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!"

unable to hold back. "She's my mom. Don't you think I'd know if she's amazing

team up with for the competition, unless you want

one who'll be crying when you realize no one cares about your stupid grades! What's 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

you don't like me checking in on Keen, but Marvin's just a kid. It's not fair to teach him to say such things to attack your

of Keen herself, I assure you,

to applaud

puppet, turning him against his own blood—all while accusing her of neglecting Keen, yet refusing

when honed to a razor's edge, could flay

at Stella, disappointment etched

you really stooped to using

Pearce, could you

caught off guard. "W-what

Haynes that actually, Haynie, Stella

In fact, everyone

dark it