The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 369

They closed in on Keen, surrounding him from all sides.

Watching the scene unfold on the security monitor, Haynes's brow furrowed in concern, while Mrs. Ayers looked as if she might faint from shock.

Even through the grainy footage, it was obvious that Sheldon and his two friends weren't here for a friendly chat. The way they cornered Keen was practiced- clearly, this wasn't their first time.

Haynes's dark eyes grew colder by the second.

Then Sheldon's voice cut through the tense silence in the room.

"A few days ago, I heard my mom say your mom barely finished middle school- she can't even read properly, not like us kids at fancy private schools."

"I bet none of these other kids know just how pathetic and embarrassing your mom is, do they?"

He laughed, a sharp, cruel sound. "Well, even if they don't know now, they're about to. We'll make sure everyone hears about it."

air was suffocating. No one else dared to speak. Only

icy gaze slid to Mrs.

under his stare, trembling as if she

doors, to look down on her

this was no isolated

back, Stella's expression darkened as well. She had never realized Keen was facing this kind of torment at

made it painfully clear: much

period when Keen had seemed withdrawn and sad. She'd asked him what was

while, saying she wanted to tutor him personally. He ended up spending an entire month

stay the night. Her time with Keen was limited to

realized that's when Keen's attitude toward her had started

she saw that wasn't the whole story. That must have been

watching quickly pieced together what had happened. Marvin's outburst made sense-it was Sheldon's insults to Stella that