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.

past without any

Connolly, have you ever heard

tone suddenly serious. "Don't tell me you mean the one

right.

expression deepened as he looked at

already. There were some truths

voice soft but steady. "It's honestly a cliché story. My parents were married for business reasons. From the very beginning, my

was still hung up on his first love. Even after my mother became pregnant and gave birth

to let him go. That's when my father realized he'd actually fallen in

up for the pain he'd caused. He was so good to my mother, so devoted, that she eventually

couple of years later, she gave birth to twin boys. My father, true

almost went bankrupt. But my father never looked down on her for it. He

family's company managed to stay afloat,

on her mother's face as she told

eyes grew distant. "Just when my mother thought their life would finally settle down,