The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 475

Wendy frowned, her tone direct. "Impossible. That's when my best friend's concert

is scheduled. I already promised her I'd appear as her guest performer."

Wendy's older brother, Neal Burke, was known for being forceful.

"If it's Katrina, just cancel on her," he said bluntly. "But if it's Lauretta..."

He hesitated, realizing this wasn't so easily handled.

“Prioritize Lauretta. But their concerts probably won't be on the same day. Just do Haynes a favor-make an appearance at his girlfriend's event, play a song, and that's more than enough."

Wendy let out a cold, almost amused laugh. "Tell Haynes this for me: Trying to snatch his ex-wife's guest performer for the sake of his new fling, using threats no less-isn't that just disgusting?"

Neal looked taken aback. "Ex-wife? New fling?"

Wendy's voice was like ice.

He found someone else on the side. Now she's divorced him, finally ready to rebuild her life, and she's

was silent for a long

interests above all else, but even he couldn't say

her to help the woman who ruined her friend's marriage... even Neal couldn't push that far. Besides, Wendy and Ms. Lauretta Chapman were close, and

me in a tough spot. How about... you ask

her; they thought she was rebelling and even cut off

Burke Group, Wendy didn't want to make things harder

"Alright, I'll

laying out Haynes's plan: he wanted one of them to perform as

hearing the story, the three women

like a golden

worth. Pretty soon there'll

her head in disbelief

Of all the

the world, his new girlfriend just had to come

it makes sense. The three of us are well-known, come from prominent families, and all grew up in Novaris. Plus, we were college classmates with Rachel. It's a lot easier for them to approach us