The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 346

"...Haynes, I'm fine. Really, it was my own fault for being careless."

Haynes' voice was low and steady. "The mug's already broken. There's no point picking up the pieces now."

"But... Keen made it himself. It's such a shame for it to be ruined like this." Rachel's face was full of regret as she knelt, still intent on gathering the shards. She looked genuinely pained. "Maybe... there's still a way to fix it."

Haynes stopped her firmly. "Leave it. You'll only end up hurting yourself again. If you liked it that much, I'll ask Keen to make another for you."

Rachel made a show of protesting a few times more, but Haynes was resolute. Eventually, she had no choice but to give up.

A moment later, Rachel turned her gaze on Stella with a look of polite disapproval, though a flicker of satisfaction and judgment danced in her eyes.

"Ms. Cameron, whatever the reason, you can't just take your anger out on things. Wouldn't you agree?"

Haynes joined in, looking straight at Stella. "Stella, has it really come to this? You can't even tolerate a mug anymore?"

Rachel realized the rest of the room was staring

Rachel's eyelid twitched.

usually hovered around her with concern, hadn't even

chuckle broke the tension. Neville spoke

O'Brien, Ms. Pearce, aren't you being a little hasty? Is it really too much to expect that you'd

them with a half-smile. "You both strike me as intelligent people, so why act as if

story? Does Stella go around breaking mugs for fun so often that you don't even bother to

as he fixed his gaze

used to blaming Stella for everything that you can't help but throw her under the bus

didn't break the mug. With that kind of reasoning, how did either of you end

I dropped it by accident. Stella didn't even

on Haynes and Rachel, the atmosphere charged with silent

kept his face unreadable. But Rachel's composure was starting

lower lip, about to