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.

hand it

would run straight to Haynes to

all, that would give Rachel more "evidence" that Stella wished her

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

caught her implication immediately; his tone grew

to

of amusement.

while someone else reaps the

I'll hand over the rest of

'biting off more than you can chew'? Greed

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

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

nearby, sulking as she ground up medication. "Money first, then Rachel gets her medicine. That's the

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

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 let her