The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Jasper shot Stella a piercing glare. "Lay a finger on Rachel," he hissed, "and you're over. Just wait till Haynie gets a hold of you!"

Stella finally looked up at him with a hint of amusement. "Jasper," she said earnestly, "have you outgrown being just a simp? Are you now aspiring to be a full-blown lapdog?"

Jasper's face turned crimson with fury.

He pointed an accusatory finger at Stella. "Haynie, Foreman, did you hear that? She called me a lapdog! And earlier, she said I was a simp!"

Foreman cleared his throat gently. "Jasper, maybe it's best to leave this to Haynie."

"No!" Jasper raised his voice, "I'm not leaving until Haynie gives me a fair explanation!"

got things to do." She tried

her wrist again, though this time with a gentler grip. Stella

to speak further, but Haynes' icy demeanor

Stella into an empty room, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Stella, is

"What nonsense

in, and it turned out to be nothing. Stella, when

sank like a stone. An invisible blade twisted in her chest, each breath a struggle against the weight

her fists so tightly that her nails broke against her palms. The sting was a welcome distraction from the ache spreading

accusation echoed in her mind, a taunt she couldn't silence. 'Is that what Haynes thinks of me? That I'd stoop so

last time when she stepped out to buy some

ensured to mention Maisie was in charge of the groceries, stirring the pot. So, Stella decided to go herself

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