Chapter 149

"Wish you were dead?" Stella raised an eyebrow at Keen's words, finding them a bit odd. "Who told you that? Was it Rachel?"

Haynes' voice was low and firm. "Stella, you can't blame Rachel for everything."

With a lazy drawl, Stella replied, "Wow. That Rachel-defense reflex of yours could qualify as an Olympic sport. Do you practice in the mirror?"

"Stella, what kind of nonsense is this?!"

"Nonsense? I've got my reasons," Stella said coolly, like a calm lake on a winter day. "When Keen had his allergic reaction, only a few of us were around. Why would he say Marvin and I wanted him dead?"

She arched an eyebrow, "Did you tell Keen that Marvin and I not only didn't help him but wanted him dead?"

as he turned to Keen. "Keen, how did you come to know about

panic. She had told Keen repeatedly not to mention that she was the

they can never

it for her. Haynes had already been different since the last time she was caught in a lie. If he discovered she was stirring the pot again, he might finally cut her off

little cheeks flushed with indignation. "I wasn't

tension eased a bit. Thank goodness, Keen hadn't

hands balled into fists, his voice trembling with barely-contained fury. "Stop dodging the

see-she felt the shift in the room. Rachel's guilty flicker. The way her shoulders

"Stella used the

threw it away! A doctor should have been the

disappointed anymore. Just numb and cold

the best thing to do is to

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