The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 147

Haynes' face darkened. "Keen, zip it."

Keen flinched and instinctively hid behind Rachel.

Seeing this, Rachel quickly interjected, "Hey, Haynie, Keen's just a kid. Don't be so hard on him. Besides..."

"You've always held Keen to high standards, and he's never let you down. He's top of the class in kindergarten."

"Keen's competitive, sure. He wants to be the best at everything, which is understandable. But Ms. Cameron..."

Rachel glanced at Stella and quietly added, "Having such an exceptional son like Keen should inspire you to better yourself too. As parents, we shouldn't be the ones holding our kids back."

Haynes seemed to mull it over, his dark eyes clouded with thought, and he fell silent.

But Marvin stepped forward and protested, "Stella won't hold anyone back! She's amazing!"

to hold back. "She's my mom. Don't you think

to team up with for the

the point of being 'perfect' if you treat your own mom like trash? Newsflash-people don't laugh at losers. They laugh at spoiled brats like you who don't know how to love anyone!"Keen was

frowned, addressing Ms. Cameron. "I know you don't like me checking in on Keen, but Marvin's just a kid. It's not

of Keen

wanted to

Stella was manipulating Marvin like a puppet, turning him against his own blood—all while accusing her of neglecting Keen, yet refusing to allow anyone else to step

Language, when honed to a razor's

at Stella, disappointment etched

really stooped to using

up, "Ms. Pearce, could you do me

off guard. "W-what

tell Haynes that actually, Haynie, Stella is your

In fact, everyone

expression was so dark it