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 literallymitted 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 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 exined 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 p in the face, and itpletely shattered her ego.


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    She then took a deep breath andposed 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 ufortable 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 using


    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 self-absorbed and using 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.”