Chapter 1574
“Is there anything else?” Stefan stopped and turned to look at Leia wearily. His talk with Jovan had tired him out, and he had to worry about Renee and the children. Even if he was energetic, there were times he wanted to rest too. For now, he just wanted one night where he could rest quietly.
“You left early and came home late. You didn’t spend much time with Ren, and now you want to go straight to bed. Have you ever thought that Ren might be waiting for you?
Wouldn’t she be disappointed if you just went to sleep?” Leia asked meaningfully. She wasn’t usually a busybody, but today was a special day. She knew Renee well, and figured she was probably still awake and waiting for Stefan to comfort her. If Stefan went to bed now, Renee might be mulling over the news the whole night.
“You’re right. I wasn’t being considerate enough.” Stefan nodded and took a deep breath before he headed upstairs quietly.
“Hey, you…” Leia’s heart ached as the sight of his lonely figure heading up the stairs. Leia was used to his mighty, aloof, and proud front, so she found him rather pitiful when he so easily accepted her criticism.
Stefan arrived at the door of Renee’s room and knocked on it softly, but there was no response. He could only hear his faint breathing in the silence that followed. After knocking a few more times, he said calmly, “I’ll go if you’re not waiting for me.”
“Don’t…” At first, Renee had been pretending to be asleep out of pride, but immediately sat up in bed when she heard that he was leaving. “Come in. I’ve got something to tell you.
”
Her childish behavior amused Stefan, and he opened the door to enter the room.
Renee felt around and turned on the night lamp on the bedside cabinet. She crossed her arms and said, “Mr. Hunt, you’re getting busier. You went out before dawn and it’s midnight now. Plus, you snuck in so quietly. Tell me-are you sick of me? Have you started avoiding me?”
At that moment, Renee looked like a spoiled wife acting coquettishly because she missed her husband, and Stefan’s exhaustion immediately disappeared when he saw how much she cared about him. He went forward and hugged her tenderly, kissing her forehead softly. “I’m sorry, I’ve been quite busy lately and haven’t spent enough time with you. Can you forgive me?”
“Yes, I know you’re busy, and I was just joking. How could I be mad at you?” Renee’s heart melted at Stefan’s gentleness, and she held Stefan’s hands and said solemnly,” But I won’t let you off the hook if you’re meeting another woman under the pretense of being busy.”
Stefan’s eyes widened and he protested, “No way. I don’t even have the time to meet another woman, and even if I wanted to, I wouldn’t have waited until now to do it.”
“So, you’re saying that you would meet another woman if
you had the time?” Renee demanded, gripping his hands tightly.
“Ah, it hurts!” Stefan winced and said helplessly, “I’m sorry, I won’t make such jokes again. The only woman I’ll meet is you, Renee, forever and always.”
“That’s more like it.” Renee released her grip and smiled in satisfaction, then sighed. “I have to apologize to you too. I might be possessive over you, but I can’t help it. My days revolve around you now. I’m afraid that you’ll get tired of a burden like me one day, and you won’t want to care for me anymore.” Her world was nothing but darkness, and her family was her only ray of light. If that ray of light disappeared one day, she couldn’t imagine how painful it would be.