Chapter 91

"It's all my fault; I was so careless and spilled the soup all over your jacket... Why don't you give it to me, and I'll wash it clean for you?"

Stella stood outside the door, unable to see their expressions.

Haynes was silent for a long time before he finally spoke three words.

"No need." His voice was steady, devoid of any anger, as calm as ever. It was as if the stained jacket was just another piece of clothing, nothing special.

"I noticed you've been wearing that jacket a lot lately; you must really like it, right? Haynie, since I made the mess, I insist on cleaning it. I promise I'll make it spotless..."

Rachel's voice suddenly changed, tinged with a hint of tears, as if she'd been struck by a thought.

"Haynie, do you hate me now? Is that why you won't give me the jacket?"

"No."

Rachel sobbed softly, "Really?"

"Yeah."

let

much longer than before. Eventually, Haynes sighed and uttered

through her tears, "I'll return it

hanging up, Stella heard the front door

him, she waited a good thirty minutes. When

first floor, she spotted two young nurses

folks really are something else. Get a jacket dirty and just toss it instead of

tossing a jacket a day wouldn't even make

high-quality, not cheap at all. If Ms. Pearce hadn't

rich discard isn't ours to

threw the

they left, Stella opened the

enough, it was the jacket she had gifted Haynes. Her

stop waiting foolishly for his call. Instead, she headed directly to The

entering, she was stopped

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