The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 132

"Deanna, I'm not your punching bag to vent your frustrations on. Today, because you're older, I let Haynes take those two slaps for you. But if it happens again, I'll return the favor in kind."

Deanna's lips quivered with anger. "How dare you! Do you really think you can hit me?"

Stella's gaze was icy. "Go ahead, try laying a hand on me one more time."

Deanna's eyes widened in shock. It was clear Stella wasn't joking. She meant every word.

The tension in the room was palpable, like a storm about to break.

Haynes' stare turned glacial. "Stella. Enough."

She slowly pivoted toward him, her smile venomous. "Oh, that's rich coming from you."

Rachel couldn't hold back any longer and interjected, "Ms. Cameron, no matter what, Deanna is your elder. You shouldn't talk to her like that."

her a glance, "Since you enjoy being mistreated

silent, not

then, the door to the operating room swung open,

am. How is

He'll be fine," the doctor replied, though there was

a sensitive stomach, and there are many foods he should avoid. You need to be more careful

not know he's allergic to

turned icy as she glanced at Stella but held her tongue, remembering what

...

next morning, Keen awoke to find Stella by his

edge of his bed, dark

his mom actually care for

bittersweet, and a sense of joy at having something back he thought he lost. He had always been sickly, and his mom used to stay by

used to think Mom's love was like air-always there. Then she vanished, and suddenly he was gasping. He didn't understand why he