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.

moment, he finally said, "Mr. O'Brien, you... you

outstanding assistant, capable of handling such matters with ease. It must be something significant if he

froze when he saw the woman sitting on the hospital bed. "Stella,

Benson why Haynes was there. And his arrival didn't surprise her in the

She regarded him coldly. "Mr. O'Brien, you should

narrowed to slits, his voice low and dangerous.

to the point of

Haynes. His piercing gaze flickered, the certainty in his

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

Pearce,

He would have seen Stella if he had glanced in her direction.

feeling of being left behind in a life-or- death situation was awful.