Chapter 2773

"Where are you going at this hour?" Asher asked worriedly. Stefan didn't answer. He turned around and walked toward the door. Late at night, at Everheart Manor, the huge living room was lit only by a dim lamp. Renee sat on the sofa and hugged her knees as tears silently fell. Quinton sat beside her and gently patted her back. "Renee, stop crying." "Quinton, am I a cruel person?" Renee choked out. "I know that if I call the police, Stefan will suffer. The children will be affected too." "You are cruel, but you're not being cruel to them. You're being cruel to yourself." Quinton took a deep breath and looked at her with heartache. "You give everything to your family. You can't bear seeing me suffer. You can't bear seeing the children suffer, and you can't bear putting Stefan in a difficult position. That's why you're hurting so much." "I really feel useless." Renee covered her face. "Things between our families have reached this point. I clearly know it was Francine who did al