The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 38

The young officer nodded.

"Ms. Cameron," the interrogator continued, turning his attention to Stella, "a new eyewitness has come forward. We need to investigate this further, which means, unfortunately, you can't leave now."

An eyewitness? If there had been an eyewitness, the whole mess wouldn't have dragged on for so long. And now, out of nowhere, a witness had appeared.

Stella felt like she had sunk into an icy abyss, her whole body cold as stone. Whoever orchestrated this knew how to time their move, sending someone to point the finger at her, clearly with the intent to bury her. The sheer malice of it all was chilling to the bone.

The interrogator maintained a polite demeanor, but his voice held an undeniable authority. "Ms. Cameron, we need your cooperation for the investigation."

Stella quickly collected herself. "May I ask who the witness is?"

The officer shook his head. "I'm sorry, but we can't disclose the information for the witness' safety. If you have objections, you can contact a lawyer or call a friend to bail you out."

Everything was happening too fast. Stella hadn't even had a moment to think about getting a lawyer.

Antoney got caught in a media frenzy, and she couldn't drag him into this. Abby was too naive to handle someone like Haynes. One wrong word, and she might be in trouble, too.

keep her locked up until she did?

long lashes, her

room, a smooth, deep voice, rich and resonant like a

stood casually not far away. He was strikingly handsome, with a relaxed, almost nonchalant air. His slightly open shirt collar hinted at a

curved into a flawlessly calibrated smile, and his deep eyes resembled cherry blossoms drifting

Connolly?" Stella was surprised.

supposed to be back until

"I heard from Marvin

him with eggs that morning, she had sent

single call from them.

showed more concern for her than

the world to go

addressed Stella, "Let's discuss this outside. I've arranged for your bail. We

a few seconds,

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