The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 449

The air in the room froze in an instant.

Rachel was the first to crack. She let out a piercing scream.

"Ah! He's been stabbed!"

Jasper jolted back to reality, his nerves shot. Instinctively, he moved toward Haynes to check on him.

But Rachel clung to his arm in terror. "Jasper, I'm scared..."

Stella, standing there with the bloody knife, looked utterly terrifying-like a cold- blooded killer.

Seeing this, Jasper stopped dead in his tracks. For a second, he genuinely feared Stella might snap and turn on Rachel next.

Haynes had been caught off guard; that's the only reason she'd gotten the better of him. If he'd been ready, Stella would never have stood a chance.

Haynes stared at the knife buried in his abdomen, his pupils contracting in shock. Disbelief and hurt flickered across his face. "...Why? Stella, do you really want me dead?"

Stella's long lashes trembled like the wings of a moth. Her face was almost ghostly-pale and bloodless. The hand gripping the knife shook ever so slightly; after all, this was the first time she'd ever done something like this.

Yet her eyes were steady, not a trace of fear in them.

even? Well, I'm cashing in that promise now. The only question is will you

into a faint, bitter smile. His voice was hoarse. "Stella, if you hate

"If I did that, I'd be a murderer, wouldn't I? Don't worry-no matter how much I hate you, I

was the commotion, but suddenly the office door flew

in, taking in the scene with a look of

"Star, are you alright?!"

restrain Stella-she's lost it!

minutes earlier than he and Stella had agreed. Clearly, she'd shown up early on purpose; she hadn't wanted

to intervene, but Haynes spoke up, his voice weak but

between me and

his gaze locked warily on Haynes, as if expecting him

that she'd only succeeded because she'd caught Haynes off

go of the

no move

relief passing over his

...

was rushed to the hospital in

contract hadn't

Jasper had recovered

his voice shaking with rage. "You're always preaching the law to me, Stella! I've already called the cops. You're going

out of her panic. The