The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 237

It seemed like Haynes realized he was in the wrong, and for once, his tone wasn't as icy as usual.

"That day Rachel had her doctor's appointment, I really couldn't leave," he explained.

Stella's expression was dripping with sarcasm. "You couldn't get away without even giving me a heads-up? Plus, you bailed on me in the morning and promised you'd come in the afternoon."

"You didn't show up in the afternoon either, and not even a text, Haynes. You're the CEO of a big company, and yet you can't keep your word? Are you even a man?"

Her gaze was sharp and accusing, a stark contrast to the gentle and mild- mannered Stella everyone knew. It made Haynes uncomfortable.

His eyes hardened, and his voice dropped. "Stella, stop being unreasonable. You didn't used to be like this."

Stella responded like she'd just heard the punchline of a joke. "You stood me up multiple times, and now you're calling me unreasonable? Haynes, is this how you treat your business partners too?"

"When you don't show up, and they ask for an explanation, do you call them unreasonable?"

person to me. I thought

mockery, her features cold and distant. "Don't give me that 'wife' and

to you in the world too. Would you stand her up and break your promises like

with precision,

can't believe you'd treat anyone else this

a moment, Haynes was at a loss. Indeed, he wouldn't treat anyone else the way

that no matter what he did, she would understand him and never put

Haynes realized he might

really

promise it won't happen again. Even if something comes up,

in return

I won't

want to go over old ground with Haynes. She knew Haynes never

this time, he had pushed