Renee turned to the man, clearly confused. "Weren't you risking your life just to leave? Why the sudden change of heart?"
"I just wanted to show you that none of you could stop me if I tried to leave. So, if I do stay, it would be of my own volition," Stefan replied arrogantly.
"But… why?" Renee still couldn't understand. However, she now believed that Stefan was telling the truth, he did in fact have the ability to escape this place.
'But wasn't he missing Seraphina? Why is he so willing to stay now? This makes no sense!'
"You mentioned that I risked my life to leave, but you risked your life to save me as well. That shows that we aren't just hospital buddies as you said…" Stefan paused, then continued. "I want to know what kind of past relationship we had to have warranted your desperate efforts."
He wasn't sure if he had lost parts of memories, but he could tell that this 'Renee Everheart' had played an important role in his life. Otherwise, her existence alone wouldn't have been such an uncomfortable topic to Seraphina, and even his mother.
Since everyone else wasn't willing to tell him the truth, he had no choice but to look for answers himself.
Renee froze. After a moment of silence, she spoke up softly. "If you'd really like to know, then cooperate with us on your recovery. Once you regain your sight, you'll be able to see my face. Maybe then you'd remember who I am."
"That sounds good," Stefan said, displaying a genuine smile he hadn't shown since losing his sight. "I look forward to that day."
"Calm down, it's a good thing you brought him here in time. We're not too late yet. My father, who I severed ties with, was an expert in curing blood stasis. I learned some skills from him back then, so we should let him try some medicinal tea for now."
"Once his brain has healed, his eyes might even recover along with it." Margaret patted her on the shoulder, consoling the woman gently.
"That'd be great!" Renee sighed in relief. She was secretly happy that she was shameless enough to have kidnapped him in time. Otherwise, healing him would have become mere wishful thinking.
"But… There is still a small issue…" Margaret seemed reluctant to speak again.
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