The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 584

Stella's stubbornness was almost hard to believe.

“Stella, about Sherman—" Jonathan began, but before he could finish, Skyler cleared his throat softly, cutting him off.

"Jonathan, let bygones be bygones. There's no need to bring up the past," Skyler said, his tone gentle and easygoing. He turned to Stella with a warm smile. "You really are your mother's daughter-strong-willed and proud. Come on, enough standing around. Let's all have a seat."

Stella took her place beside Keen. "Keen, are you alright?"

The fear that had clouded Keen's face earlier had faded. He nodded, his voice steady. "I'm okay, Mom. For a second, I thought something bad was happening again..."

He glanced toward Aurora. "But thankfully, Ms. Williams came back and explained everything to me."

His clear, beautiful eyes locked onto Stella, shining with curiosity and hope. "Mom, are they really my family?"

could deny with mere words. She could refuse to return to the Williams family, refuse to acknowledge any of them—but she

to respond, Stella fell

been quiet until now, finally spoke. “Mr. O'Brien, I'm sorry. I should've told you the truth when

Aurora had kept her silence. He simply replied with

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certainly wealthy, that kind of gift was extravagant by any standard. At the time, Haynes had thought it was just gratitude for his

wasn't right for me to bring Keen here without any warning. But honestly, the fact that the O'Brien family let me do so without much fuss says a lot about

then changed tack. "If the O'Brien family can't take care of Keen properly, maybe the Williams family should. At the

sharp look. "What

few can match. Keen deserves the

folder that had been waiting at