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?"

been sick of Jasper for years. If he gets a hard lesson

and Foreman stepping in to bail him out more than

stingy in return. Whenever Haynes shopped at one of Jasper's upscale malls, the bill always went straight to Jasper's account.

maybe a million or so, was pocket change

total climbed past ten

It's about time they

to meddle where he didn't belong, throwing wrenches into Stella's divorce plans. And

stack of invoices-dozens of pages long-Jasper stormed

that Stella is completely out of line! She went on a shopping spree at every single outlet our

shaking with fury, his

have any idea how much she spent? Ten million! An

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

so tight, it sounded as if he were forcing the words through clenched teeth. "She didn't just shop at my flagship stores, either. She hit up all the other businesses under our group-some of which are run by those bastard half-brothers

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