The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 293

Stella frowned, fixing him with a steady gaze. "You're not planning to back out now, are you, Mr. O'Brien?"

Haynes replied coldly, "After everything you've just said, do you really think I'd try to back out?"

Any man with even a shred of pride wouldn't dare go back on his word at this point.

Still, who could guess what schemes Haynes might be brewing? When it came to cunning and strategy, Stella knew she wasn't his equal.

A faint smirk played at the corners of Haynes' mouth, though his eyes remained icy. “I haven't even verified your medicine yet. What if you're handing me poison? I'd be losing everything and getting nothing in return."

He used to think Stella was far too timid to ever try to deceive him. These days, though, he wasn't so sure.

Her reckless spending and the chaos she'd stirred up for him lately made one thing clear: Stella was no shrinking violet. In fact, she was bold-sometimes alarmingly so.

Didn't she realize his rivals could easily kick her out, leaving her utterly humiliated?

nothing in return..." Stella repeated his words

nothing more than a transaction—a business deal, something to be

this long in such a loveless marriage. But

faint, mocking smile

worried about poison or fake medicine,

her feet, Stella strode over to the door, where Rachel

nerves on edge when she realized Stella hadn't left yet. Had Stella changed

acting rashly-afraid Stella might suddenly back out-he'd have tried to

panic on Rachel's face, Stella smiled. "Mr. O'Brien is worried the medicine I brought you isn't real. He's afraid he'll pay up

her bag and held them out. "Ms. Pearce, feel free to take a few tablets from each bottle and have them tested. If

pointed, "well,

darted nervously.

selected a few pills at random

called after