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.

your ex-husband's first love came back into the

out a low

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 took you,

to wait for Rachel to

as just grabbing a kid-everything

almost lazy. "From what I could tell, your son often wandered off by himself, but I figured someone must've been watching from the shadows. I wasn't about to walk into a trap

your son

ran cold as she

taken Keen out, and he'd been kidnapped as a

off a kidnapping

snapped back to the present. Stella's brow furrowed as she

her, a sly, unreadable glint in his

Stella's mind, making her grip

his little brow furrowing

Lind's

Owidened. "Ms. Cameron,

you're

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