The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 54

"Haynes, are you seriously going to convict me based on a few bystanders' words? Isn't that a bit rash?"

Although Haynes had investigated this time-unlike before when he blindly trusted Rachel-the results were exactly what Rachel wanted him to see.

"Stella, what are you trying to say?"

Stella looked steadily into his handsome but distant face and said, "What I'm saying is, I didn't hit Rachel with my car, and I won't apologize to her. She should be the one apologizing to me."

Haynes' eyes grew colder. "Stella, it's just an apology. How hard can it be?"

"An apology is easy enough," Stella replied, calm and steady, "but only when I've done something wrong. I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I apologize?"

His gaze was icy. "Whether you meant it or not, you hit someone. An apology is a must."

"You're right, except I told you I didn't hit Rachel. She hit me."

lost his patience. "Stella, you're

looked away. "Save your breath, Haynes. I won't apologize to Rachel. Go ahead and throw me in jail if

got guts," Haynes said with a bitter laugh. "Just don't

call. It seemed he was waiting for Stella to admit she was wrong and

Stella paid no mind.

story about the truth behind Rachel's accident shot to the top of the headlines and became the talk of the town. The article even included several photos to

Stella as malicious, accusing her of deliberately causing the accident to kill Rachel. With so-called "solid evidence," the

couple up, and now she's out for blood? Does she think Mr. O'Brien will fall for her if Rachel's out of

too late, or she might turn on you out of

hell! I curse this wicked

let a murderer like her roam free. She

[Death penalty!]

[Second that.]