Chapter 294

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The morning flew by in a blur.

By noon, Stella and Abby left city hall and headed out for lunch.

Abby, nerves still frayed and tension coiling in her chest, couldn't relax for a second.

"Star, you don't think anything else will go wrong, do you?"

Stella shook her head. "It shouldn't. Rachel's not stupid-she won't be reckless enough to rush back right away."

Drug tests took time, after all. If Rachel handed the sample over one minute and got the results the next, it'd raise more than a few eyebrows.

It was around two in the afternoon when Rachel finally returned-lab report in hand.

anxious, desperate for Stella and Haynes to be divorced already, but she managed to keep her excitement in check. Until the signatures and official stamps were on the papers, nothing

to have cleared his schedule for the day. He took a few calls,

both Stella and Haynes still there, Rachel finally

there's nothing wrong with the medication. In fact, they found all sorts of rare, valuable ingredients. Supposedly, it's the kind of stuff you can't

Burton's medicine like it was some kind of miracle cure-all but

claims, no one would have taken her seriously. But

end, Rachel

pills might really have extraordinary effects. Maybe

finally nodded. "Alright. I

turned and caught sight of Stella, perched on a chair a few steps away, watching the whole scene unfold with an

darkened.

for Rachel. "Ms. Pearce, thank you

pills were nothing more than expensive supplements, dressed

whether Stella had figured out Mr. Burton was a fraud, but it didn't matter anymore.

going through the routine: Did either Stella or Haynes wish to withdraw

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