The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 111

Upon hearing Keen's words, instead of thinking he was being unreasonable, everyone looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

Their glances toward Stella, however, were much more nuanced.

If her own son wouldn't choose his mom, it spoke volumes about her as a mother.

It was evident that perhaps she had been too indulgent with her child.

The teacher responsible for Keen let out a soft sigh.

"From the moment little Keen transferred to our kindergarten this semester, I thought..."

The teacher looked at Stella, her words fading away. Although Keen had provided his mother's contact details, Stella had never shown up.

The teacher then looked at Rachel. It was Ms. Pearce who had handled Keen's enrollment, and she attended the parent-child events at the kindergarten. Ms. Pearce had even picked Keen up several times.

The teacher had assumed this woman was Keen's mother.

on Stella's earlier attitude, the teacher thought Stella

started to believe that Stella was one of those women who married into

everyone's disapproval. Rachel's eyes gleamed with

suddenly

was hidden behind the crowd, her cool, calm

knelt down to Marvin's level and gently asked, "Marvin,

red. "Stella, I'm okay," he said, lowering his head like a child caught in mischief. "I'm sorry, I...

he lifted his arm, his sleeve slipped down, revealing several old

she suddenly grasped Marvin's arm. "Marvin, what happened

behind his back, his gaze darting around. "Stella, it's nothing... I just

grew stern. "Marvin, let

for a few seconds, but under Stella's insistent gaze, he finally

of crisscrossed scratches on his arm, shocking

kindergarten, they would all bear some responsibility if they couldn't find

Stella asked, "How did