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.

to hand it over

run straight to Haynes to

give Rachel more

medicine. Yet, Mr. O'Brien, aside from filing for divorce, you haven't given

caught her implication immediately; his tone

to

took on a hint of amusement.

for nothing while someone else reaps the reward. Why don't

I'll hand over

the saying 'biting off more than

O'Brien suddenly backs out, I'm left holding the bag. You can buy Rachel a mansion without blinking, but when I ask for a million

seconds before responding, "Give Rachel the medicine now, and I'll

sat nearby, sulking as she ground up medication.

sort through a single bag of herbs in a whole

even worse at that ruining batch after batch and wasting precious ingredients. Mr. Burton had seen a lot in his lifetime; he'd seen right through Rachel's little tricks. She was clearly trying to do a poor job, hoping he'd get