The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 485

Haynes fell silent for a few seconds before finally speaking. "Maybe," he said, "you just slipped and fell by accident."

Stella hadn't intended to waste more words on him, but right now, she was oddly curious-just how far would Haynes go, how absurd a story could he spin, just to defend Rachel?

"So what are you saying?" Stella asked. "That you can't even tell whether I was pushed or whether I fell on my own?"

Haynes met her gaze, his voice low and steady. "Maybe, when you slipped, Rachel tried to grab you and pull you up, but you mistook her intention. In a moment of panic, it's not impossible to get things confused."

At that moment, Stella almost had to admire Haynes's imagination. There was truly nothing he wouldn't invent if it meant clearing Rachel's name.

from the water. She hadn't been under long, so she was still conscious, but the

at him, "Ms. Cameron kicked me into the lake right in front of you all. Does

water from his face, scowled. "I swear, I'm going to see that murderer behind bars by

her ground, utterly calm, showing

her composure. "Go ahead, act all calm now. When you're sitting in a police cell, let's

your sake-and for Keen's 've always let it go. But this time she tried to kill me! You saw what happened with your

tears, and his lips parted slightly. "Rachel, your concert is just around the corner. You can't afford to get

at him in disbelief. "Haynie, are you saying

in Haynes's eyes. "I'll make her...apologize

could respond, Jasper exploded. "Apologize? She pushed Rachel into the water-she tried toz kill her! And you think a simple apology is going to fix this? Did