The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei

Chapter 1243
Haze closed his eyes and tried to kiss Renee. For the first time, Renee did not punch him, but tried to accept it.
Human beings needed roughly seven years to have a full cell metabolism, so maybe a person could transform into someone
else in seven years.
Renee knew that she had loved Stefan wholeheartedly for more than ten years. Even her cells had completed their metabolism,
so by right, she should also get a new lover.
After all, a vague love affair would probably just fade with time.
Their lips gently came into contact, but before they could deepen the kiss, a cold breeze hit them.
"No, I can't!" Renee suddenly gasped, and pushed Haze away. She looked like she had woken up from a dream, and said
remorsefully, "I must be out of my mind!"
Haze frowned and held her shoulders, asking gently, "What's wrong? What's troubling you?’
"Nothing's wrong, it's just..." Renee shook her head and muttered, "Men and women should get together because they love each
other, not because they have the same interests. Of course I can't just casually date someone just because my love affair failed.
It's unfair to you.'
"No, that's not it," Haze insisted.
"It is, since we have no love for each other. We just laid out the reasons that we're suitable for each other, but we didn't mention
love. Shouldn't that be the foundation for us to be together? Without it, it's useless even if we have compatibility," Renee tried to
explain to Haze.
Haze was practically tailor-made for her, but she felt nothing for him.
Even dogs could find the stinky old toy they yearned for among a bunch of fancy new toys. Maybe Stefan was like the old toy
she couldn't forget about. People might feel disgusted by it and tell her to pick something else, but she couldn't change her old
habits.
If that was the case, then she deserved to suffer!

After Haze listened to her explanation, he was silent for a long time before he whispered,
"That's what you think. You haven't chosen to be with me yet, so you'll never know whether love can bloom between us. There's
love at first sight as well as the love that grows with time. Maybe we'll find that we can love each other after spending more time
with each other. We'll be the kind of soulmates who are very in tune with each other."
"No, that's impossible. If that was the case, we would have fallen in love much earlier." Renee waved her hand dismissively and
said firmly, "We can only be friends and teammates. We're indeed in tune with each other, but it'll be impossible for love to grow
between us."
"What if I’m kind and good enough to make you fall in love with me?"
"Kind?" Renee chuckled and looked at him in amusement. "It takes seven years for a full metabolism. How long can your
passion last? Don't bite off more than you can chew."
"You don’t have to worry about it. My passion can last for a very long time. After all, didn't I soldier through after so many years?
Probably, the reason that I failed to make you warm up to me is..." Haze smirked and suddenly gave her a peck on the lips.
"Maybe I'm not hot enough."
He quickly pulled away but said confidently, "Don't worry, we'll fall in love with each other sooner or later... After all, I managed to
win over my future brother-in-law. As for you, you'll soon be mine!"
After that night, Carmine Pawnshop began its cooperation with the Baldwin family. However, it had suffered a gigantic loss
previously because of the shipwreck, so they could not transport the treasures back on time.