The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Chapter 412

“You seem eager to have her dead.” Stefan shot Renee a dirty glare, carrying Briar bridal-style and laying her down at a resting area nearby.

Renee had almost died because of Briar’s sudden outburst, and a panicked Stefan had no choice but to hit Briar on the back of the neck to knock her out for a while. Renee might not have survived otherwise.

Briar would probably be better after resting, so Stefan didn’t try to wake her up. Instead, he turned to Renee, who was still in the children’s section, and pointed at the clothes on the ground. His eyes narrowed as he asked, “Why are you buying so many children’s clothes?”

Renee and the employee were busy putting the outfits on the ground back into her bags. She scoffed dismissively, “Why do you care? Am I not allowed to buy cute things?”

down and picked up one of the striped socks near him, observing it curiously. The sock was pink, soft, and no bigger than his hand. He couldn’t deny it was cute, and it softened

socks… because they’re cute?” Stefan asked dubiously

buddy-buddy with him, and shot him a disgusted look. “I did think it was cute, yeah, but now you’ve dirtied it with your hands. I don’t

friends?! She was acting so nonchalant before, but now she’s acting like

just to save you, and this is how you thank me?!” Stefan wanted an explanation for her behavior, so he blocked her way to question her. He scowled as he asked her, “What have I done to

rage. “Do you really not know? Or are you just pretending to be oblivious, Hunt? I couldn’t tell before, but you and Desrosiers really are a family, aren’t you? Now that she’s joined your family, she’s just

her miserable past, and move on from the man in front of her. However, when Briar was choking her, painful flashbacks of Stefan doing the same played in her head. His grip had been much stronger than Briar’s, and Renee still remembered the feeling of that near-death experience like it happened yesterday. Those upsetting memories had never left, and remembering them had just made

way she could be