# Chapter 221: A Fool's Advice and a Shattered Glass
Hello, my dear readers, and welcome back! How have you all been? I'm so happy to walk alongside you once again as we peel back another dramatic layer of "The Untouchable Ex Wife." Today's chapter takes us on a winding road through suspicion, selfless advice, and a confession that nearly shakes the earth itself. So settle in, my friends—you won't want to miss a single moment of this!
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The evening air hung heavy around Renee as she sat by the pond, her thoughts spiraling like fallen leaves in a storm. The question burned in her heart—who was behind her brother's attack? She hesitated to say the name aloud, her lips pressed together, not out of fear, but out of something far more complicated: disbelief. How could Stefan Everheart, the very man she once loved and now loathed, resort to such twisted methods?
Justin studied her face in the quiet, reading her like an open book. A knowing smile tugged at the corner of his lips. “Let me guess... It's Stefan, isn't it?”
Renee didn't respond, and her silence was a confession in itself. Justin furrowed his brow, a knot of confusion tightening between his eyes. “But there's something I can't understand,” he mused aloud. “If he truly wanted to harm Quinton, why would he go through all that trouble to hire Owen? It doesn't make sense.”
Renee exhaled slowly, her gaze drifting aimlessly over the water. Her voice was quiet, but carried a weight far beyond the softness of her tone. “Who knows? Maybe he wanted me to let my guard down first. He could be planning something far crueler—something that would leave no trace pointing back to him. If my brother is gone... then both the Everheart family and his standing at Water Dock would cease to be a threat to Stefan.” She normally hated to see bitterness in people, to assume the worst of anyone, but time and heartbreak had taught her just how deeply complicated and wicked a person could truly become.
Justin was quiet for a moment, considering her words carefully. “That could be true,” he said slowly, his voice measured and thoughtful. “But I think you should ask him directly about it. Stefan is rather straightforward, you know. If he's responsible, I have no doubt he'll own up to it. He won't deny it.”
Renee turned her head and simply stared at him for a long, uncomfortable moment. A strange smile curled across her lips. “You're... weird.”
Justin flashed her a grin, but there was no sharpness in it, only an easy warmth. “I'm being nice, okay?”
“That's exactly what puzzles me...” For the very first time, Renee felt as though she didn't truly know the man standing before her. In many ways, Justin appeared sly and calculating—cloaked in schemes and strategies. Yet somehow, exposed beneath that exterior, there was an almost naïve purity to him. She shook her head, almost amused. “The Baldwin family has never been on good terms with the Hunt family. Yet here you are, giving up a golden opportunity to drive a wedge between me and Stefan. Do you realize you're helping him if this turns out to be a misunderstanding?”
Justin's eyes met hers without flinching. His gaze was clear, sincere, luminous with honesty. “I don't want to do that,” he said simply. “It would be dishonorable, even if I won.”
He paused, then his voice softened, touched by a resignation that was both sad and selfless. “I just don't want to see you exhaust yourself with thoughts of revenge. And I know you can't simply pretend none of it happened—look at you. You've been sitting out here for hours, drowning in your own conflict. You'll let it eat you alive for the rest of the day at this rate.” He offered her a sad smile, gentle and rueful all at once. “You may as well confront him and get it over with. You need to figure out whether you should take revenge or forgive him—don't you think?”
His words settled over her like a calm tide washing over jagged rocks. Renee drew a deep breath, and for the first time in hours, the tension in her shoulders eased just a fraction. She rose to her feet, a hint of renewed purpose flashing in her eyes. Clenching her hand into a fist, she held it out toward him in a gesture of gratitude and camaraderie.
“Thank you for helping me figure things out,” she said softly. “I'll buy you a drink one day.”
Justin bumped her fist gently, a forlorn shadow passing through his eyes as he watched her prepare to depart. “Where are you going?” he asked, though he already knew.
“To do what you said.”
And with that, she was gone, her figure disappearing into the dimming evening light.
Justin remained rooted in place, staring at the pond's still surface. The silence wrapped around him like a familiar embrace. Slowly, bitterly, he allowed a wry laugh to escape his lips as he whispered to himself, “Oh, Justin... You really are a fool.”
But even fools sometimes gave the best advice—and somewhere out there, Renee was about to follow it.
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Meanwhile, in the private warmth of a bar called Tipsy Grove, an entirely different conversation was unfolding. Stefan and Owen sat across from one another, glasses of wine in hand, the atmosphere surprisingly amicable.
Stefan raised his glass, his expression sincere and filled with appreciation. “Owen, thank you for everything you've done. Let us toast.”
Owen clinked his glass with a broad smile that touched his entire face. “Ah, it's nothing, really. If you don't mind,” he added cheerfully, “we should go fishing again when you're free.”
Both men tilted their heads back and drank deeply, enjoying the brief companionship between them. Then Owen set his glass down, his expression shifting into something more casual, as if recalling an interesting piece of news.
“To be honest with you,” Owen said, his tone measured. “That patient has an incredibly strong will to live. I was merely making use of that.” He paused, a slight amusement flickering in his eyes, but it was not the innocent kind. “The hospital just called me a moment ago. Apparently, someone deliberately removed the patient's oxygen mask, but he survived the ordeal. He's quite tough, that one.”
Stefan's hand froze. A moment later, his wine glass slipped from his trembling fingers and shattered against the floor with a piercing, crystalline crash. The dark liquid pooled at his feet, spreading like ink across a page.
His face had gone completely pale.
“What did you say?”
The words escaped him, raw and stripped of all composure. In that instant, the world around them seemed to stop spinning, waiting for an answer—waiting for the truth to unravel its next thread.
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## Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
What a riveting chapter! I loved how this entire scene revealed so much about Justin’s character. His quiet selflessness is heartbreaking in the best way—here is a man who could easily exploit this situation, yet chooses honor over opportunity. It makes him incredibly complex and simultaneously so tragic. Renee’s journey from doubt to decisive action was also beautifully portrayed—it shows her maturity and emotional evolution. And that ending moment with Stefan? Chills. The glass shattering felt symbolic of his carefully constructed façade cracking under the weight of the truth. Owen keeps dropping bombs, and the suspense is absolutely thrilling.
⭐️⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.9 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
Now that Stefan knows someone deliberately tried to kill Quinton by removing his oxygen mask, the gloves are truly coming off. I predict Stefan will fly into a fury searching for the culprit while trying to figure out how guilty he himself may look in all of this. Renee is on her way to confront him—and when she arrives, the tension between them will be explosive. Will Stefan confess what Owen has been doing? Or will he try to shield her from the truth? One thing is certain: secrets are crumbling, and the next chapter promises a high-stakes showdown filled with accusations, revelations, and sparks flying in every direction.
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