The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 350

Haynes and Rachel left, taking Keen with them.

This time, no one tried to stop them.

Once the three were gone, Abby burst out, her voice brimming with frustration. "Star, what's with Keen and Haynes? Why are they always looking down on you? Don't they know you went to college?"

Stella took a sip of water, then shrugged. "Maybe they don't."

Neville studied her for a moment. "Why is it that when we looked into your background, there's nothing after high school?"

"I left the country before I graduated," Stella replied matter-of-factly.

Neville's brows arched in surprise. "Even so, there shouldn't be a complete gap in your records, should there?"

Stella's long lashes lowered, masking whatever emotions flickered in her eyes.

"That's because, while I was studying abroad, I used a different name. That record was deliberately altered. It's not surprising you couldn't find anything."

sharpened. “Deliberately

her past without any sign of holding back. Sensing this, Abby decided to press

have you ever

his tone suddenly serious. "Don't tell me you

nodded. "That's right. That Williams

expression deepened as he looked at Stella. "Would you

much already. There were some truths Neville deserved to

while before she finally began, her voice soft but steady. "It's honestly a cliché story. My parents

first love. Even after my mother became pregnant and gave birth to his child, he

grew disheartened and decided to let him go. That's when my father realized he'd actually fallen in love

pain he'd caused. He was so good to my mother, so devoted, that

of years later, she gave birth to twin boys. My father, true to his promise, finally cut all

made some disastrous business decisions and almost went bankrupt. But my father never looked down on her for it. He stood by her side,

company managed to stay

would never forget the look on her mother's face as she told her about those years—a peace and

mother thought their life would finally settle down, the