The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 365

Keen watched the scene unfold, his lips pressed together in a tight, silent line.

When Mrs. Ayers heard that Stella was currently Marvin's guardian, the disdain and contempt flashing across her face couldn't have been more obvious. She didn't even try to hide it—she clearly didn't take his mom seriously at all.

Everyone looked down on his mother.

Was it really wrong for him to feel embarrassed by her?

Besides, she couldn't really protect him, could she?

Stella, meanwhile, caught the nasty twist of Mrs. Ayers' mouth and let a cold, mocking smile tug at her lips.

"Kneel and apologize? Mrs. Ayers, do you even realize what you're saying?"

Her dark eyes, sharp and bright, bore straight into Mrs. Ayers', unwavering. "Care to repeat that?"

Mrs. Ayers held her ground, chin lifted high. "And why wouldn't I? I—”

She stopped mid-sentence, suddenly noticing the principal and teachers staring at her in an odd, uncomfortable way.

got, demanding a child

family here was either wealthy or influential-no one's situation was

era was this? Who still demanded people

way out of line. Noticing everyone's pointed looks,

one thing, but

misbehaves, it's the parents' fault. Since you're the guardian of this troublemaker, you should be the one to kneel and apologize

joke. "Mrs. Ayers, the days of bowing and scraping to

flushed with anger. "When a child makes a mistake, the guardian should

and steady. "Since you're so sure of yourself, why don't we

pulled out her phone, ready to start

was a well-known philanthropist these days, with a growing

a video of this

Ayers Group's reputation would be

the Haynes family hadn't been able to suppress Stella's recent popularity— how could the Ayers family

she rushed

me without my permission-that's a

unflinching. "So, do you still want Marvin and me to kneel and apologize for

faltered, her expression shifting rapidly

languid