# Chapter 576: The Source of All Trouble
Hello everyone, it’s me again! How are you all doing? Today I will continue to walk with you and review Chapter 576 of *The Untouchable Ex Wife*. In this chapter, we dive deeper into the tangled emotions between Renee and Stefan, and we get a chilling glimpse into Seraphina’s desperate plans. So grab your headphones or your favorite reading spot — because this one is full of quiet heartbreak, dangerous intentions, and a cliffhanger that will leave you holding your breath.
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Renee found herself cornered — not by force, but by a kind of innocent curiosity that she hadn’t expected. Stefan looked at her with those searching eyes, so earnest and childlike in his confusion, that she couldn’t refuse him an answer. She let out a hesitant “Umm...” and sighed.
He wanted to understand how she ended up alone with two children. How could she explain something so messy, so full of pain, betrayal, and yearning, in just a few sentences? She tried anyway, stringing the words together like fragile beads.
“At first,” she said softly, “my love for the children’s father was unrequited, and he betrayed me later on. I then stopped loving him but found out that I was pregnant. I decided to give birth to them alone, but their father claimed he still loved me and wished to live together with us as a happy family of four. However... he betrayed me again... In the end, I ended up like this.”
It was a painfully condensed version of the storm she had weathered with Stefan — who, right now, was staring at her with wide, uncomprehending eyes. He had no memory of their shared history; to him, it was just a baffling tale of a woman and a man who did her wrong twice.
“I see,” Stefan nodded dazedly, trying to fit all those jagged pieces into his broken memory.
Renee let out a dry chuckle, unable to help herself. “What do you understand?”
His reply came without hesitation, blunt and simple: “If I was Justin, I would try my best to take the children, but I wouldn’t force their mother.”
Those words struck her like a cold wave. “Really?” she whispered, disappointment filling her chest. Stefan, even without his memories, was still so different from Justin. Justin — even if they had no children together — would always put her first, would never see her as someone to be bargained for. But Stefan? Even if he had two children with her, he wouldn't think of her at all. He would force her hand, fight for the kids, and leave her to drown in her own sorrow.
Maybe, Renee thought bitterly, it was a blessing that Stefan had lost his memory. Because if he had remembered everything, he and the Hunts would have been locked in a ruthless war over the children’s custody. And she was tired of fighting for the ones she loved.
Her mood soured in an instant. She looked at Stefan with a cold edge in her eyes.
“It’s late. Can you go now since you’ve enjoyed witnessing my misery, Mr. Hunt?”
Stefan got up slowly, his expression unreadable. “Yeah, I should go now...” He took two steps toward the door, then stopped. Quietly, so softly she almost missed it, he said:
“I would definitely try to force her to be with me... if it was you.”
Those words hung in the air like a half-finished dream.
“What? What do you mean?” Renee’s heart jolted, but Stefan had already walked away, leaving her alone with a sudden, nonsensical warmth that she refused to acknowledge.
Outside, Stefan clenched his fists in frustration. His memory was still foggy, and he couldn’t make any big moves yet. But he knew one thing deep in his gut: that woman mattered to him. He could feel it. Everything would become clear after Owen performed his surgery. He looked forward to that day — even as the shadows around him began to stir.
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Meanwhile, Seraphina had returned home from the hospital filled with a rage that bordered on madness. The moment she entered her room, she began throwing things, screaming, smashing vases and pillows until her throat was raw.
Ethan, alarmed by the commotion, burst in. “What’s the matter with you, Seraphina? Who upset you? Was it Stefan? I’ll give him a piece of my mind!”
He had always spoiled his little girl, and seeing her distressed made his protective instincts flare — even if the enemy was Stefan Hunt himself.
“No one upset me!” Seraphina sobbed, flopping onto her bed like a broken marionette. “It’s just that I did something stupid and I don’t know how to resolve it. Dad, I’m doomed! It’ll be over for me when Stefan gets back his memories!”
Ethan frowned deeply, unfamiliar with this fear his daughter was showing. “Gets back his memories? Is there something wrong with him? You can’t marry him if something’s wrong with his brain. What if he suddenly loses his mind?”
“Shut up, Dad! Don’t curse him!” Seraphina snapped, her face twisted with fury. Even now, even when she was terrified of Stefan remembering the truth, she would defend him against anyone — even her own father.
Ethan raised his hands in surrender. “I’m not cursing him. But think about it — didn’t you say there’s something wrong with his brain? He’s so much worse now after his injury, and his company isn’t as prosperous as it used to be. Previously, some kind of small company managed to suppress it, you know.”
He was referring to Quinton’s Carmine Pawnshop and its surprising victory against Hunt Group in their recent battle. But Seraphina wasn’t in the mood for lectures about business.
“Get out. I don’t want to talk to you.”
She shoved Ethan out of her room and slammed the door, then stood alone in the wreckage of her tantrum. With trembling fingers, she picked up her phone and stared at it for a long, agonizing moment. Finally, she dialed a number she had hoped she would never need again.
It rang. And then a familiar voice answered — sharp, cold, and mocking: Jovan.
“Try and come up with a way to stop it then.”
Seraphina froze, her heart hammering. “You’re saying... you’re saying that...”
“The neurosurgeon you talked about is good at his job,” Jovan said, his tone dripping with sarcasm, “but he’s just an ordinary man, isn’t he? Your family is powerful and influential. Do I really have to spell it out for you?”
Seraphina fidgeted, her conscience — if she had any left — screaming warnings she chose to ignore. “You mean that I should... hurt him? Prevent the surgery?”
“I said nothing,” Jovan replied smoothly. “Think it through since you’re so smart. In short, you should start with the source if you want to stop the surgery. Use any means necessary; it’s the right way as long as you can stop it.”
Seraphina clenched her phone tightly. Her eyes went hard, and her sobbing stopped. In its place, a cold, terrible resolve took root.
“I think I know what I should do now,” she whispered, and the line went dead.
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## Reader’s Impressions & Star Rating
This chapter beautifully captures the quiet tragedy of two people who are bound by fate yet separated by memory. Renee’s disappointment when Stefan revealed his cold, practical view of love was heartbreaking — because deep down, she knows that the man she loved still exists, but his heart has been sealed away by amnesia. And then comes that ambiguous, almost romantic whisper from Stefan: *“I would definitely try to force her to be with me... if it was you.”* It gave me chills. Meanwhile, Seraphina’s descent into scheming darkness is masterfully portrayed. Her willingness to harm an innocent neurosurgeon to protect her lies shows just how far she will go to keep Stefan’s memories buried.
I felt so much in this chapter — frustration, sorrow, hope, and dread. The tension is climbing relentlessly, and the stage is set for a major confrontation. A truly gripping installment!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4.8 / 5 Stars
## Next Chapter Prediction
Seraphina will likely make her move to sabotage Owen — possibly by threatening him, bribing him, or even hiring someone to harm him before the surgery can take place. But Stefan, even with his foggy memories, is not a man to be easily fooled. I predict he will sense something is wrong and start investigating the threat against Owen, which may pull him even closer to Renee and his forgotten past. The mystery is only beginning to unravel… and the truth, once revealed, will shake everyone to the core.
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