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 me take the

longer than before. Eventually, Haynes sighed and uttered a single

into a smile through her tears,

up, Stella heard the front door close-Haynes was

waited a good thirty minutes. When she

two young nurses holding a familiar jacket, chatting

Get a jacket dirty and just

jacket a day wouldn't even make

looks like it's pretty high-quality, not cheap at all. If Ms. Pearce

the rich

threw

Stella opened

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

to stop waiting foolishly for his call. Instead,

was stopped by

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