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."

she was Haynes' wife, their attitudes changed in a flash

competitors. But to her

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

couldn't help but admit: today's businesspeople certainly

snapped

wouldn't have to pull these stunts in the first

lowered her voice. "Thank goodness Foreman tipped you off, or they might've actually gotten away with it. Just thinking about it

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?

on appointments too many times, the system flags you. Next time you want to

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

emphatically. "Thank goodness you were smart enough to come up with such a clever plan. Otherwise, they'd