The Untouchable Ex Wife novel Chapter 1231

Stefan knew that he could no longer keep the incident a secret. He stared at Renee, his gaze contemplative. "What do you think of Quinton?" He asked finally.

Renee thought about it for a while, then said objectively, "I know that Quinton did a lot of crazy things. He isn't a good guy, but he's not an evil villain either. He usually made extreme choices because he was forced to—he just wanted to survive. Carmine Pawnshop only made it because they had to resort to a lot of illegal things, but these were usually done in the open sea which was under no one's jurisdiction. Hence, the police couldn't do anything about it."

"Well, you certainly know how to find excuses for him. I suppose that since you can empathise with a villain, you're probably hiding your own dark side," Stefan said with a smirk, raising an eyebrow lazily.

Renee was speechless for a while, then sneered, "Yes, my brother and I are villains with dark sides, but you're not so good yourself either, Mr. Hunt. You tricked a woman to get what you want and win, so you obviously have a dark side too."

"You think I tricked and fooled Joanne? She says I saved her."

"Saved her?" Renee scoffed incredulously and rolled her eyes. "Do you know how close my brother and Joanne were? They grew up together and were like siblings, and my brother adored her greatly. If you didn't appear, she would be happy."

"What did you say? A… pathological possessiveness?" Renee shook her head in disbelief, her eyes wide. "How is that possible? Quinton treated Joanne well, just like how he treats me! They supported each other since they were kids, and were like a ray of hope for each other. Maybe they were a bit too close, but it couldn't have been like that. Your twisted mind must have misinterpreted it."

"Don't ask for the truth if you can't handle it." Stefan adjusted his tie and frowned slightly. "I didn't want to tell you this either but you pestered me repeatedly about it. You wanted to get to the bottom of this. If you can't take it, then just give up and walk away."