The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 557

Rachel crashed to the floor, clutching her face in shock as she stared up at Stella.

Even Keen stood frozen, eyes wide.

Ignoring Rachel entirely, Stella turned to Lind. "Mr. Moore, let's go. We shouldn't hang around and risk any more trouble."

Lind grinned, giving a small nod. "Let's."

Stella took Keen's hand, hustling him toward the exit.

"Mom..." Keen hesitated, glancing nervously back at Rachel.

Stella's expression darkened.

Men like Lind-reckless, desperate types-were utterly untrustworthy. She knew better than to rely on him for anything. He might be playing along now, but who could say when he'd turn on them?

She remembered their conversation on the way here.

Lind had admitted, "Honestly, we've been watching your family for nearly a year now. Kidnapping someone isn't easy-you have to know every detail, especially when you're targeting the Haynes family.

Ms. Cameron, when you're out with your son, your routine is so rigid, it's nearly impossible to find an opening.

love

let out a low chuckle at

never planned to snatch your son at first. You were the original target. But after watching for so long, it was obvious your ex-husband didn't care about you at all. Even if we

had to wait for Rachel to leave with your boy

as just

by himself, but I figured someone must've been watching from the shadows. I wasn't about to walk into a

son wait alone, we

cold as

out, and he'd been kidnapped as a

said, pulling off a kidnapping wasn't something

Stella's brow furrowed as she

her, a sly, unreadable

flickered across Stella's mind, making her grip Keen's

winced, his little

Lind's

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