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.

phone, it

be notifying Mr. O'Brien

"No, I'm

changes on your end, please keep

relief. Thank goodness she had a backup plan, or Haynes would've fooled her again. Still, this path was bound to

place was eerily quiet, with

are you sure this is

nodded, "Yep, this is

Mr. Burton say

too. In the past, when she had helped out, there were usually a few people waiting in line. Today, there

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

Stella nodded.

Burton smiled, "Not bad, he looks more charming than

a gruff exterior with a heart of gold,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255