Chapter 232

Upon hearing the words, warmth spread through Stella's heart. Marvin had been particularly attached to her lately, wanting to accompany her wherever she went.

The next day, Stella tried calling Haynes again, but there was still no answer. She glanced at the messages she'd sent him on her phone.

"Haynes, when are we going to finalize the divorce?"

"Haynes, you promised we'd get this done. Are you going back on your word?"

"Haynes, a real man keeps his promises. Do you?"

"Do you even want to get divorced?"

Despite the barrage of messages, Haynes hadn't replied to a single one. His responses were always minimal: "Yes," "Okay," "Busy now," or "Got it." He often promised to call back, but eight times out of ten, he never did.

This unreliable guy! No, it wasn't that he was generally unreliable. He just couldn't be trusted when it came to her.

long after she put down her phone, it rang again. It was her

case. It looks like they'll be notifying Mr. O'Brien after the

replied, "No, I'm

if anything changes on your end, please keep me

of relief. Thank goodness she had a backup plan, or Haynes

place was eerily quiet, with not a

sure this

nodded, "Yep, this

around curiously. "But didn't Mr. Burton say he

when she had helped out, there were

emerged from the back room, carrying some herbs. "Ah, you're here," he said, placing the herbs on the table and eyeing Marvin. "Is this the

Stella nodded.

"Not bad, he looks more charming

for speaking his mind, a gruff

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