Chapter 2775

Stefan froze. He never expected Renee to agree so easily. He smiled bitterly. "Ren, do you really hate me this much?" "It's not hate." Renee turned away so he wouldn't see her tears. "It's what the Hunt family owes us. Someone has to pay it back. If it's not Francine, then it's you." Stefan was silent for a long time before finally speaking. "I understand, but I have one request." "Say it." "Give me three days." Stefan's voice was soft. It almost sounded like pleading. "After three days, you can report me to the police." Renee turned around and looked at him coldly. "Are you trying to buy time?" "No." Stefan shook his head. His eyes filled with tenderness. "I just want to spend these last three days with you and the kids before I go in. No grudges. No hatred. J-Just spend it the way we used to." Renee's heart clenched. There was a time when she had wished for exactly this, for their family of four to return to the way it was. She had once swallowed her pride and begged him