The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 274

Stella glanced at the calendar and marked the date in her planner.

There were still twenty-five days left in the mandatory divorce waiting period.

It felt endless each day dragging on longer than the last.

While she was lost in thought, her phone rang.

Stella checked the caller ID and answered.

On the other end, Haynes's voice came through, sharp and irritated.

"Stella, didn't you promise me Rachel would take a full course of her medication? She went to pick it up today-why didn't you give it to her?"

Whether Rachel wanted to take the medicine was one thing.

Stella refusing to hand it

would run

all, that would give Rachel more "evidence" that

the medicine. Yet, Mr.

caught her implication immediately; his

trying to negotiate with me

of amusement. “I keep my promises, but I don't

someone else reaps the reward.

as a deposit? Then I'll hand

the saying 'biting off more than you can chew'?

expensive ingredients. If Mr. O'Brien suddenly backs out, I'm left holding the bag. You can buy Rachel a mansion without blinking, but when

silent for a few seconds before responding, "Give Rachel the medicine now, and I'll

medication. "Money first, then

speeding things up, she dragged her feet-barely managing to sort through a single bag of herbs in a whole day. Mr. Burton had no choice but to

had seen a lot in his lifetime; he'd seen