# Chapter 371: The Truth in Her Blindness
Hello everyone, it's me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 371 of "The Untouchable Ex Wife" — a chapter that cuts deep into the heart of Renee and Stefan's tangled, painful history, revealing wounds far deeper than the scars on her face. Pull up a chair, settle in, and let me take you through a moment of raw vulnerability, confrontation, and a woman's fierce determination to push away the man who once broke her.
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The afternoon breeze had been gentle against Renee's skin just moments before — a soft, constant companion to her solitude. But suddenly, the wind vanished. Not as if it had stopped blowing, but as if something — or someone — had stepped directly into its path, casting a shadow that she could feel even without her sight.
Frowning, her voice came out hesitantly, almost fragile. "Margaret?"
Silence. Heavy, suffocating silence.
A chill ran down Renee's spine. She could hear someone's breath nearby — quick, unsteady, almost desperate. And she could feel it... the weight of someone's gaze burning into her skin. Margaret wasn't tall enough to block the breeze completely. Margaret would have answered her by now with some cheerful remark. No, this person carried a familiar scent — a mix of grass, ambergris, and the lingering trace of medical disinfectant.
Recognition dawned on her with the force of a tidal wave.
Renee clenched her fists so tightly her knuckles ached, her nails biting into her palms. Her voice, when it came, was ice-cold. "What are you doing here, Stefan?"
Stefan froze, his heart slamming violently against his ribs. His eyes locked onto hers, searching desperately through the darkness of her hollowed gaze. Something was different. Something was profoundly, terrifyingly wrong. He could feel it in the way she held her head, in the slight, unseeing tilt of her face.
"Your... eyes?" His voice cracked like shattered glass.
Renee did not flinch. There was no surprise in her voice when she spoke again. "You came at last."
She had known, of course. Adie had warned her that Stefan was searching for her — that this meeting was inevitable. With his stubborn, obsessive nature, it was only a matter of time before he found her. But what Renee found almost amusing — in the most bitter way possible — was the speed of his arrival. The doctors said he would need at least two weeks to recover from the brain surgery. Yet here he was, barely a week later, standing before her like a ghost from her past. His wound had probably just barely healed.
This man was truly reckless with his own health. The same stubbornness that had once made her fall for him was now the very thing she wished would abandon him.
"Tell me," Stefan demanded hoarsely, his voice trembling with barely restrained emotion. "What's wrong... with your eyes?"
He could sense the problem, but his mind refused to accept it. In his memory — in his heart — Renee was perfect. Her beautiful, expressive eyes had always been a mirror of her soul. The thought of them being damaged, flawed, diminished in any way... it was unbearable. He refused to believe it.
But Renee only smiled that infuriatingly pleasant smile of hers. "I'm the blind one here, not you," she said calmly. "I'm sure you can tell exactly what's wrong with my eyes."
And with that, she reached up slowly, deliberately, and removed her sunglasses.
The afternoon light hit her face, revealing what she had kept hidden. Her eye sockets were swollen, misshapen, and the ghastly injuries around them painted a horrifying picture. Where lively, intelligent eyes should have shimmered with warmth and spirit, there was only emptiness — sunken, hollow darkness.
Stefan's entire large frame shook, as if he had been struck by lightning. "What? You... You..."
It was as though the floor had collapsed beneath him. This couldn't be real. This was a nightmare — a terrible, cruel nightmare from which he couldn't wake. The woman he loved, the woman he had pursued across continents and through hell itself, had been reduced to this.
Renee, for her part, remained disturbingly composed. She slipped the sunglasses back over her face with practiced ease and continued smiling — a serene, pleasant smile that held more pain than any tear could express.
"Can you leave now that you know what's wrong with me?"
Her question hung in the air, weighted with purpose. She knew exactly how Stefan's mind worked. He had always been a perfectionist — someone who adored beautiful things, beautiful faces, beautiful lives. After everything they had been through, if he had come here to win her back, the sight of her hollow, lifeless eyes would surely make him reconsider.
That was precisely what she wanted.
"I guess you've remembered who I am," Renee continued, her tone as steady as stone. "Yes, we've wronged each other. But we're even now. You can follow through with your plan and get married to Seraphina. You don't have to feel burdened or guilty."
The words fell like a guillotine blade between them, sharp and final. The message was crystal clear: *I don't need you. I don't want you. Go live your life and leave me to my darkness.*
Behind her sunglasses, Renee's sightless eyes revealed nothing. But deep within her chest, a bundle of tangled emotions stirred — remnants of love, anger, disappointment, and the fierce need to protect herself from further wounds.
Because the deepest scars are never the ones you can see.
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## Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
Oh my heart! This chapter was an emotional gut punch from start to finish. Watching Stefan face the reality of Renee's blindness was devastating — the way his voice cracked, the way his body trembled, the raw disbelief radiating from him. And Renee's strength in revealing her scars so deliberately, using them as a shield to push him away, shows just how deeply she's been hurt. She's not just protecting herself — she's testing him, daring him to prove whether his love is real or merely skin deep.
The atmosphere was so tense you could cut it with a knife. The silence, the heavy breathing, the scent of grass and disinfectant — every detail painted a picture of two broken souls colliding once more. This chapter perfectly captures the painful dance between two people who have hurt each other beyond repair, yet can't seem to stay apart.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
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## Next Chapter Prediction
Stefan is undoubtedly reeling from what he's discovered. But knowing his character — his stubbornness, his obsession, his unyielding determination — he won't simply walk away. I predict that in the next chapter, Stefan will push back against Renee's cold dismissal. He may declare that Seraphina means nothing to him, that he still loves Renee regardless of her condition, or perhaps he'll be struck speechless and retreat to regroup, only to return with a nurse or specialist to help her. But one thing is certain: this confrontation is far from over. Stefan Blakely never knows when to quit — and that might be exactly what Renee fears most.
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