The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 286

Here's a culturally localized, natural English adaptation suitable for a Western novel:

"Listen, mate, your friend's wife racked up half a million dollars on my account. Don't forget to settle up. You know me I never let anyone run a tab.

But, since she's your buddy's wife, I figured I'd do you a favor, right?

Word is, you've lost a fair bit in the market lately. If you can't cough up the money, I'll just ask your dad to cover it.

My staff are waiting on their paychecks, you know."

Jasper's sister-his full-blooded sister-called next.

"Jasper, your friend's wife charged three hundred thousand at my store the other day. She said anything Haynes spends should go on your tab.

Haynes is your friend, and I didn't want to embarrass you, so I let her run up the bill.

It's not a massive amount, and I wouldn't normally bother you, but, well... you know how things are at my company. If I don't get those funds moving soon, we're going under.

I've got three days, Jasper. If I don't get the money, I'll have to ask Dad for help."

had spent two hundred thousand

half a

thousand at

up, Bagot would definitely use this as ammo to stir up

on the other hand, was his own sister-never much of a businesswoman, and now her company was on the

where Jasper couldn't

woman was

shopped at The Wilkinson Group's stores and not

Jasper was practically grinding his teeth to dust. "I've had someone tailing Stella. She's still

Jasper had actually tried to stop Stella from entering his

police, claiming they were holding her

all his stores: no

just moved on-she stopped shopping at Jasper's stores

As long as Stella wanted to buy, he

anyone asked, he'd say he couldn't

had even gone to warn Bagot himself, told

excuses: "Come on, mate, Haynes is your best pal-he's pulled your company back from the edge of

spends a fortune on that girlfriend of his, Rachel, doesn't he? His wife wants to buy a few things, and I'm