Just as Renee was about to explain herself, she was interrupted by the sound of a red Ferrari supercar screeching to a halt in the parking lot. Out stepped Stefan�s cousin, Charlotte Milford, clad in a pink gown. and looking like a proud peacock.

She was accompanied by her new boyfriend, Micah Larson, as well as� Briar Desrosiers.

�Be careful, Bri. Don�t forget that you�ve got my cousin�s baby in your belly!� In contrast to her usual bratty demeanor, Charlotte gently held Briar�s arm as they walked, displaying genuine concern and affection for the pregnant woman.

�Everheart?� Charlotte�s smile faded as soon as she recognized Renee at the entrance. �What are you doing in a place like this?�

Ever since Renee married Stefan four years ago, she had never gotten along with Charlotte. To be more accurate, it was Charlotte�s one-sided animosity towards Renee that caused the rift. She would jump on any chance to mock Renee, and on occasion, would even resort to physical violence.

*Renee replied nonchalantly, �I�m here for the gala dinner, of course�

�You?� Charlotte scoffed as she glared at Renee spitefully. �You�re attending dinner? A leech like you who�ve only managed to survive till now by sucking the blood of the Hunt family, who ended up becoming the unwanted wife who�ll soon be discarded, has no place at an event like this!�

�Charlotte,� Briar intervened soothingly, �don�t be so harsh on her. At the end of the day, she is still your former cousin-in-law, and you�re younger than her, so you should be more polite to her.�

�Polite?!� Charlotte spat. �Stefan is going to get rid of her soon, so there�s no need to be polite to her!�

The security guard was no idiot, and realized from the women�s conversation who Renee really was.

�Excuse me,� he said, �are you actually Mrs. Hunt, Mr. Stefan Hunt�s wife?�

�She used to be,� Charlotte immediately said before Renee had a chance to answer the question. �But not anymore! Now she�s just a woman that my cousin kicked out of his house! You don�t have to be so polite to a woman like her! Hahahaha!�

�It sure looks like being Mrs. Hunt comes with a lot of perks,� Renee sneered. �In that case, I think I won�t be getting a divorce anymore. Besides, in the period before the divorce is finalized, if either the husband or the wife wishes to cancel the divorce, the divorce will be declared invalid. And if I remain Mrs. Hunt, we�ll still be in-laws too! Isn�t that just great?�

Both Charlotte and Briar were horrified by the words that left Renee�s mouth.

Charlotte never expected that Renee, who had always been a pushover, had the guts to fight back.

�You shameless witch!� She cursed furiously. �Why don�t you take a look in the mirror and realize how wicked and depraved you are? You�re just a gold digger whose family was financially ruined! Nothing. about you saying you�re worthy of my cousin, and yet, you have the nerve to delay the divorce?�

�Do you think there�d be any use of you dragging this out?� Charlotte hissed. �Don�t you see how Bri�s belly is getting bigger and bigger every day now? Her marriage to Stefan will undoubtedly happen! You have no right to decide whether or not you�ll get a divorce!�

�I won�t discuss whether or not I have the right to decide that right now,� Renee calmly responded. �But in any case, what�s certain is that you have no say in it whatsoever.�

�And so what if her belly is getting bigger? As long as your cousin and I haven�t finalized our divorce, I am still his lawful wife and she is just his mistress, which means that the baby in her belly is not even Stefan�s legitimate child.�

Renee had evidently touched a sore spot, but Briar could not lose her temper and attack her, so she could only continue to play the innocent victim. JrNovels.com