However, Renee wasn’t afraid at all. She smirked at the woman and said
cockily, “Go ahead, I’ll be waiting.”
“Y-You!” Seraphina sputtered angrily, not expecting such a response from
Renee. She quickly grabbed Stefan’s arm and whined, “Stef, just look at this
woman! She literally committed a crime, but doesn’t have any remorse! How
could someone be so shameless?! You shouldn’t let her off so easily!”
Stefan nodded, his handsome face serious. “You’re right, I shouldn’t. So… you
should head home for now, I’ll punish her myself.”
“Wh… What?” Seraphina blinked at him in disbelief. Renee was the one who
was supposed to be punished, but Seraphina was the one being chased out of
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the room. Now, all her righteous indignation just made her seem like a nosy
prick instead.
“You know, she’s still my ex-wife. It’s very likely that she hid in my room because
she still has feelings for me, and she’s probably doing this to win me back…”
Stefan explained as he smiled meaningfully at Renee.
Stefan turned to Seraphina and said firmly, “This is a personal matter, so it’s
better to resolve it privately; it would be inconvenient to have an outsider around
for this.”
“Outsider?!” Seraphina’s expression stiffened for a split second, and she was
unable to hide her shock. That word felt like a slap in the face, and it completely
shattered her ego.
She then took a deep breath and composed herself, pretending as if she was
casual about the situation. She grinned as she patted Stefan on the shoulder.
“You’re such a simp, dude. A moment ago, we were bros, but now I’m just an
outsider…”
Seraphina sighed dramatically as she sneered, “Fine, fine… Miss Everheart
went out of her way to hide under your bed just to seduce you. Even I’m
touched by her dedication, and I’m just an outsider! Stop acting all cool and just
take her back, Stef!”
Renee was extremely uncomfortable hearing all this. Though she despised
Stefan, she was now being treated like some kind of lovesick pervert. She
couldn’t possibly let them get away with falsely accusing her like this.
“Don’t be a narcissist, Hunt. Don’t you know why I was hiding under your bed?”
Renee scoffed.
Stefan shrugged dismissively. “You don’t have to hide the fact that you couldn’t
move on from me. Everyone in Beach City recognizes my charms, so it’s only
normal.”
“Ugh, get off your high horse. I moved on ages ago!” Renee rolled her eyes,
wondering how someone so arrogant existed.
Seraphina watched as the two bickered with each other like young teenagers in
love. It was passionate and natural, which made the woman feel rather jealous.
She subconsciously balled her fists, leaving the room without uttering a single
word.
Even if Stefan didn’t ask her to leave, she wouldn’t have had the heart to stay
either. If she and Renee were destined to fight over this man, she knew that she
would have lost before she could reach the battlefield.
After arguing with Stefan for a while, Renee was starting to feel tired. She said
finally, “So what if I hid under your bed? I don’t care what you think of me. If
you’re upset, then call the cops on me. I just want you to stop being so selfabsorbed and accusing me of being hung up on you… I’ll have you know that
my time is precious, and I refuse to waste it on you.”
