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

knew Rachel would run straight to

would give Rachel more "evidence" that Stella wished her

the settlement papers and provided the medicine. Yet, Mr. O'Brien, aside from filing for divorce,

immediately; his tone

you trying to negotiate with me

took on a hint of amusement. “I keep my

while someone else reaps the reward. Why don't you

hand over the

"Stella, ever heard the saying 'biting off more than you can chew'? Greed will

shot back without missing a beat, "Even when you put something on hold at a store, you leave a deposit. These are life-saving medicines, made from rare and 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 I ask for a million as a deposit, suddenly I'm the greedy one?

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

Rachel, who sat nearby, sulking as she ground up medication. "Money first, then Rachel gets her

things back by days. Instead of speeding things up, she dragged her feet-barely managing to sort through a single

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 fed up and