The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 43

"I want a lot, but is it as much as your Rachel?" Stella glanced at Haynes with a slight lift of her eyes. "For your precious Rachel, you gave her my wedding. You dropped one hundred million to launch her career without batting an eye, and then you froze my card, claiming I'm the one who's asking too much?"

Haynes' voice was icy. "These aren't reasons for you to keep targeting Rachel."

Stella retorted with sarcasm, "Oh, it's all on me because Ms. Pearce is pure as the driven snow."

Haynes heard the sarcasm loud and clear, which irked him. Stella seemed unreasonable to him now.

Just as he was about to speak, Stella cut him off. "I hope Mr. O'Brien and Ms. Pearce clear up all the false information about me online. Or else, don't blame me when your reputations get ruined."

Haynes' deep eyes were inscrutable. "Ruined reputations?"

"Yes, Mr. O'Brien, don't you believe it?"

"Not really," he replied dryly.

Stella smiled, not pressing further. "Well, let's wait and see."

on yet another sour

Neville returned and drove Stella

...

Marvin up from school. Though the storm was far from over, Marvin hadn't seen her in days and

warmed Stella's heart. Even the pain in her chest seemed

heavy at this hour, and Stella texted Marvin lest he got anxious. [Sweetie, I'm stuck in traffic and might be a

[I understand, Stella. Don't worry. Just be careful.] A small smile tugged

Stella went out, even if she wasn't late, Keen would give her a hard time if she got slightly delayed. Once, when she had a cold and coughed the whole way, Keen was too

car suddenly hurtled towards her! Stella's expression changed, and she tried to swerve, but

With a deafening noise, Stella lost

...

had passed, but through the shattered glass, she heard soft sobbing that

even hit the

through the cracked windshield the tall, familiar figure of Haynes lifting Rachel out of the car. Rachel? Could Rachel be

crying, her face streaked