Chapter 2465

"I came to pacify the kids today. Abby begged me to tell her a gloomy fairytale. It was already very late when I was done, so I didn't go home. I came out to check things out when I heard some noises outside." Usually, Stefan did not say much, but he behaved like a good child and told Renee everything. Even so, he was not being obedient. He merely did so to make himself look less dangerous. At least, Renee would not drive him away. "I see…" Renee was too absorbed in Joanne's location to care if Stefan chose to spend the night there or not. She casually spread her hands and said, "Go to bed. Don't walk so quietly. And remember to turn on the lights." Then, she gloomily walked forward. Stefan looked at her back and felt that something was wrong. He ran after her and asked, "What's the matter with you? Why did you come home so late?" "I went to school," Renee calmly replied, but looked worried. "You went to school?" It sounded like a fantasy story to Stefan, but he did not find it weird since it happened to Renee. After all, she was an excellent student and loved learning. It was normal to see her spend her life learning things. However, there was something he did not understand. He wondered why she looked so worried since she had done something she liked. Thus, something unpleasant must have happened while she was at school. "What happened? You can tell me. Maybe I can help you." Stefan kept following Renee and frowned, asking in concern. "You can't help me. I caused a big trouble." A sigh escaped Renee. She looked downcast. That incident was neither big nor normal, but it was something very serious to Quinton. Hence, it was also something serious to Renee. She was too scared to search for Joanne publicly or call the cops, but she had searched the school and failed to reach Joanne by phone. Helplessness overcame her. "Tell me. Let me see if I can help you." Stefan insisted on hearing about it from Renee because he could not see her that worried. Suddenly, Renee became distant briefly and looked at Stefan coldly under the dim light. "Mr. Hunt, you're weird. Didn't we get a divorce and swear not to have anything to do with each other? You have a new girlfriend, too. Isn't it inappropriate for you to be so concerned about me?" "I…" Stefan was struck speechless. He flexed his fingers and made himself sound more aloof, and said calmly, "I'm just concerned about my kids' mother. All I want is to see them happy. Stop overthinking. Just use me as a tool. I think I can handle everything, given my connections in Beach City." Previously, he purposely acted cruel and aloof, and kept some distance from Renee. He also reached a consensus with Justin to stop being a part of Renee's world. But Stefan could not hold himself back after experiencing a lot of incidents that he might lose Renee forever. Hence, he behaved like a shameless man who failed to keep his word. He kept lingering around Renee by using the children. All he wanted was to have peace of mind. It was fine even if he could only watch her from afar as an outsider. But he was not a real outsider. When he learned that his beloved woman was in trouble and was vexed, he could neither ignore it nor do nothing.