The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 462

Besides, there was the studio-and all the music she'd composed.

Rachel's smile froze on her face.

Haynes's words carried a trace of guilt toward Stella. Whenever he started to feel he owed Stella something, his loyalties would shift in Stella's favor.

Rachel knew Haynes wasn't entirely blind to what was going on, nor was she innocent in her actions. She was perfectly aware that what she'd done was wrong.

But she did it anyway.

When Rachel's final concert fell through, everything had to make way for her.

If Haynes ever found out her illness was a lie...

Everything she had now would be ruthlessly stripped away.

No. She couldn't let that happen.

A chill flickered in Rachel's eyes at the thought.

***

Stella's phone

mentor about arranging a performance for you,

paused, letting the words

I've asked Haynie and Jasper, and they're both

turned down an opportunity.

"Great. Tomorrow we're shooting some publicity for the event.

please send me

the call ended,

was

Jasper had been

always claiming to help,

him, she'd never

the door. Jasper walked in, looking

Walden's protégé, but they still acted all high and

protégés involved-they're more

famous anyway."

made up of his protégés. There are people in the Neo espera University Hall of Fame with even greater