"Apologize to her."
The demand that came out of Stefan's mouth sounded simple, but it was given firmly and coldly as he slowly stepped toward Sheila.
"What are you doing? Don't come near me! You… You…"
Sheila backed away from Stefan in fright. She looked so distressed that she could barely hold her tears in.
Renee tugged at Stefan's sleeve and whispered, "I'm fine, Stefan! Please, stop looking like a man-eating monster! We're still younger than them, so let's just…"
"I said apologize!"
Stefan repeated his order to Sheila in a much more forceful manner now, completely ignoring Renee's pleas. He looked as if he might beat Sheila to death in a heartbeat!
Seeing this, Arthur rushed over and acted as if he was teaching Stefan a lesson, asking him, "What are you doing, Stefan? Is this how you speak to your aunt?"
"I'm only counting to three. Both of you will apologize to my wife…"
Stefan had a savage expression on his face, and his eyes looked bone-chillingly cold as he counted, "One, two…"
Before he could say "three," Arthur and Sheila were already putting their hands up in defeat.
"We're sorry! We're sorry!"
Stefan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Uncle Arthur, Aunt Sheila, I know you're both smart people, and I know that Jovan is an intelligent man as well. I trust that you will never let me down…"
He then turned to face the rest of the family. He was younger than the rest, but he carried an undeniable air of definite authority when he declared, "I'm sure you've all heard what I said, aunts and uncles! I don't care what you think of her, but Renee is my wife. She is the woman I love the most, so if you dare to criticize her, it means that you dare to criticize me. If you dare to disrespect her, it means that you dare to disrespect me. If I find out about it, don't blame me for being disrespectful to the elders and for being unkind to the members of my own family!"
As soon as he uttered those words, the women who had been wagging their tongues and gossiping about Renee held their breaths right away, fearful that Stefan's terrifying gaze would fall on them.
None of them ever expected that the down-and-out woman who they used to humiliate and bully would soar to such an elevated position in the family, so spoiled and doted on by Stefan even after marrying into the Hunt family for the second time!
It was almost unbelievable!
None of them would be so stupid as to provoke or offend Renee from now on!
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