The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Stefan did not miss Renee’s fidgeting, but misunderstood it as her craving a cigarette.

Frowning, he lectured her like a father would, “You’re a woman, but you smoke?”

His judgy tone pissed Renee off, and she straightened herself menacingly as she snapped,

“What’s wrong with women smoking? Why are men allowed to do it, but not women?”

“Men are different from women,’ Stefan said stubbornly.

“In what way?” Renee demanded sharply. “From my perspective, women can do anything

men can, but men can’t do everything women can. In that respect, women are nobler than

men!”

“How so?”

“Women are more empathetic, sentimental, and kinder. Most importantly, they can bear

children, and men can’t. Think about it—every human being came from a woman, so why

allowed to smoke

actually could not come up with a retort against Renee’s

Give me a reason if you think

that’s reasonable.”

while Stefan was spaced out, she snatched a

ignited hers with

Stefan did not stop her. He

were an amalgamation of that which

embodied bloodlust, death, and

to Stefan. Their faces were so

their skin. It was a delicate

lost

frustrated. What reason

her through the smoke

he had stared at her beautiful

forgot about it?”

too,” Renee rasped, closing her eyes after slowly calming

frustrating you?” Stefan asked, his eyes sharply studying her. ’I don’t

leave you frustrated. Don’t

would certainly