pity?

I’ve been blaming myself for that incident every single day for the past four years. But I can’t turn back time, so I shouldn’t punish myself for life, right?’

“She was covered in blood when I brought her to the hospital, and the doctor said… They said they could’ve saved the child if we had just sent her over a little sooner! They wouldn’t have had to remove her uterus… A little sooner, he said!” Stefan’s eyes were slightly red, and it was obvious that his heart was truly aching for Briar and her child.

He questioned Renee in a lowered voice, “Why did you have to push her? I made sure she was legally dead and put her somewhere you couldn’t even have known! Why couldn’t you just let her go?”

“I…” Renee averted her gaze helplessly. She wanted to say that she didn’t voluntarily look for Briar, that it was the other way around. Moreover, she didn’t intend to push the woman at all. Briar had just provoked her ruthlessly, which had resulted in…

However, she knew that her explanation didn’t matter, since she wasn’t exactly innocent in this bloody tragedy. Thus, she decided that it was best to save her explanation.

“Just a little sooner! If we were a little sooner, this tragedy wouldn’t have happened in the first place!

How could you be so cruel as to stand back and watch? What were you so scared of?!” Stefan’s eyes seemed to be tearing up. He didn’t seem angry – it looked more like regret.

“I had already chosen you! If we were a few seconds sooner… everything wouldn’t have turned out this way!”

At the time, he had just left the Baldwin family manor with Renee, and had realized his true feelings for the woman. He had been waiting for her answer as well, hoping that she’d agree to start over with him.

Yet, no one expected something like this to happen…

‘We wouldn’t have ended up like this if we arrived a little sooner!’

“I’m so sorry…” Renee slowly lowered her head, speaking regretfully.

Stefan sighed softly. “After she lost her child, Briar lost her mind as well. The doctors said she had severe manic depression and anxiety, and she has to take medication for life to regulate her condition.

However, although the medicine helped calm her down, there were severe side effects too. Her insanity worsened, and now, she needs me around constantly…”

Stefan looked at the silent Briar. ‘ When her head is clear, she remembers that she lost both her child and uterus, and will sob the entire day away. Otherwise, she’d think she was still pregnant, and drag me to check ups and shops for toys and children’s clothing.”

“She probably didn’t take her meds today, which was why she kept insisting that it was her child’s death anniversary. She wanted to buy some clothes in memory of him, but was triggered as soon as she saw you. That’s why she reacted that way.” The man explained the entire situation to Renee.

“I’m not telling you all this to take revenge or punish you; I just want you to know that you’re not the only one hurting in this world. You might be upset, but Briar is in misery too. How could I not feel sad?