Chapter 202: Stefan's Hidden Worries

Irene couldn’t help but chuckle. "Alright, but why didn’t you want to get married before?" Stefan was still smiling, but unlike his usual carefree demeanor, there was now an undercurrent of something darker and more complex in his expression: "When I was young, life at home was good, and my parents were very much in love. But later, they both passed away." Irene's eyes narrowed slightly. She recalled the time Stefan had used the dark web to hire them for a hit. Typically, a regular businessman wouldn’t even know how to access the dark web, let alone hire a mercenary team through it. Hiring a hitman was one thing, but going through the dark web to hire mercenaries was another. How did Stefan know about this? And now he was saying that his parents had passed away? Stefan’s smile was faint: "After they died, I went through a very difficult time, constantly hiding from enemies. There was no time to make friends; all my time was spent improving myself and seeking revenge. Lat