Haze’s captivating eyes darkened a little as they flashed with a complex mix of emotions. He quickly returned to his look of cynicism as he joked, “What are you afraid of? I’m offering you a prime cut of meat on a platter! It’s right in front of you now, so why not just be bold and take a huge bite? If you can’t chew it all today, then leave it for tomorrow! If you still can’t chew it all tomorrow, then leave it for the day after that! I’m sure you’ll manage to chew everything eventually! Besides, isn’t that better than refusing it and starving to death?”

“I don’t like the way you put it. Azure Group has been developing steadily. Who told you it is starving to death?”

“You know better than anyone else whether or not it’s starving to death. Your best buddy Liam Osborne almost dragged his family into the mess just so he could get enough money to help Azure Group stay afloat. Azure Group is nothing but an old broken car that wouldn’t even start. Without any outside help, there’s no hope that it would ever take you anywhere…”

“But that’s only temporary!” Renee interrupted. She wished she could retort Haze and teach him a lesson but found that she had completely no confidence. She could only add, “You… You don’t know anything!”

Azure Group’s current financial situation was indeed bleak. Although she believed that its future was boundless, it was now just as Haze had said—nothing more than an old car that would not start—doubtful that it would even get them anywhere!

“Look into my eyes, Renee…”

he slowly assured her, “You may distrust everyone else in the world, but you must trust me. My grandfather ordered me to help you rebuild the wealth and power

Baldwin wanted you to do that?”

do you think I’m here?” Haze raised his eyebrows, then helplessly sighed. “You must know that I’m not the kind to dabble in business. If it were up to me, what I’d love to do most would be hiding in a small dark room, writing codes. If Grandpa hadn’t ordered me to do this and told me that the Everheart family was in trouble, that

ordered me to get a hold of the land and keep it for you. If Rubio Pascal hadn’t been afraid of the Baldwin family’s power and influence,

Baldwin who’s been protecting Everheart Residence for me!” Renee uttered, still considerably shocked and moved by the old man’s kindness. She hung her

promised to marry then, but you turned around and suddenly got in bed with the Hunts. What you did was simply as if you trampled our name and honor, deeply humiliating us. It enraged every single member of the Baldwin family. They even tried to issue an order to have you killed so they could take

events that transpired four years ago, he was still struck by a lingering fear and trepidation. Judging from what he knew of

not you were still alive. He thought of all the tribulations you had to endure in your life and made up his mind to forgive you. He realized that the real instigators of the whole mess were the Hunt family and Stefan Hunt especially, not you. You were

why he ordered me to lend you a helping hand to defeat

immense pressure bearing down on her shoulders and somberly replied, “I’m moved by Grandpa Baldwin’s well intentions, and I’m especially grateful for the squad that he sent me back then. I didn’t even manage to train them properly. I’ve failed to live up to his

she added, “I never thought of trying to defeat or exact revenge on anyone. All I want to do is to make Azure Group stronger and more prosperous under my leadership, so I can show the world that the Everheart family is not to be looked down upon and that their descendants

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