Chapter 339

Haynes pressed his lips together, falling silent.

Foreman continued, "It was Jasper, always egging you on-telling you to file for divorce first, to teach Stella a lesson and make her come crawling back to you."

He shook his head. "But look at how things turned out. Not only is Stella not coming back, she's drifting further away from you every day."

Foreman hesitated before adding, "I know it's not really my place to say all this, but... Haynie, I don't want to see you and your brother turn against each other. You understand?"

Foreman was never one to talk much, which made his sudden outpouring all the more unusual.

Haynes's expression darkened, clouded with thoughts.

Just then, someone knocked at the office door.

"Haynie—something's happened! The police just took Jasper! His lawyer tried to post bail, but they wouldn't allow it."

Rachel strode in, face tense and eyes anxious.

to do something. We need to get Jasper

spoken that she noticed Foreman

I didn't realize you were

nodded politely. "Ms.

subtle reserve made it impossible for her to call him by his first name, no matter

he'd just shrugged her off. “Foreman? That's

voice broke through

can't Jasper be

the internet is furious. People are convinced that Jasper's the villain Stella described in her story-some ruthless corporate shark. They're saying he filed a false police report, slandered her, set her up... Now

sighed. "This could've been explained as a

on Jasper online-claims he's not only a

at Haynes, worried. "The police are reopening the investigation based on these new leads. If those charges

hang in the air. "Jasper could

the office was palpable; it

Stella had

"What do the lawyers

since most of it happened a while ago. But right now, public outrage is sky-high. People want answers, and they want

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