The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Chapter 37

Despite suddenly becoming the target of everyone’s critical gazes, Renee remained perfectly calm.

“Wait,” she chuckled, “surely you guys aren’t suspecting me of being Phoenix, are you?”

“I’d just gone out to the restroom for a few minutes,” she said incredulously, “and in that time, I somehow Jurned into a famous genius hacker! What a magical turn of events! Perhaps I should celebrate it with fireworks!”

“I think it’s all just a coincidence,” Elijah chimed in quickly. “Based on my understanding of Mrs. Hunt’s character, her shrewdness and practicality are more suited for a housewife. Her proficiency with computers is limited to watching movies and videos online. She doesn’t even play any video games… If someone like her is a genius hacker, then I must be the president of this country!”

Although his words were unflattering at Renee’s expense, he had only said that to help get her out of trouble, and it worked well. Everyone thought that Elijah’s words made a lot of sense.

“That’s right,” said Renee with a smile, the picture of innocence. “Everyone knows how much I love Stefan. If I really was Phoenix, I would’ve done everything I could to help him. There’s no way that I would ever sabotage him!

“Is that so?” Stefan, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. His pointed gaze was fixed on the woman as he sneered, “I think you’ve sabotaged me quite a few times before.”

man,’ she thought bitterly. How could he just pull the rug out from under her feet

grip her chin, lifting her head to his. His gaze

“So, are you Phoenix?”

She could easily fool the others, but she knew full well that the

you think I am, then I am. If you think I’m not,

the right kind of meaningless

strikingly handsome face was emotionless as he demanded, “Give me your

their phone in this day and age. If there really was something suspicious about

would ever let him go through her phone,

she told him directly.

It was as if the two were playing a game of tug-of-war, and neither was prepared to give up and be subdued by

compliant, would have the guts to go against Mr. Hunt. Was she so unafraid because she had a special status as his wife? Haze’s eyes darted back

been partially hidden by the brim of his

Fascinating’ Extremely fascinating!