Chapter 144
Renee and Stefan were so close that they could feel each other’s breath.
The warm air that Stefan exhaled reeked of alcohol. Misty–eyed, he gently lifted her chin with his lanky fingers and asked, ” What happened that night?”
Renee frowned, suspicion written all over her face.
“Have you genuinely forgotten, or are you just evading any responsibility?”
“Why don’t you tell me?” Stefan replied in a husky voice, though it was unclear if he was serious when he added, “Only after you tell me will I find out what I remember and forgot.”
“That night…” Renee almost blurted out the truth, but in the end, she still chose to remain silent about it.
After all, even though she rarely got drunk, she would still have the impression of what she said and did the night before when she did. She would never cleanly forget everything. So, she found it hard to believe that Stefan did not remember anything.
Unless… he deliberately chose to forget!
Since he intended to forget it, she would only make things awkward for them if she brought it up.
“That night, you went completely insane, like a rabid dog.”
Renee’s face was beautiful as ever, but her expressions were icy cold as she mocked him, “You shouldn’t be so cocky and know your own limits next time. Don’t drink too much if you can’t hold your liquor. Otherwise, you’ll just use the excuse of being drunk to do something weird and then pretend that you don’t remember anything. That’s just so pathetic!”
Those words perplexed Stefan. Although he couldn’t tell what she was angry about, he could sense that she harbored a lot of… resentment towards him.
But that made no sense to him because she was clearly the one who humiliated him in front of everyone that evening! He didn’t even blame her for that, yet for some reason; she actually got angry at him. Were all women this unreasonable?
Seeing that Renee was about to leave, Stefan quickly pulled her into his arms to stop her, thanks to the influence of alcohol. He then whispered in her ear, “Please don’t go. Stay with me.”
This again, thought Renee. He did not even bother to change his line!
But Renee was no longer the naive girl she was, where she’d fall for his old tricks. Right now, her heart was as still as water. She had become completely numb to his advances.
“Let go of me,” she demanded, her icy voice devoid of emotion.
But Stefan remained unmoved. In fact, he held her even more tightly.
“I said, let me go, Stefan Hunt!”
“If you don’t let go of me right now,” she warned, “then don’t blame me if I resort to violence!”
But Stefan still did not budge, nor did he say anything.
Just when Renee was about to get forceful, she heard the sound of Stefan’s even breathing. It was then that she realized this guy was… asleep?!
But that was not the problem–the real problem was that his arms were like thick ropes that tied her up so tightly that she could hardly move.
After several failed attempts to break free, Renee’s frustration had simmered to the boiling point, and she began cursing angrily.
“Stop faking it, Stefan Hunt! I don’t believe that you’re actually sleeping! Let go of me, or else I’ll bite you!”
She had the urge to sink her teeth into the arms around her and bite him hard, but just as she was about to do it, she found herself hesitating…
Amid her dilemma, Elijah showed up fashionably late.
“Ah, forgive me!”
He covered his eyes with his hands and peeked through his fingers to see Stefan and Renee bound in a compromising position.
“Please forgive me,” he said awkwardly, “Mr. Hunt, Madam! I came at the wrong time. I really shouldn’t be here! Please continue! I’ll leave you to it.”
Renee felt as if she had finally met her lifesaver. She quickly shouted for Elijah to come back right before he was about to leave.
“Thank God you’re here, Elijah! Hurry up and get over here! Tear off your boss’s arms from my me… NOW!”
“Your boss just fell asleep standing up,” she added, “and he won’t let me go! This man is clearly insane!”
Elijah turned around and carefully observed them. Only then did he realize that his boss seemed to really be asleep. But still, would he hold someone so tightly as he was if he was actually sleeping? This left him to suspect that Stefan might just be faking it… but if it was all an act, then his boss must be a natural actor!
Elijah stepped forward and pretended to tear Stefan’s arms that were glued around Renee’s body. However, when he discovered that his efforts bore no fruit, he spread out his arms helplessly and said, “Well, you might not know this, Madam, but my boss always ends up like this whenever he’s drunk. He’d grab a pole or a pillar, hug it, and fall asleep. That’s how he got the nickname “Beach City Koala.” Say, could you endure it a little and stay like that while I send you both home?”
Outrageous! Simply outrageous!
Renee was so mad her face had gone dark. She gritted her teeth and said, “You’re trying to make a fool of me again, aren’t you, Elijah? Can you explain how I’m supposed to stay in this position until we get home?!”
