The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 284

Chapter 285

Only one thing can truly wake a person up: self-interest.

And perhaps it was time Jasper got a wake-up call of his own.

Abby frowned in confusion. "Didn't Jasper want you and Haynes to get divorced more than anyone? Now that you're finally doing it, why would he suddenly jump in and try to sabotage things?"

As Stella browsed through the items in the display case, she replied casually, "Odds are, he just doesn't want to see me catch a break. He'd rather I stayed on as the O'Brien family's glorified housekeeper. Of course, there's another possibility..."

Abby perked up. "What's that?"

"Foreman could be lying to me."

Abby dismissed it without hesitation. "No, I think the first option makes more sense. Foreman's a smart guy-he wouldn't have gone out of his way to meet you just to spin an obvious lie that could be exposed so easily."

She paused, brow furrowing in thought. "Still, you can never be too careful. What if Foreman really is lying?"

to me. Honestly, I've been sick of Jasper for years.

and Foreman stepping in to bail him out more than once, his company-given Jasper's questionable business instincts would have gone

Haynes shopped at one of Jasper's upscale malls, the bill always went straight to Jasper's account. Haynes wore nothing but custom- tailored suits, and every now and then he'd

few hundred thousand, maybe a million or

total climbed past ten million? That

right. It's about time they both learned

meddle where he didn't belong, throwing wrenches into Stella's divorce plans. And Haynes, thinking he could manipulate Stella? He

invoices-dozens of pages long-Jasper

on a shopping spree at every single outlet our

shaking with

idea how much she spent? Ten million! An entire ten million

heaving, breath coming in ragged bursts; it was clear he was barely keeping his anger

voice was so tight, it sounded as if he were forcing the words through clenched teeth. "She didn't just shop at my flagship stores,

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