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."

The only sound was the distant hum of hospital

silence with a sharp

her. He was biding his time, waiting for evidence.

left, Stella's phone buzzed with a call from Antoney. "Star, I heard about the accident. How are you

brow furrowed slightly. "How did you find out,

voice was low, almost a whisper. "It's all

out of

if you

get the news off the headlines, but despite his fame, his

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

opinion already spiraling, Rachel had set the stage perfectly, even risking herself to ensure the plan's success. That would be a tough nut

Rachel's repeated schemes, any hope of an

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