The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 444

Haynes' brow creased. "Send me her location. I'll go find her myself."

...

An hour later, Haynes finally returned with Stella by his side.

He barely paused before addressing Benson. "Tell security and the reception desk to hand in their resignations."

"Yes, sir." Benson was just about to leave when a woman's cool, measured voice cut through the air.

"Mr. O'Brien, why take it out on innocent employees?"

There was the faintest trace of a smile in Stella's eyes, but it never reached her expression.

"Wasn't it you, Mr. O'Brien, who gave strict orders that I wasn't allowed into the O'Brien Group? They were only following your instructions."

She turned to Lacey, who stood rigidly nearby. "Isn't that right, Lacey?"

had gone pale, and she didn't

had tried to see Haynes, it had indeed been Haynes himself who'd said she was no

just now, Haynes hadn't given Lacey any

done anything wrong-except, perhaps,

calm, detached tone. "Pass down the order. From now on, if Stella comes here, notify me

to go, but Stella's

was light, emotionless. "I won't be

Rachel had breezed right in without so much as a call, and the front desk hadn't even blinked. But then, Haynes was always quick to bend the rules

long since grown

the whole exchange, Jasper couldn't hide his disdain. He muttered under his breath,

with a

Haynes in advance—saved everyone the trouble Instead, you stormed out, and Haynes had to chase after you himself. Quite the performance,

"So what you're saying, Mr. Wilkinson, is that after being thrown out without so much as an apology, I should've just hung

the way, if I recall, weren't you the one just now suggesting they put up a sign-'No dogs or certain people

chilly glance. "Jasper, it seems you still haven't learned your

Jasper's face blanched.

rushed to explain, "Haynes, Jasper