The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Leia swallowed and leaned close to Renee.

She was as confused as Renee and wondered why they would get into so much trouble when she just wanted to visit Liam. Yet, everyone in the fort was out to get her and Renee killed. It felt like a dangerous adventure-there wasn't a single moment of respite!

"I don't know, either," Renee said, "but I'm guessing it has something to do with the past and the recent events. They've long held a grudge against us."

When Renee was trying to earn her living, she offended quite a lot of people since she was young and bold.

Their enemies right now loomed over them aggressively, as if harboring intense hatred against them. Perhaps it was a long-held grudge. Renee couldn't imagine anything else.

"What should we do?" Leia asked softly.

and surrounded by armed guards, they were at their enemies'

act accordingly," Renee said,

means to escape. All she could do now was act naturally and resolve anything that came their way. She should at least try to figure out who wanted

hard and urged her to walk toward one of the ships. "Get in! The

Leia did as told and hurried to

could see a tall, sturdy man standing on the deck of a ship with lights on from afar. He was facing away from them while watching the surging currents,

him, bowing, and said respectfully, "Boss, they're

The man nodded without turning around immediately.

at him without thinking. "Hey, who are you? We're not your

be rude to him!" The guard was about to beat Leia up, but