Renee placed her chin on her palm, leaning into her seat. She was giggling profusely,
mumbling on and on about how she wanted to keep going.
Enter title…
“Let’s go. No more drinking, or else we aren’t going to be able to get home.” Jovan snatched
the beer bottle out of Renee’s hands, refusing to allow her to drink more. Even he was
reaching his limit.
“Say… Jovan… Do you think I ate to my heart’s content?” Renee grabbed the man’s arm,
her eyes blank as she slurred her words.
“Of course, you almost finished up Scarlet’s stock!”
“Then… Did I drink to my heart’s content?”
“What do you think? If you drink any more, you’re going to get alcohol poisoning.”
“So can you tell me… why Stefan won’t… choose me? He… What’s his reason?” Renee
stood up, swaying slightly on her feet. She held onto the man’s collar as she waited for his
answer.
Jovan was initially still rather tipsy, but this sobered him up. He frowned coldly. “Why are
you still thinking about it?”
“Of course, I am. Wouldn’t you want to know why you were abandoned?” Renee covered
her face, sobbing into her hands.
“Why are you men like this? He was the one who insisted on getting legally married, then he
just disappeared! He swore to spend the rest of his life with me! How could he change so
quickly?! Why is my love life so messed up?!”
“You made your choice to shoot yourself in the foot. Who else can you blame but yourself?”
Jovan scoffed as he helped her out of the restaurant, standing by the road while they waited
for their ride.
“I didn’t! I really didn’t! I gave myself choices, but… they all left… They left…” Renee waved
her arms around, clearly agitated as she recounted the people she once considered as
partners. “Stefan left… Liam left… Even Mr. Q left! Maybe I’m cursed, that must be it!”
“Alright, alright, I promise that I will never leave. I’ll stick to you like superglue, okay?”
“I don’t want you though, I want Stefan… Just tell me, why is he leaving me? Didn’t you say
you know the reason? If you don’t spill, I’ll annoy you the whole day!”
Seeing how pained Renee’s expression was, Jovan was heartbroken and jealous, and a
cruel fury burned in his chest. ‘Why? Why does Stefan Hunt get all her passion and love?’
He didn’t want to be some kind of second male lead who loved and protected the female
lead unconditionally. He was done being in Stefan’s shadow, and he was done being in
second place.
“Do you really want to know why?” Jovan asked coldly as he held Renee firmly to keep her
standing, all while scanning her flushed red face.
“Mhm, I can’t sleep if I don’t.” Renee nodded drowsily, her brain foggy though she insisted
on searching for answers.
“Then listen up, I’m only saying this once,” Jovan said in a monotonous voice, his gaze
chilling. “He’s doing this because of Briar Desrosiers. He’s doing this for her.”
“Briar… Desrosiers?” Renee shuddered slightly, then completely passed out, as if her soul
had literally left her body.
Just then, a vehicle arrived at the entrance. “Hello sir, did you call for a cab? What’s your
destination?”
The man carried Renee in his arms, and looked down at her with a frigid stare. “My place.”
