The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 472

Chapter 471

The moment Haynes spoke, all three women in the room instinctively turned to look at him.

Star.

Haynes almost never used such an intimate nickname for Stella.

Actually, to be precise, he never did.

He always called her by her full name. The closest he'd ever come to familiarity was a clipped "Mrs. O'Brien."

Now, hearing him say "Star," not only the others—even Stella herself-felt a chill run up her spine, goosebumps prickling her arms.

Rachel's smile was already strained, and now it barely held together.

Lauretta, for her part, looked genuinely surprised. Hadn't Star and Haynes gotten divorced? Why was he suddenly calling her so affectionately?

Trying to smooth things over, Lauretta replied, "Star and I were classmates in college."

"College?" Haynes's eyes widened, clearly taken aback. "You... you were classmates in college?"

Lauretta already knew from Abby that Haynes and his circle had always looked down on Stella, constantly making snide remarks about her supposedly only having a middle school education.

She arched a brow, challenging him. "Is there a problem with that?"

uncharacteristically rattled today. She jumped in, "I heard Ms. Cameron only finished middle school. How could you two have been

or not Star and I were classmates. Don't you, Ms. Pearce? Are you

caught off

on, "Ms. Chapman, which college did

special guest. I would've thought you'd at least

that, Rachel's face

and I both

inducted into the Hall of Fame there. That's actually where

Hall of

expression changed entirely, heret

incredulous. "That's impossible! How

she

in the Hall of

as pleasant as ever. "And why couldn't

Neo-Vespera University myself.

Ms.

actually met in

Rachel's agitated expression froze.

about half the Hall of Fame members

photos

faces. The rest preferred

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