The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 46

"Don't worry. I won't let you get the short end of the stick on this," Haynes assured.

Rachel managed a small smile through her tears. She knew Haynes wasn't the kind to make promises lightly. If he promised something, he never failed to deliver.

A few minutes later, Benson stood outside another hospital room. He'd learned the driver of the car that collided with Rachel's was staying there. Naturally, Haynes wouldn't handle this sort of thing in person.

Benson knocked on the door and stepped inside.

Meanwhile, Haynes lingered in the hallway and called Stella again. Just like yesterday, he heard silence. An inexplicable frustration bubbled within him.

He was about to try calling again when Benson emerged, looking perplexed.

"What's with the quick exit? Did they refuse to admit fault?" Haynes asked, pausing his actions.

glanced at him, hesitant to speak. After a moment, he finally said, "Mr. O'Brien, you... you might

handling such matters with ease. It must be something significant if

him curiously and pushed open the door. His gaze froze when he saw the woman sitting

heard from Benson why Haynes was there. And his arrival didn't

coldly. "Mr. O'Brien, you should already know why I'm here.

narrowed to slits, his voice low and dangerous.

shrugged, her tone casual to the

the certainty in his eyes wavering like a candle caught in a

called me yesterday..." His voice tightened, each word

you rescued Ms. Pearce, my foot got trapped.

would have seen Stella if he had glanced in her direction. But he hadn't.

She was not disappointed. But the feeling of being left