The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 324

The moment Haynes appeared, the crowd surged forward, unable to hold back their questions any longer.

"Mr. O'Brien, just now this Ms. Cameron claimed she's your wife. Is that true? Do you know her?" someone asked, thrusting a microphone forward.

Haynes barely spared Stella a glance, his expression cool and unreadable. His lips parted, and he uttered just two words:

"Not really."

For a split second, the reporters were stunned silent. Then, laughter burst out, loud and mocking.

Now, every gaze turned to Stella was laced with ridicule, as if she were nothing more than a desperate clown.

"She sounded so convincing! I almost believed she really was Mrs. O'Brien. Turns out she was just making it up!"

"Takes real nerve, lying right outside a police station. Isn't she afraid we'll expose her? How does she plan to save face when everyone finds out?"

Maybe she's banking on us making a scene so she can get

guess! She must be desperate if she's willing to use him

got

words were like needles, each jab finding its mark. Stella felt the malice

grinning, leaned in. "Ms. Cameron, Mr. O'Brien

his gaze calmly. "We're not close

just told everyone you're his wife! That's quite the

the divorce, we became strangers. There's no reason

crowd erupted in

a single

was either desperate for fame or desperate for

the internet. Any voices that spoke up in her defense were swiftly silenced by people he'd paid off.

of insults, all directed at Stella. Some even dredged up the car accident from before, conveniently ignoring everything that came after. They clung to old scandals, eager for

that even if she could speak with a hundred mouths, nothing she said would change their minds. Any defense would