The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 755

Her voice trailed off, and a faint, inscrutable smile flickered across her lips.

"And then there's her whole 'pretending to be sick' act... I can't tell if she came up with it herself, or if Jasper put her up to it with one of his harebrained schemes."

Abby frowned in confusion. "Why would you call it a bad idea? If Rachel hadn't faked being ill to get sympathy, you and Haynes never would have gotten divorced."

Stella shook her head. "The truth is, Haynes and I got divorced because our marriage was already falling apart. Rachel was just the match that lit the fuse.

Even if Rachel hadn't shown up, Haynes and I would have run into other problems eventually."

Abby considered that, and it made sense.

She pressed on, "Then why do you say Rachel's 'pretending to be sick' was a stupid idea?"

Stella met Abby's gaze. "Because every lie eventually gets exposed. It's like living with a sword hanging over your head-you never know when it will drop.

Even if she got what she wanted through deception, what happens when the truth comes out?

Don't forget, Rachel's whole public persona is this poor, fragile, endlessly understanding angel.

And it's not just that she faked being sick-she went all in and pretended to have a terminal illness..."

laugh and shook her head. "I honestly don't know what was going

she doesn't die

Abby couldn't help but nod

Of all the things to fake, why a terminal illness? She's

health issue, that would've been

"Haven't you noticed? Rachel always seems to back herself into a

up the act, let her. We'll just

gets caught? What if

carefully packed away her

that for the rest of her life, then honestly?

crossed Joshua Gardner's

to lift a weight from Abby's shoulders. She glanced at her watch. "Star, the

Joshua should get

Stella nodded.

the tournament wrapped

at the top of the

solo performances-Stella stunned

mark, leaving Rachel in the

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