The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 4

"Star, have you decided to go through with the divorce?"

Stella gave a gentle nod. "Yeah, I've made up my mind."-

"But what about Keen?"

"Even if I tried to fight for custody, I wouldn't stand a chance against the O'Brien family. Besides..." Stella's face twisted into a bittersweet smile, "Keen might not even want to be with me. To him, Rachel is likely the best thing right now."

Abby frowned in disapproval. "You went through hell to bring Keen into this world, laboring for a day and a night. You've been there for him every single day, sacrificing so much. How could he prefer the woman who tore his parents apart over you?"

Stella replied calmly, "This just proves they're father and son. Even their taste in women is the same."

what about Haynes? Does he

head. "He's probably busy tending to his 'dream

marriage, Stella owned a cozy little apartment, but it had been ages since she lived there. After cleaning up the place, Abby suggested they

said, "Star, we haven't gone shopping together since you had

was true. Since Keen was born, Stella's life had been about family and childcare. She had lost herself, her life, and her

energy. Five years of marriage had aged

a strange tightness in

Whatever she heard from the other

she said,

and he's too nervous to say no. Since you're free today, why don't we check it out

Stella and Abby entered the music store, Stella's