The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 289

Abby stood at her side, glancing around the room.

"Star, do you think Haynes will show up?"

Stella considered for a moment. "If Rachel doesn't stir up any trouble, he probably will. After all, I've caused him enough headaches just by carrying the title Mrs. O'Brien."

"He must realize by now that dragging this out any longer does him no favors. The only thing he'll get is more losses."

Lately, aside from the O'Brien Group's own department stores, Stella had visited nearly every high-end boutique in the city. She carried her marriage certificate everywhere, and whenever she entered a store, she'd ask to speak directly to the manager.

The staff, noting her poise and elegance, never dared treat her carelessly—they'd fetch the manager at once.

Stella wasted no time. She would show the manager her marriage certificate and say, "I'm Haynes O'Brien's wife. Any purchases I make here can be billed directly to his account. You can send the invoices to the O'Brien Group for settlement."

moment they heard she was Haynes' wife, their attitudes changed in a

few cold shoulders or even to be turned away at the O'Brien Group's competitors. But to her surprise, whether she visited

the O'Brien Group even had their directors come out to greet her personally—and a few offered her exclusive platinum

businesspeople certainly knew how

disdain, snapped Stella back

people just acted like decent human beings, we wouldn't have to pull these stunts in the first place. If he'd agreed to the divorce without all this drama, none of this

off, or they might've actually gotten away with it. Just thinking about it

with-so underhanded! Setting it up so Haynes would 'accidentally' miss the final day of the waiting period, just to force you to start the whole divorce process over again? It's

"If you bail on appointments too many times, the system flags you. Next

tugged at the corners of Stella's lips. "Too bad for them

such a clever plan. Otherwise, they'd just keep thinking we're easy