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,

been Haynes himself who'd said she was no

hadn't given Lacey

Lacey hadn't done anything wrong-except, perhaps,

moments before speaking in a calm, detached tone. "Pass down the order. From now on, if Stella comes

replied, turning to go, but Stella's voice

emotionless. "I won't be coming to

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

since grown used

his disdain. He muttered under his

fixing him with a cool gaze.

Haynes in advance—saved everyone the trouble Instead, you stormed out,

eyebrow. "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

"Jasper, it seems you still

Jasper's face blanched.

explain, "Haynes, Jasper was just