Chapter 724

Stefan’s threats made Renee feel more alarmed, and she wondered if he had noticed any discrepancies in her denial. However, since he hadn’t made it clear that this was the case, she didn’t want to question him any further either.

Just as the man was about to leave, Renee’s eyes landed on the box which contained the Rainbow Glaze. “Wait.”

Stefan’s tall figure halted, anticipation in his eyes but his voice cold as he turned back to her. “What is it? Have you changed your mind?”

Renee couldn’t help but roll her eyes. ‘This man is so self-absorbed!’

“You’ve misunderstood. I just wanted you to take this back with you – I don’t need it anymore.” The woman pushed the box towards him with a cold expression.

Stefan looked visibly upset, and his aura was so menacing that anyone around him would get chills. He scoffed, “You don’t need it anymore?”

“Actually, I just don’t want to owe you any favors. This thing seems pretty valuable, so if I were to take it, we’d only be making things harder to settle between us.” Renee folded her arms, looking just as indifferent herself.

In reality, not wanting to owe the man a favor was merely part of the reason she was returning the artifact.

She knew that the Rainbow Glaze was likely very important to Stefan and his family, so she didn’t want to trouble him and the rest of the Hunts by taking it away from them. Despite this, she didn’t want Stefan to realize that she was worried about him, which was why she’d rather him view her as a heartless woman instead.

As expected, her words were like adding fuel to the fire, burning the little bit of rationality he had to a crisp.

He immediately grabbed the woman by the wrists, and pulled her into his arms. His eyes were filled with desire as he glared at her as if he wanted to eat her up.

“Renee Everheart, do you really hate me that much? Are you really willing to suffer, just for the sake of cutting ties with me?” The man questioned frostily.

Renee wasn’t afraid at all, and she stared back at the man expressionlessly the whole time. She scoffed and said, “Shouldn’t you be happy I’m cutting ties with you? Why are you still barking at me like a dog? Or… could it be that you still have feelings for me, Mr. Hunt?”

Renee actually just intended to annoy him. She assumed that a prideful man like him wouldn’t be willing to be the pursuer in the relationship, as it would make him seem desperate.

She thought he would retaliate by insulting her, but… the man’s response was out of her expectations.

“Yeah, I do! I do still have feelings for you, and I never want us to separate. What about it?” Stefan snarled at her, his eyes blazing.

“You…” Renee was so shocked that she couldn’t come up with anything to say.

Stefan narrowed his eyes at her, and growled, “Do you think I have nothing to do with my life, Everheart? Do you think I was creating opportunities to meet you for absolutely no reason? Do you think you’re the only one who knows how to use a telescope to spy on someone?”

“Those nights when you had to work overtime, when you had to pull all-nighters, when you were stretching just to keep yourself awake, when you were drinking coffee at your desk, when you were dancing around while listening to music… If you had just turned around, you would’ve seen just how much affection I had for you!”

“I’ll admit that I sealed my heart away, and that I swore to never fall for you again. But when you appear before my eyes, all my efforts go to waste!”

“You’re just so great, aren’t you? You’re able to manipulate my emotions however you please! So how are you going to take responsibility for me, huh? Have you ever thought about that?!” Stefan bit out furiously, his words desperate but his tone arrogant.

Renee never would have expected the situation to turn out this way.