Chapter 1237
Renee’s eyes grew wide as she retorted, “So, you want me to take your side?
Does it mean that I can’t stop you even if you want to kill people? That I have to
allow you to take innocent lives?”
“Isn’t that what you should do?” Quinton grabbed Renee’s shoulders, his eyes
wild. “We’re siblings with the same blood running in us. You’re me, and I’m you;
we’re in the same boat. All I want to do is revive the Everheart family and take
revenge for our deceased parents. Shouldn’t you support me?”
“I don’t mind you wanting to revive the Everheart family, but there needs to be a
limit. If we don’t have principles, we’ll be just like those villains who destroyed
our parents. Such a bloodstained path of revenge would never make our
parents happy if they knew.”
“Well, what do you want me to do then?” Quinton punched the balcony hard,
and his knuckles started to bleed. “Are you aware of my past? If I was bound by
limits, I would be long dead by now. I was able to crawl out of that demonic
abyss because I was cruder than others… That was how I gained my current
position.”
“Yes, I know you did all that to survive, but to use the same kind of methods with
Joanne? She helped you, and was your shining ray of hope, but you turned
around and stabbed her in the back. Do you think it’s okay?” Renee demanded.
“Stabbed her?” Quinton laughed coldly. “She was the one who stabbed me,
sister dearest. I’m sure it was Stefan who told you that… You say that you’re on
my side but you doubt everything I say and believe everything he says. Have
you ever considered my feelings?”
“Was it really a lie? Didn’t you kill Joanne’s family and force her to do things
against her will? Didn’t you abort her child?” Renee cared about her relationship
with Quinton very much, but she felt compassion for Joanne after hearing what
she had been through. “Joanne is so kind. If you didn’t force her, she would
never have done something so extreme.”
“Yes, I killed her family because my foster parents and her brother were cruel
beasts. If I didn’t get rid of them, they would have gotten rid of me. As for the
fact that I aborted her child…” Quinton closed his eyes and gnashed his teeth.
His lip curled as he sneered, “I would never allow such an abomination to come
into this world and ruin my life.”
“You…” Renee’s eyes widened in shock. She didn’t expect Quinto to admit to it
so easily without the slightest hint of remorse. She shook her head sadly,
unable to comprehend his thinking. “How could you say such a thing? Your life
might be good now, but what about Joanne’s? You ruined her life but you’re not
at all sorry?”
She recalled how Joanne couldn’t forget about Quinton even when she was on
the verge of death. For the first time, Renee saw her brother as a monster. Even
though they were siblings, he was the worst kind of scum.
“Do you know that she was still thinking about you even on the verge of death?
The person she wanted to see one last time was still you… You hurt her so
badly, but she still couldn’t forget about you. You’re so cruel and heartless… you
don’t deserve her love at all!” Renee sobbed as she spoke. She never imagined
that she would say such hurtful words to her own beloved brother.
Quinton staggered slightly, and his eyes shone with pain.” Cruel and heartless?
Is… that what you think of me?”
Renee wiped her tears away. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. I just feel that you
and Joanne shouldn’t have fallen out with each other. If you were different back
then and let her keep her child, maybe now—”
“There is no maybe!” Quinton gripped the railing on the balcony, his gaze cold.
“Joanne is dead, so your words are meaningless. It’s too late even if I regret it.”
Renee’s eyes lit up when she heard this. Believing Quinton and Joanne could
reconcile, she asked tentatively, “Quinton, are you serious? Do you regret it
too?”
Quinton remained silent, neither admitting or denying it. He did not know if he
regretted it or not, but he had to admit that he never forgot about Joanne during
all those years even though he prohibited others from mentioning her in front of
him.
