“Why didn’t you tell me that there were guests downstairs? What would your family think of me now?!”

Renee buried her beet-red face in her hands, totally humiliated. She wished that she could find a hole in the ground and hide in there forever.

They must have found out that she had been sleeping in this late, and if she showed up looking unkempt and disheveled, she would forever be regarded as the shame of the Hunt family and drown in their saliva from their disparaging opinions!

“What they think is their business,” replied Stefan. “All I want is for you to be comfortable.”

Stefan put his arms around Renee’s shoulders and calmly led her downstairs. Then, in a casual tone, he greeted everyone, “Good morning, uncles and aunts. Please forgive me and Renee for getting up so late.”

Stefan’s power and position in the Hunt family were only second to old Mr. Hunt, so as soon as he spoke up, his voice carried a certain authority that instantly silenced the whole room.

But when he looked down at the woman in his arms, his voice became as gentle as spring showers when he dotingly said, “Come on, don’t be shy. Say hello to the elders in our family.”

was, she could not possibly just ignore Stefan’s suggestion, so she bit the bullet and greeted

though they had wagged their tongues just seconds ago, they didn’t even dare to let out a fart, all of them except Sheila, who

since we last met! It must’ve been, let me see… four

smilingly told her, “I remember how everyone was cheering on happily when Stefan

her off angrily, barely able to restrain herself from tearing out Sheila’s mouth herself. “If you have nothing nice to say, then

the rest were staring at Renee and Sheila, eager to see how the scene

not mind Sheila’s words at all. With a faint smile, she said,

continued to

girl! I was just telling your mother-in-law that I’ve prepared a special gift for you. Why don’t you put

really hard for you, raising two children as a single mother all these

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