# Chapter 313: A Strange Choice and a Hidden Treasure Beneath the Waves
Hello everyone, it's me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 313 of "The Untouchable Ex Wife." Grab your emotional life jackets — because we're about to plunge into the deep blue sea of betrayal, rivalry, hidden pains, and a sparkle of suspense. Let's dive right in!
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The sun blazed down on the deck, each ripple of the sea glinting like scattered diamonds. Everyone was standing in anticipation, holding their breath. Two teams, two rivals, one enormous prize: the hand of the woman they both cared for — Leia. And more than that, the pride of going head-to-head in this competitive underwater challenge.
But then — fate took a turn so strange that even the wind seemed to pause.
Santiago kept his expression calm, almost unnaturally so. With a voice this side of icy composure, he looked past Xavier entirely and addressed the coach directly.
"I want Skylar to be my diving partner."
The words landed like dynamite.
Xavier's eyes bulged. Leia's breath caught in her chest. For a moment, not a single person moved. It made absolutely no sense. Xavier had been bracing for a collision, ready to battle Santiago in a race to test who was stronger, smarter, sharper — and who truly deserved to win. But this? This was like an enemy general walking up to the front lines and handing over his shield so that some random soldier could fight instead.
"What the hell are you doing?" Xavier's face twisted with disbelief and frustration, his voice rising. "You're trying to advance by retreating? What kind of strategy is that?" He stepped closer, jabbing a finger toward Santiago, his jaw tight. "Why did you pick Skylar? We've finally got a chance to fight each other head-on! So why the hell are you backing out now?"
There it was — the fire of a man who had been spoiling for battle, only to be told the arena would be handed to someone else. Xavier wanted a duel. A war of wits and courage. Not this… this anticlimax.
Santiago barely looked at him. He turned his head slightly, condescension dripping from every word. "I'll leave Leia in your hands for now," he murmured, his tone suddenly low and weighted. "But you have to make sure she's safe."
What did that mean? What did *any* of this mean?
Before Xavier could interrogate him further, Santiago was already striding away, zipping up his diving suit. In a blur of motion, he dove into the crystal waters with the chosen ally, Skylar, disappearing into the surging blue like a ghost. Xavier cursed under his breath, shaking his head. "He's mad!" he spat. It was infuriating. Santiago had denied him his fight. He had walked away from the battlefield, and Xavier was left standing on the sand like a soldier with no war to wage.
His teeth ground together. Fine. If that's how Santiago wanted to play, then Xavier would play his own game.
He sighed heavily, turning and lumbering over to Leia, who stood there stunned and silent. He gave his most gallant, playful shrug. "Let's get going then, dive buddy."
Leia looked like she had bitten into a lemon. "I must be very unlucky to be paired up with you," she grumbled while pulling on her equipment. There was no hiding the disappointment saturating her voice. She had been counting on these moments with Santiago — floating through an underwater paradise, hand in hand, hearts closer than they had ever been. But no. Instead, she was stuck with the famously frivolous playboy Xavier, who was more likely to crack jokes than rescue a drowning maiden.
How could she trust her life to *him*? And more importantly — why had Santiago pulled away? They had just confessed their feelings, hadn't they? Did it mean nothing? Her heart churned painfully beneath her chest as she secured her mask.
"Hey! Don't look down on me. I'm not just some pretty face," Xavier protested, puffing out his chest. "I was once a diving champion, okay? Just wait. I'll be the one to find that moonstone for you." There was a hidden hope in his boast. If this fabled treasure really existed, imagine how romantic it would be to present it to her? Maybe then she would finally look at him the way she looked at Santiago.
Then, one by one, they leapt into the sea.
The moment they sank below the surface, every grievance above faded into quiet wonder.
It was another world entirely. A cathedral of coral and light. Blue shadows danced over stretches of rainbow-bright reefs, schools of tropical fish weaving through the water like living paintings. Small silver flashes, neon violet fins, and enormous shimmering corals all surrounded them — a living dreamscape. If they were lucky, the currents might even bring a majestic jackfish storm rolling through, a natural spectacle few were blessed to witness.
Leia tightened her jaw around her mouthpiece and, determined, kicked deeper. She wanted to prove something. Not just to Xavier, but to herself. Xavier, dutiful as ever in his role as dive buddy, stayed on her tail like a shadow, always watching. Always ready.
But she wasn't the only one keeping watch.
A few meters away, gliding with dark, fluid precision, was Santiago. He had changed his plan, but not his purpose. He had always intended to be near her — just not in the spotlight. Cloaked behind her back, he kept his eyes fixed on the shining silhouette of the woman he loved, refusing to let harm touch her.
Yet there was a secret buried beneath his calm: an ear surgery he had hidden from the world. As he pressed deeper, his eardrums screamed in silent torment. Pain lanced through his skull like needles of fire. His jaw clenched beneath the regulator. It wasn't the treasure he wanted. It was her safety. So he endured, drifting no deeper, staying on the edge of agony just to guard her.
Meanwhile, Leia swam onward, and then she saw it.
Before her sprawled a magnificent coral reef, teeming with ancient life. Nestled among its tangled hollows were oysters — dozens of them. Some were slightly agape, revealing gentle pale radiance. The soft luster of genuine pearls flickering in the dim blue light. It was breathtaking, like something out of a myth.
But wait.
There. In the far corner of the reef, wedged precariously between jagged stones, sat something glittering. Something luminous. Something that seemed to hum with its own internal light.
Leia's heart nearly burst. She couldn't speak through the mouthpiece, so she flailed her arms desperately at Xavier, pointing toward the glowing crevice.
"It's the moonstone!"
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And there, folks, is where the chapter leaves us — gasping, hearts hammering, and undersea magic shimmering on the horizon. What is this stone? Is it truly the fabled moonstone, or is it something far darker waiting to be uncovered? And with Santiago hiding his pain and Xavier watching Leia's every move, the waters of this romance just grew far, far deeper.
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### Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
Well, readers, let me take a breather — because this chapter truly delivered! The tension between Xavier and Santiago was electric, and watching Xavier grind his teeth because he can't get his wanted duel was honestly both frustrating and entertaining. Leia's hurt feelings are so real — right after confessing love, Santiago chooses someone else? It breaks the heart. And then, of course, that quiet, pain-filled devotion from Santiago, hiding his ear injury just to protect her from the shadows — oh, that made this reader's heart ache beautifully. The underwater setting was painted with stunning vividness; I could almost feel the saltwater on my skin. Combined with Leia's discovery of the radiant moonstone at the very end, this chapter soaked us in beauty, longing, and mystery.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
### Next Chapter Prediction
Will Leia actually touch the moonstone? Given all the legends, that glowing stone hidden among the stones probably holds a supernatural power or perhaps a terrible curse. With Santiago near his physical limit and Xavier only inches away, I predict that when Leia grabs the moonstone, something catastrophic will trigger — perhaps a sudden underwater tremor, a shark circling, or the revelation that this moonstone is linked to a lost secret of the sea. And more than likely, Santiago will be the one to risk his life — his eardrums already screaming — to save her, throwing all three of them into a deadly underwater crisis that will force Xavier to confront who truly deserves her.
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