Chapter 47

Stella leaned back, and her voice was steady but firm. "She crashed into me."

"Rachel said you dashed out and intentionally collided with her," Haynes replied, his tone as cold as his gaze.

Stella tilted her head to meet his eyes, which were as inscrutable as a winter night. "So, you believe Ms. Pearce?" she asked.

Haynes paused, his silence stretching the moment. "Rachel has no reason to crash into you."

Stella retorted, "And I have a reason to do that?"

Haynes held her gaze, his eyes sharp and unfathomable. "So, did you do it on purpose?"

"No."

thick silence. The only sound

silence with a sharp tone. "Get

he didn't believe her. He was biding his time, waiting for evidence. If he believed her, he wouldn't have asked the question in the

phone buzzed with a call from Antoney. "Star, I heard about the accident.

furrowed slightly. "How

a whisper. "It's all over the news, Star. Are you

out of

you need anything, call

despite his fame, his reclusive

closing her eyes to think through her next move. Rachel was bold, likely

risking herself to ensure the plan's success. That would be a

felt a dull throb at her temples. With Rachel's repeated schemes, any hope of an amicable ending with

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