The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 441

He'd always been like this-never bothering to lie to her, his frankness bordering on shamelessness.

Stella sat quietly for a few seconds before she finally spoke.

"You can have the studio. But right now, I want you to take down Antoney's trending posts, find whoever leaked the story, and clear Antoney's name."

Haynes paused, then replied, "Fine."

"And about the songwriting," Stella continued, "I want to talk to you in person tomorrow."

"All right."

After she hung up, Abby looked at Stella with concern.

"Star, do you really mean to negotiate with Haynes?"

Haynes was notorious for being ruthless-anyone who tried to make a deal with him always ended up worse for wear. Stella really had little chance of coming out ahead.

Stella dismissed her worries lightly. "Don't worry. I won't let myself get the short end of the stick that easily."

But Abby, seeing how calm Stella looked, felt a wave of unease rise up inside her.

She knew Stella's personality-there was no way she would just back down without a fight.

It was almost as if... she was planning something.

Abby's nerves were fraying. She hated the injustice of it all, but she was tired of fighting.

that you can't afford to offend people

to buy their studio-anyone but Haynes-she'd probably

clear million-dollar profit, even after renovations

it was Haynes. And he was after the studio for Rachel, his mistress.

remind herself that, as a professional manager, she shouldn't take things

also Stella's

stand by Stella, who

just the two of them-they

connections. Not even family to fall back

Stella had achieved, she'd earned on her

plenty

it,

the one whom

Vince.

Take this situation, for

the

could ask Neville

Neville to go toe-to-toe with Haynes for her sake? That was too

between helping someone and outright going to war

should Neville risk his entire

did go head-to-head, the losses would be in

owe him far more than just a

world will help

for Stella's

to

best to just let them have the studio.