The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 359

The little girl's nickname was Belle. She adored hanging around Marvin, practically his biggest fan.

But the past few days, she'd been keeping her distance.

Because...

"My dad told me I can't talk to you anymore," Belle whispered, glancing at Marvin with worried eyes. "He also said that Keen's dad made it clear-if anyone talks to you, or plays with you, they're making enemies with the O'Brien family."

Belle looked around nervously to make sure no one was listening, then leaned in and continued, her voice barely above a whisper: "I asked my mom about it. She said it's not really about you-Keen's dad isn't targeting you. It's about Keen's mom. I heard his parents got divorced, and she made his dad really angry."

She lowered her voice even more. "Since you're close with Keen's mom, you're getting caught in the crossfire."

Keen and Marvin were infamous for their constant squabbles-everyone at Westwood Academy's kindergarten knew about them.

Most of the parents already knew that Stella was Mr. Haynes's ex-wife.

spread that Haynes himself had made a public threat, who

someone to

one of Haynes's old friends, people learned that this time, Haynes was only targeting his ex-wife. As long as Marvin

Neo-Vespera,

backed up by Jasper and Foreman, two of the heaviest hitters

spoke, people

their family's standing over something

Academy came from a family with plenty of

a beautiful, lively girl. The very first day Marvin transferred in, the two of them became fast friends. Marvin liked Belle, too-any time he had a new toy or treat,

even made Marvin promise that, when they grew up, she'd be his girlfriend-his

Marvin had agreed.

Belle would never have taken such a

was going on-except maybe Keen, who always seemed to miss the

didn't want to see Marvin left out or alone. She pleaded, "Marvin, please— just stop talking to Stella. If you do, everything

grew