# Chapter 336: A Blind Promise to Her Children
Hello, lovely readers! It’s your narrator, back again to walk with you through the emotional labyrinth of "The Untouchable Ex Wife." How are you all doing today? I hope your hearts are ready, because today's chapter, Chapter 336, is one of those bittersweet, gut-wrenching moments that reminds us just how far a mother will go for the people she loves — and how much pain she will swallow in silence. So, settle in, take a deep breath, and let’s dive into this touching, heart-wrenching conversation between Renee and her twin children, Abby and Adie.
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The world around Renee had gone quiet. Not the peaceful kind of quiet that settles on a calm evening, but the cold, hollow silence that echoes in a room full of unspoken fears. She lay there in her surgical gown, pale and weak, her once-bright eyes now bound beneath layers of bandages that had become her new reality. The pain in her body was nothing compared to the ache in her chest — but when she sensed no hostility in the air, when the presence beside her felt gentle rather than threatening, Renee finally allowed herself to breathe. Sheer relief washed over her like a tide pulling back from an uncertain shore.
"Is the surgery over?" Her voice came out soft, hopeful, trembling just a little. "Was it successful? Can Jovan see again?"
Lisa, the kind soul standing beside her hospital bed, hesitated. Her gaze lingered on Renee, so fragile beneath that thin white gown, and a wave of tenderness and heartbreak swept through her. This woman — so strong, so selfless — had paid the ultimate price. She had given Jovan back his sight at the cost of her own.
"I heard from Ms. Pierce that the surgery was successful," Lisa began, her voice breaking slightly. "Mr. Jovan will have his stitches and bandages removed in a week, and he can see again. But unfortunately, you..."
She let out a soft sigh, unable to finish that sentence. Looking at Renee — a lovely, vibrant woman who was now blind in a world full of color — Lisa felt something twist painfully in her heart. How cruel fate could be. She swallowed hard and finally asked in a cautious whisper, "What are you planning to do in the future?"
For a long moment, silence stretched between them. Then, Renee did something that stunned Lisa. She smiled. Not a bitter smile, not a faded ghost of a smile — but a genuine, resilient one that radiated warmth despite the darkness cloaking her. She turned her face toward the ceiling as if she could see the light beyond the bandages, and spoke with quiet determination.
"Don't worry. I might have lost my sight, but I'm not dead. I can survive this. There are many blind people in the world who have done great things..."
Even while her heart ached, even while her mind raced all the chaos she still had to face, Renee felt the need to reassure the kind nurse who stood beside her. She could sense that Lisa genuinely cared, genuinely felt sorry for her, and Renee was not the type of person to let her own suffering become a burden for someone who only wanted to help.
Lisa blinked, her throat tightening. She was amazed by the strength packed into this small, wounded woman. Renee was a kind and positive human being — and Lisa simply couldn't understand why the universe had chosen to destroy her in exchange for Jovan's recovery. It felt so bitterly unfair. Who would sacrifice their very sight so their ex-husband could see again? Who would smile after such a mutilation of their own future?
"Then I'll take good care of you for the next few days, Ms. Everheart," Lisa said, her voice thick with emotion. "Don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything. I'll help you as long as it's within my abilities."
A quiet warmth bloomed in Renee's chest. She felt grateful — deeply, sincerely grateful — that in this cold hospital room, she still had compassionate hands willing to hold her up.
"In that case," Renee said slowly, her pale lips curving into a gentle, tentative smile, "I need a favor from you. Can you help me get my phone and call a person named Margaret? It's been a few days since I contacted her, and I'm sure she's worried."
Lisa nodded, though she knew Renee couldn't see her. She moved quickly, finding the phone on the bedside table and following Renee's instructions to unlock it. Her fingers glided across the contacts, searching until she found a number saved under Margaret. With a soft breath, she pressed the call button and handed the phone to Renee.
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The phone barely rang twice before someone picked up. Almost instantly, the sound of Margaret's voice crackled through the receiver — frantic, high-pitched, and thick with unshed tears.
"Ms. Ren, you finally called! Where have you been? I can't find you anywhere, and Adie and Abby are worried sick!"
Renee's chest tightened. Yeah, Margaret was on the verge of breaking down. Her words tumbled out in a rush — how she had searched everywhere, how she had gone to the police station yesterday to file a missing person case, how the children had been pacing around the house like two little lost sparrows waiting for their mother to come home.
"Don't worry, Margaret," Renee gently interrupted, forcing calmness to infuse her voice even while her heart crumbled like dry earth. "I'm just spending some time at my friend's house. Where are Adie and Abby? I want to talk to them."
She needed to hear them. She needed to clutch their voices like a lifeline. If she couldn't see their smiles, at least she could hear their laughter.
"They're here! They've just woken up, and they've been talking about you all day!" Margaret said, her spirits lifting now that Renee had been located.
Renee could hear the muffled noises of a phone being exchanged, of little feet padding toward the screen. Then came a small, whiny, endearing voice that made Renee's heart both soar and shatter — her baby girl, Abby.
"Where are you, Mommy? Why weren't you answering your phone? I want to have a video call with you."
Abby rubbed her sleepy eyes, pouting at the phone. Every night, she fell asleep listening to her mother's soothing voice spin tales of princesses and brave little knights. But lately, her mother had been caught up in so many adult things, and Abby missed her so much it felt like a little hole had been carved in her tiny chest. She was just a child who wanted her mother beside her.
Renee bit her lower lip, hard, forcing the tears back until her eyes burned. She gripped the phone until her knuckles went white.
"I'm at my friend's house, so I can't have a video call with you two right now. You and Adie should be good and listen to Margaret. I... might need some time before I can come home," she lied.
The words tasted like poison on her tongue. She hated lying to her children. She hated hiding from them. But if they saw her like this — bandaged, weak, trapped in ivory-tinted darkness — they would shatter. They would ask questions she didn't have the courage to answer. She wasn't ready. Not yet. Though she knew that truth was a shadow that would catch up with her eventually.
"Oh, why not?" Abby pouted, her tiny voice turning even more unattractive with frustrated tears. "Mommy, is your friend a bad guy? Is that why your friend doesn't want you to do a video call? Or... or do you not want to see us anymore? Are you going to leave us behind?"
Each word pierced Renee's heart like a knife. She could picture her little girl's face — the scrunched nose, the trembling lower lip on the verge of wailing. Oh, how that image made the pain blossom all over again.
"No, that's not it. I can't explain it for now, but you and Adie should know that I'll always love you two the most, no matter what."
That was the only truth she could offer them. Whatever else came, whatever they learned in the days ahead, she would never stop loving them. That would never change.
Abby sniffled. From the background, a more analytical voice piped up — Adie. Renee could practically picture his sharp, observant eyes narrowing. He was always the one who noticed too much.
"Something happened to you, right, Mommy? That's why it's inconvenient for you to pick up your phone."
His question cut through the comfortable lies like a blade through silk. Her clever little boy — he never missed anything. He knew his mother better than she knew herself sometimes. There was no fooling Adie Everheart-Quinn.
Renee froze. Her pale lips parted, but the words wouldn't come. How could she answer him? How could she tell her eight-year-old son the truth? That she had given away her eyes to save Jovan's? That she would never see his proud smile or see his handwriting scrawled across a homework page ever again?
The silence on her end stretched on for one heartbeat too long.
Every instinct screamed at her to protect them. But in the dark, sitting in that cold hospital, she realized: she had just walked into the opening of a storm she could no longer outrun. The eaves had been broken, and the rain would eventually wash away every lie she built.
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## Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
Oh, my heart. This chapter is devastating in its quietness. There are no dramatic fights or angry confrontations — just a mother, bandaged and blinded by her own selfless choice, trying to shield her children from the truth that will inevitably find them. Renee's strength in comforting Lisa, while hiding her own pain, shows just how deep her resilience runs. At the same time, her helplessness on the phone with Abby and Adie left me breathless. Abby's childish fears of being abandoned, and Adie's sharp intuition slicing right through her cover story — those moments hit hard. You can feel the storm converging on Renee, and you know the next conversations are going to be absolutely wrecking. Beautifully written, painfully raw, and unforgettable.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.7 / 5 Stars
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## Next Chapter Prediction
Renee is standing at the edge of a pit she cannot avoid — Adie will not let her dodge the truth. Next chapter, I suspect we will see her finally break under her son's relentless questioning, or perhaps Margaret and the twins will take matters into their own hands. With Jovan already recovering his sight in a week, and Renee lost in her own blindness, the stage is set for a painful, truth-laden confrontation. Will Adie discover what happened? Will Jovan find out the price Renee paid? And will Renee's fear of abandonment force her to retreat further into the shadows? I have a feeling the next chapter is going to make me cry again — and I can't wait to read it.
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