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

someone else to team up with for the

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 how

"I know you don't like me checking in on Keen, but Marvin's just a kid. It's not fair to teach him to

wants to take care of Keen herself, I assure

to

against his own blood—all while accusing her of neglecting Keen, yet refusing to allow anyone

hypocrisy. Language, when honed to a razor's edge, could flay a reputation without

looked at Stella, disappointment

have you really stooped to

spoke up, "Ms. Pearce, could you

was caught off guard. "W-what

Haynes that actually, Haynie, Stella is your

was stunned. In fact, everyone was

so dark it seemed like