CHAPTER 87: CHAPTER 87: "SO, YOU WANT TO GO ABROAD?

Hank Yates’ proposal, in fact, was quite tempting for Renee Winslow. Going abroad to study and receiving a sum of money, who wouldn’t be tempted?

But despite being tempted, she didn’t dare agree.

Because she couldn’t, and didn’t dare trust the words of a stranger.

Who knows if Hank Yates was really going to send her abroad to study? If so, that would be a wonderful opportunity falling from the sky, but what if it wasn’t?

What if Hank Yates took her to some country to sell her organs, or sent her to illicit places for shady deals? Her life would be ruined.

In contrast to her current situation, though her reputation might not be great being with Jack Yates, at least her personal safety was guaranteed.

Jack Yates wouldn’t really hurt her, at most he’d be a bit rough in bed when angry.

Renee Winslow smiled and refused, "I don’t want to."

Hank Yates was taken aback, surprised that she would refuse so directly, and so decisively.

After a brief moment of shock, Hank Yates quickly regained composure, and asked with a gentle smile, "Do you have any concerns, sister?"

Of course, Renee Winslow wasn’t foolish enough to reveal her concerns directly, so she shook her head with a smile, "No concerns."

Hank Yates was surprised, "Then why don’t you want to?"

Renee Winslow replied with a sweet smile, "First, I love my country and don’t want to go abroad. Second, I like Jack Yates and don’t want to leave him." Then she gently added, "Unless Jack doesn’t want me anymore. Otherwise, I’ll never leave him on my own. Of course, if one day he doesn’t want me anymore, I won’t cling to him. When that day comes, I’ll leave quietly, not causing him any trouble."

What she said was sincere and earnest, but she was, after all, too young, with clear and pure eyes that couldn’t hide her thoughts.

Hank Yates, someone who had been in the business world for over a decade, saw through her thoughts at a glance.

However, Hank Yates didn’t expose her, instead applauding with a smile, standing up to look at her, and said warmly, "Your words are truly moving. I’m happy for my third brother."

As soon as Hank Yates finished speaking, someone walked out from behind the screen. It was none other than Jack Yates in a black shirt.

This time it was Renee Winslow who was stunned.

There was a door behind the screen, connecting to the next room, and Jack Yates was in the next room.

Hank Yates gave Jack Yates a meaningful pat on the shoulder, "You’re a lucky man, third brother."

After that, Hank Yates opened the door and walked out, leaving only Renee Winslow and Jack Yates in the room.

Renee Winslow was momentarily stunned, realizing this was a set-up, a test of her.

She was first shocked and then felt a chill run through her, secretly relieved that she hadn’t agreed to Hank Yates. If she had, she’d be done for now.

But just thinking that Jack Yates allowed The Yates Family to set up this test for her, a sudden rage welled up inside of her.

Jack Yates looked at her with deep and dark eyes, striding over to her.

Renee Winslow glared at him angrily, then turned to leave.

Jack Yates extended a long arm, wrapped it around her waist, and with a bit of force, pulled her into his embrace.

"Let go!" Renee Winslow pushed against his chest with both hands, struggling, "Jack Yates, let go of me."

Jack Yates not only didn’t let go but held her even tighter.

Renee Winslow hit and scratched him, shouting emotionally, "Let go, Jack Yates, let go!"

Jack Yates gazed at her small red lips opening and closing, and suddenly squeezed her slender waist with his hand. Seizing the moment when Renee Winslow screamed in pain, he bent down and kissed her lips, swallowing all her words of protest.

Renee Winslow’s body went soft from the kiss, her hands going limp, and her strikes on him gradually weakening until they glided over him like feathers, eventually drooping down powerlessly.

Jack Yates released her, rubbing her moist, rosy lips with his thumb, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Were those honest words?"

Renee Winslow looked at him, her long, raven-feather-like lashes fluttering, and suddenly lifted the corners of her lips, smiling.

"What do you think, Mr. Yates?" she asked with a smile, "Do you think they were honest words?"

Jack Yates’ expression didn’t change, but the room’s temperature suddenly dropped a few degrees.

As if stimulated by the cold air, Renee Winslow’s body shivered, and she instinctively tried to distance herself from him.

But as soon as she moved, Jack Yates pressed down hard on her.

The corners of Jack Yates’ mouth twitched, and he asked with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "What, do you want to go abroad?"

Renee Winslow looked at his icy smile, her heart trembling, and pressed her lips together tightly without speaking.

Jack Yates’ thumb, which was rubbing her lips, suddenly pressed down hard, then slid along her lips to the corner of her mouth. His thumb moved to her cheek, suddenly opening wide and pinching her face, his long index finger pressing against her jawbone. With a lift of his wrist, he raised her small face high.

Renee Winslow was forced to raise her face and meet his eyes, her lashes quivering, pupils constricting sharply, and the fear in her eyes was undisguised.

Jack Yates looked into her watery eyes, almost seeing into her heart, and said in a low, cold voice, "Renee Winslow, you want to go abroad, you’re just afraid to trust Hank Yates’ words."

He hit the nail on the head, exposing the thoughts hidden in Renee Winslow’s heart.

Renee Winslow didn’t speak, her lashes trembling even more violently.

Jack Yates’ grip on her face tightened slightly, making her pout involuntarily.

"Renee Winslow, you’ve got quite some ambition."

Renee Winslow was also very angry, angry that Jack Yates would test her.

But what was there to test?

Their relationship wasn’t normal in the first place. She did want to leave him before, but after the kidnapping incident, she had compromised, so what more did he want?

Renee Winslow closed her eyes, tears rolling down.

Jack Yates suddenly let go of her, gritting his teeth as he said, "Renee Winslow, for two years, don’t even think about leaving!"

Renee Winslow lowered her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, "I never wanted to leave in the first place, it’s you who insisted on testing me!" She cried and shouted, "Jack Yates, what exactly do you want to test? Are you testing if I’m uncorrupt and unmercenary? Or testing if I’m opportunistic and shameless?"

As she spoke, her grievances grew, and she turned around, crying out loud.

Jack Yates lowered his head and laughed coldly, "I lost."

Renee Winslow’s back stiffened, her sobs stopping abruptly, not understanding what he meant by suddenly saying that.

But before she could ask, Jack Yates brushed past her, not saying a word to her, and left coldly.

Afterward, Jack Yates never returned to the Cloudstream Lake Apartments, nor did he contact Renee Winslow. Until Renee Winslow was on summer break, Jack Yates never appeared in front of her.

Just as Renee Winslow once again thought her relationship with Jack Yates had ended, Caleb Yates returned to the country.

Caleb Yates’ father, Sean Yates, had died in a car accident, and Caleb Yates returned to the country for the funeral.

During the summer break, Renee Winslow didn’t go home and stayed in Northcity to work a summer job.

That day, she was working the night shift at KFC, having just delivered meals to a table of customers when she suddenly received a call from a local unknown number.

"Hello," she said, "Hi, may I ask who this is..."

"Renee," the voice on the phone was hoarse, belonging to Caleb Yates.

Renee Winslow was about to hang up when Caleb Yates’ voice choked, "Renee, my dad passed away."

After a pause, Renee Winslow softly said, "My condolences."

Caleb Yates: "My dad was murdered."

Renee Winslow felt her heart skip a beat, a bold thought surfacing in her mind, could it be...

Caleb Yates: "It wasn’t Jack. It was a student’s parent. My dad was a womanizer, last year he slept with an eighteen-year-old female student and got her pregnant. The girl was later expelled from school and soon after committed suicide. The matter was hushed up, but the girl’s father was unwilling to let it go and secretly investigated, finding out the truth before hitting my dad with a car."

Renee Winslow: "..."

Renee Winslow didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t speak any words of comfort to Caleb Yates and even felt that Caleb Yates’ father deserved his fate!

Caleb Yates: "Renee, I now have a way for you to completely break free from Jack. Do you want to leave him?"

Renee Winslow felt a sinking feeling in her heart; she had a rough idea of what the means would be.

Caleb Yates continued, "Renee, let’s meet and talk. Can you come out now?"