The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei

The sorry state she was in was the result of his tolerance and compassion toward Briar. That was also the reason her children
were deprived of paternal love from the moment they were born, unlike the ones in other ordinary families.
“You mustn’t do anything to her.”
Stefan spoke in a low voice filled with cockiness. He said gradually, “She’s been punished, so you should stop.”
“Should I stop just because you said so? What about the pain my kids and I had to suffer? Why should I be generous and
tolerant?”
She was never a tolerant person, to begin with. If they bullied her, she would only teach them a harder lesson.
If she were not pregnant and eager to leave Beach City for Sun Island, she would’ve never let that pretentious b*tch off the hook.
“I can’t change the past, but from now... I’ll make it up to you and the kids.”
He glued a firm gaze on her face. “We can make a fresh start. I believe that we’ll have a happy future.”
“Who wants a future with you? There’s no future between us. It’ll only be a life-and-death struggle!”
Renee refused Stefan again.
Once there was a crack in a vase, it was destined to end up shattered—in tragedy. It was not something that could be fixed on
the fly.
She could not convince herself to play along with a man she hated for the sake of the children. She did not want to relive the
seemingly bright but cold life.
What she wanted was simple and ordinary family life, having a mutual love with her partner. It was just like... what she had with
Mr. Q.
“Is that what you think?”
A tinge of unnoticeable pain crept up his handsome face. His gaze turned cold, and he became more perilous as he made an
ultimatum.
“If that’s the case, I’ll give you two choices...

“One, marry me, and our family of four will lead a good life.
“Two, let me have custody of the kids, and you disappear from their lives.”
Renee noticed that he was being serious. It was not an empty threat.
She sneered and said, “I’m sorry. I’ll just pick the third choice.”
“What do you mean?”
“The third choice is I’ll marry the man who is suitable for me. We’ll be the family of four that will make me happy.”
Stefan’s gaze turned gloomy. He felt like strangling her to death. “Well, Renee, you’re really something. You sure know how to
make me hate you!”
“Haven’t you always hated me? So, what if you hate me a little more?”
“Fine. Today, I’ll make you pay the price for your stupidity!”
After that, he opened the door to leave.
However, he saw the two children at the door, staring at him fiercely.
Especially Adie. He regarded Stefan as a criminal. With his hands on his waist, he interrogated, “Bad guy, where are you going?”
Stefan was already fuming with anger. At that moment, his fury grew.
He looked down at Adie and asked in answer, “Do you know who am I to you, kids?”
Adie snorted disdainfully and raised his chin high. His behavior was an uncanny copy of Stefan’s—overbearing and
condescending. “Of course. You’re our bad daddy who hurt our mommy. My sister and I share half your genes.”
“You guys know?”
Stefan was slightly stunned. There were a lot of things that he couldn’t figure out too.
“Since you know I’m your daddy, why did you trick me like this? Did your mommy teach you that?”