He had withheld this individual's identity earlier. The man, Lorenzo Maxwell, was the youngest son of the Maxwell family leader, highly favored by both his grandfather and his father, and a prominent figure in his own right.

The notion of a Maxwell family scion turning into a bounty hunter would seem far-fetched to most.

However, if it was Lorenzo, it appeared almost certain. Lorenzo had inherited characteristics from his mother, Peran Stevenson, a legendary beauty from Aurora.

Peran, the daughter of a hearse driver for the Maxwell family, had caught Lorenzo's father's eye during a visit and quickly became his tenth wife.

In Aurora, where polygamy was both permitted and common, Peran was especially cherished by Lorenzo's father, although she was known for her unstable and often erratic behaviors.

Peran once cruelly shaved a servant's head in the dead of night, stripped the servant, and left the servant in the freezing cold just to watch the servant slowly succumb to hypothermia.

Servants in her employ rarely lasted more than three months, their ends more gruesome and bizarre than the last.

Lorenzo's father, blinded by his affection for Peran, covered up these macabre incidents.

Ultimately, Peran's lack of restraint led her to a tragic fate. She set herself ablaze one night after childbirth.

Lorenzo's father, stricken with grief, erected a monument to Peran, inscribing it with, “My Love for Life."

As Peran's son, Lorenzo was spoiled from a young age.

By six, Lorenzo displayed his own cruel streak, once pressing a cook's head against a hot griddle simply because the meal displeased him, searing the skin.

Unlike his mother, Lorenzo didn't relish swift killings. He derived pleasure from the prolonged torture of his victims, reveling in their suffering like a cat toys with a mouse. Once he marked someone, they rarely escaped his clutches.

Currently, Ardlens was deemed the safest refuge. Aware of the stringent laws in Ambrosia, Lorenzo steered clear of the area, opting instead for Swynborough, according to the latest immigration records.

Stefan studied Lorenzo's photo on his phone, his expression somber.

If this was indeed Lorenzo, things would get complicated since he was not one to be taken lightly. To oppose Lorenzo would mean antagonizing the entire Maxwell family.

The Cliffords and the Maxwells, both influential on Aurora, had coexisted like oil and water without direct conflict.

Provoking Lorenzo for Raegan's sake could incite severe retaliation from the Maxwell family.

Caught in this dilemma, Stefan weighed his options. If it were only him involved, perhaps he could act differently. But with the Clifford family at stake, and despite his contempt for his family's brutal manners, he could not risk dragging them into danger through any rash actions.

In the end, Stefan decided against sharing Lorenzo's photo with his family and securely tucked his phone away. This was not a decision to be made impulsively. He couldn't risk even informing Erick, lest he inadvertently lead Erick into a trap set up by the Maxwell family.