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 was

Rachel would run straight

that would give Rachel more "evidence"

kept her voice cool. "I've already signed the settlement papers and provided the medicine. Yet, Mr. O'Brien, aside from filing for divorce, you haven't given anything in

immediately; his tone grew

trying to

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

reaps the reward. Why

deposit? Then I'll hand over the

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

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,

seconds before responding, "Give Rachel the medicine

medication. "Money first, then Rachel gets her medicine. That's the

of 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

in his lifetime; he'd seen right through Rachel's