Chapter 2784

"S-Stefan, why are you here?" When Stefan entered, Renee looked up in shock. She felt mixed emotions. She had been the one who turned him in to the police. Yet now, seeing him suddenly return, she felt an unexpected sense of relief. It was as if he had survived a disaster and come back to her. The realization of her true feelings filled her with guilt. "I don't know, either." Stefan frowned. He looked stern and confused as he answered honestly. "I wanted them to charge me, but in the end they told me I didn't have to take responsibility and let me go." "Didn't have to take responsibility?" Renee clenched her fists. Countless possibilities flashed through her mind. Had the Hunt family used their influence? Had the evidence she submitted been insufficient? Or perhaps Stefan had never intended to take responsibility in the first place. Maybe turning himself in had only been for show. It was a performance to placate her. "I don't know what happened either…" Stefan hadn't wanted t