Chapter 425

Before she could land a slap across his face, his hand shot out, gripping her wrist in a vice.

In the dim light, Haynes' handsome features flickered in and out of shadow.

"You've hit me enough times, Stella. That's enough."

His grasp on her wrist was unyielding there was no chance of escape.

Stella lifted her eyes, staring at Haynes with a hatred and disgust she'd never felt so sharply before.

"You stole what was mine and handed it to Rachel behind my back, didn't you?"

She didn't wait for him to answer. "If I'm not mistaken, you not only turned down Mr. Walden's offer for me, but you brought Rachel to meet him instead, didn't you? Let me guess you also told Mr. Walden that I'm just a housewife, barely educated, that I've spent years running the O'Brien household, and it'd be a waste to give me that opportunity. Much better to hand it over to Rachel, right? She's so hardworking, so resilient-battling a terminal illness and never giving up. Giving me that chance would just be throwing it away, wouldn't it?"

Her voice was questioning, but her expression was utterly certain.

What was left to doubt?

Her wedding had been like this. Her necklace, the same. And now, even the opportunity that should have been hers had been stripped away.

eye, Stella spoke, each word cutting and clear. "Haynes, why is it that anything of mine-you always give it to Rachel, without a second thought? Did I

long moment. When he finally spoke, his voice was low and hoarse, swallowed by

this chance more than you do." Her free hand lashed

and her fingers trembled so much that the blow barely stung, but it didn't matter. It was all she

never leaving his. "You want me to hand

violin? Let's see, what

left that you

After all, she's dying, and I'm perfectly healthy. So why not hurry up and

eyes, glimmering with unshed

in a long time. Ever since

promised herself never to shed another tear for this

again took something that should have

her, his deep eyes faltering as he saw the tears brimming in

reached out, almost without thinking, to wipe a

turned her head away,

shut, refusing to let a

long, shuddering breaths, trying to

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