# Chapter 400: The Conflicting Hearts of a Powerhouse
Hello everyone, it's me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 400 of "The Untouchable Ex Wife." This is a chapter where love, duty, and the ghosts of the past collide in a silent tug-of-war between two people who have lost so much—and are terrified of losing even more. So grab a warm drink, settle in, and let me take you through the emotional storm that unfolds between Stefan and Renee when the outside world comes knocking.
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The ringing of the phone shattered the rare peace of the morning like a stone thrown into a still lake. It was Elijah, and the moment Stefan picked up, the frantic voice on the other end left no room for pleasantries.
"Where are you, Mr. Hunt? It's the annual shareholder meeting today. You need to be here—all the shareholders and executives are waiting for you!"
The words hung in the air like an accusation. Stefan furrowed his brow, the fog of forgetfulness slowly lifting as the memory resurfaced. Hunt Enterprise held its annual shareholder meeting at the end of every year—a colossal event where the future direction of the company was decided, and the division of profits was carved out like a family inheritance being split. The executives usually prepared for it two full weeks in advance, treating the occasion with the gravity of a royal decree. As the president of Hunt Enterprise, Stefan was expected to stand before the gathered crowd and account for the company's operational performance over the past year.
But instead of showing commitment, he was nowhere to be found. The meeting had already been underway for half an hour, and the shareholders and executives were growing restless. Their faces, no doubt, were painted with indignation and displeasure.
Elijah, poor man, had been dialing Stefan's number relentlessly. The moment the call connected, it seemed like a dam of frustration broke loose on the other end. "Did you forget about it? You moved the date to today because you said you wanted to settle the company's issues early, and everyone adjusted their schedules last minute to be here. But... you're late, and you didn't pick up calls. These people are constantly questioning me, and I'm about to lose my mind."
Elijah's voice trembled as if he were on the verge of tears. He understood what was happening. He knew that Stefan had been pouring every ounce of his focus into reconciling with Renee. Elijah had chosen not to remind his boss earlier, clinging to the naive hope that Stefan would be sensible enough to show up on time. But that hope had shattered. He had clearly overestimated Stefan's self-control whenever Renee was anywhere within his orbit.
Stefan, utterly unfazed, responded with the casual authority of a man who had no idea how much chaos he was causing. "I'm busy today. Tell them to postpone the meeting."
In his mind, the calculation was simple. It was the weekend. He had promised to take the children out for some fun—horse riding, swimming, all the activities that would build memories and fill in the hollow spaces left by years of absence. More importantly, he felt something delicate and precious growing between him and Renee. They were close—so agonizingly close—to mending what had been broken. The thought of stepping away now felt like abandoning a burning house just as the flames were dying down.
"No, Mr. Hunt. Can't you reschedule whatever you're doing? You can't ask this many shareholders to reschedule. Isn't it too... dictatorial?" Elijah's voice carried a note of desperate pleading, risking everything on a single Hail Mary.
The irony was not lost on anyone. Stefan had been the one to insist the meeting be held on the weekend in the first place, all in an effort to free up his weekdays. But now he was casually flipping that decision on its head.
"I want to go horse-riding and swimming with the kids, and I've got to be with Renee. I'm very busy, so I'll hang up now," Stefan declared solemnly, dismissing the matter with the finality of a king closing a door on an inconvenient subject.
But just as he was about to end the call, a pair of hands—graceful but unsteady—reached for the phone. Renee had been listening, and now she clumsily made her way over to him, her movements lacking their usual confidence in this intimate domestic setting. She took the phone from his hands and addressed Elijah directly.
"Tell the shareholders that there's a traffic jam, and Mr. Hunt will be there soon."
And with that, she hung up, leaving Elijah on the other end with a lifeline of hope.
Stefan stared at her, confusion clouding his handsome features. "Dear... don't you want me to be with you and the kids?"
The words were almost childlike in their vulnerability, as if he couldn't quite comprehend why the woman he was trying to win back would push him away. But Renee's answer carried the weight of hard-earned wisdom—scars and lessons that no amount of love could erase.
"Now is your time to work hard instead of wasting time at home. You need to strengthen the position of the Hunt family in The Great Eight. You and I know very well that the Hunt family has faced a lot of hardships, so you can't be careless now."
Her voice was gentle but firm, carrying a maturity born of suffering. She wasn't trying to hurt him; she was trying to protect him from a fate she knew too intimately.
But Stefan, in a rare display of boyish stubbornness, shook his head. "I don't care about the hardships. I lost what was important to me back then for the sake of all these shallow things, and I don't want to make the wrong choice again."
There it was—the raw confession of a man haunted by his past. In his memory, every sacrifice he had made for the company had cost him something far more precious: Renee. He had worked alongside Seraphina to stabilize Hunt Enterprise, an alliance that had shattered the trust between him and the woman he loved. He had bowed to Seraphina's demands because he didn't want that damning video to be used as a weapon against Renee—but he had also been selfish in his choices, weighing the scales with trembling hands.
Now, with the sunlight warm on his face and the sound of his children playing somewhere in the house, he wanted only one thing: happy days with his family. He had climbed the mountain of power and found the view empty without her standing beside him.
Renee, however, was not swayed by his heartfelt confession alone. Her eyes held a sorrow that went deeper than romantic regret—it was the grief of someone who had watched a family be destroyed.
"It's not that simple. You're in the business industry, so you can't act willfully. Think about the consequences if your family loses power, or if other people control them. Your family might suffer the same fate as my family, and I... I don't want to see that happen again."
Her voice cracked at the end, the unspoken horrors of her past resonating in the silence between them. She had lived through the collapse of her own family—she had witnessed what happened when those who should have stood strong fell victim to the ruthless tides of the powerful. She could not bear to watch that nightmare replay itself with the man she loved and the children she cherished.
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And so, the two stood there—one man pulled between his heart and his duty, one woman pushing him toward a future she feared he might not have if he stayed. In their silent exchange, years of pain, love, regret, and hope all swirled together like a tempest in a teacup.
Will Stefan listen to Renee's words and head to that meeting, or will his stubborn heart refuse to abandon what it has only just rediscovered? And what bitter truths from Renee's past are fueling her insistence? The chapter closes with questions hanging in the air like unspoken promises.
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## Reader's Impressions & Star Rating
This chapter is a quiet but powerful exploration of the central conflict that has defined Stefan and Renee's relationship all along: the impossible choice between love and duty. I was deeply moved by Stefan's childlike desperation—the way he keeps insisting he doesn't care about the company's power when, deep down, he knows that power is exactly what protects his family from becoming prey. And Renee's reluctant push to send him away despite clearly wanting him to stay is the heartbreaking action of a woman who has learned the hard way that vulnerability can be a death sentence in their world. The emotional weight carried in this single conversation is immense, and the writer handles it with remarkable tenderness.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rating: 4.9 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
Prepare yourselves for the storm that awaits Stefan at that shareholder meeting! The shareholders are already fuming from his tardiness, and we know Elijah is barely holding things together. But in the world of The Untouchable Ex Wife, trouble never arrives alone. I predict that Stefan will walk into that meeting only to face unexpected opposition—perhaps a hidden hand is pulling the strings among the shareholders, someone connected to Seraphina or another enemy from the shadows. Meanwhile, back at home, Renee will likely wrestle with the ghosts of her family's tragedy, and perhaps a new threat will emerge that forces her to act on her own. The separation between Stefan and Renee is temporary, but the dangers closing in on Hunt Enterprise may be far more permanent than they realize.
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