The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 23

Haynes had a grip like a vice, and Stella felt a sharp, piercing pain in her wrist.

She gritted her teeth against the pain and looked up at the man, her voice cold and steady. "I heard you. So, what now?"

Missing the underlying meaning in Stella's words, Jasper exclaimed, "What now? You apologize to Rachel, of course!"

Foreman sighed silently to himself. If Stella had intended to apologize to Rachel, she wouldn't have asked, "What now." She meant she heard Haynes but didn't

want to say sorry.

Haynes fixed his cold, piercing eyes on Stella's face. "I'll say it one last time. Apologize to Rachel."

Stella lifted her gaze, meeting his with defiance. "Haynes, how often have you told me to apologize to Rachel? If you're not tired of saying it, I'm tired of hearing it."

"You and Rachel enjoy apologies so much. Maybe I should

messed up and don't even want to apologize?

in indifference. "If you're so

finger jabbed toward her, trembling with the force of his fury. "You" The word choked off, strangled by his

were splintering under some invisible vise. She flinched, a faint pallor stealing over her features. Yet Haynes' gaze remained locked on her, unyielding. "Mr. O'Brien." Stella wasn't about to play tough in a situation like this. It would only end badly for her. "You're about to crush my

didn't let go. "So, you're still not going

on, "Good on you, Haynie! Show this woman

a sheet. Her eyelashes fluttered with pain. "If

sardonic smile. "This might even be domestic violence. Imagine the headlines, 'President of The O'Brien Group, a domestic abuser.' That's sure to grab the

abruptly disappeared. Stella lifted her hand to inspect the damage,

Haynes' eyes flickered slightly.

threatening you! You can't let his woman