The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 283

Chapter 284

Haynes watched her with a gentle smile. "See anything you like? I can get it for you."

Stella's lips curved upward. "Well then, I won't hold back."

A flicker of surprise crossed Haynes' face, subtle but clear.

Stella caught it immediately. "What's wrong? Did you think I'd say no?"

He replied coolly, "That's right. You've always struck me as someone with a lot of pride. I figured you wouldn't accept."

Stella laughed. "If I were really that proud, I wouldn't have split the assets with you -or asked for that hundred million."

Haynes was about to respond when Benson hurried over to his side.

"Mr. O'Brien, if we don't leave now, we'll be late for the signing."

Haynes nodded, voice calm. "Understood."

He started to walk away, then paused, glancing at Stella, who stood nearby.

"I've got to go. Pick out whatever you like I'll cover it."

Benson shot him a surprised look.

O'Brien seemed much warmer toward his wife

for him to realize

of making amends after all, he'd turned

Haynes left, Stella called up

me! My treat

stunned. "Did you win the lottery or

Haynes told me to get whatever

got the

be there.

...

week later, inside a Wilkinson Group

at the middle-aged man across

week, I racked up ten million dollars in

brow. "I'm afraid not, sir. All these charges were made at Wilkinson Group businesses, on Mr. O'Brien's account. You said previously that any expenses made by Mr. O'Brien at our companies would

to

big deal, even if it took months to settle, but this

not clear that

Jasper's father, Galen Wilkinson, had given him some start-up capital and connected him with a few subsidiary firms. Thanks to help from Haynes and Foreman Richards,

year, Galen would turn sixty and retire, handing the entire

the simple O'Brien family, the Wilkinsons

had several illegitimate children

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