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."

conversation ended on yet

after Haynes left, Neville returned

...

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

of Marvin warmed Stella's heart. Even the pain in

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

texted back, [I understand, Stella. Don't worry. Just be careful.] A small smile tugged at the corners

if she got slightly delayed. Once, when she had a cold and coughed the whole way, Keen was too busy texting Rachel to

an intersection, ready to turn, a car suddenly hurtled towards her! Stella's expression changed, and she tried to swerve, but it was too late.

noise, Stella lost consciousness

...

but through the shattered glass, she

the brakes

familiar figure of Haynes lifting Rachel out of the car. Rachel? Could Rachel be the

crying, her