The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 166

But she could clearly sense Haynes pulling away from her.

Upon hearing this, Jasper was the first to protest.

"That violin, Nocturne Stella, is completely wasted in Stella's hands. Haynie, you should just give it to Rachel. Why overthink it? You and Stella are married; what's hers is yours. Besides, Rachel doesn't have much time left. You know how she worships Nora. Playing one concert with that violin is her literal dream-we're just borrowing it. It's not like we're stealing the damn thing." A scoff. "Hell, if it's about cash, we'll pay. A million upfront and she'd probably throw the violin at us. That's all she really cares about anyway."

Haynes's eyes flickered, remembering how often Stella had brought up money.

Maybe Jasper was right; she hadn't agreed because the price wasn't high enough.

...

In the backstage lounge, Abby looked around, unable to hide her awe.

"No wonder they call it a private school for the elite. This place is as big as a college campus. The surroundings are better than our neighborhood, and even the auditorium looks like it's ready for a professional show."

private rooms... even

saying, "Don't laugh at me for being

grow up, I'll show you even more

excitedly. "Oh my, you're such a

turned to

Connolly, how did you raise your child to be so well-mannered? I need to learn from you so I can raise

looked at Neville. She wanted to know how Neville had managed to

so much effort into Keen, and yet Keen was distant from her, with his values getting more skewed by

questioning every decision she'd made as a mother. Had she

"Maybe it's just in his genes. I'm usually too busy with work to

might have Stella's eyes, but he'd inherited Haynes' spectacular

women.

was a knock

is about to start. Could Marvin's guardians

and the others, "I'll go