The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1576

Abby froze for a second. She murmured to herself, "Haynie? Is Star calling for Haynes?"

She glanced at the time. Haynes was still in Solmaris. After Joshua left, Haynes had tried to see Stella a few times, but she had been too busy dealing with Sellers and had turned him down.

It felt wrong to disturb someone at this hour, but Abby remembered how Haynes used to drop everything in the middle of the night for Rachel. She felt no guilt.

She immediately took out her phone to call him. Just as she dialed, Neville suddenly asked, "Are you sure she said 'Haynie,' and not 'Joshua?'"

Abby paused.

Neville continued, "I've never heard Star call Haynes 'Haynie.' Of course, I don't know what she called him when they were on good terms."

Abby's mood sank like a stone. "Back when Star and Haynes were still close," she said quietly, "she called him 'Haynes.'"

If it wasn't Haynes she was calling for, then… it must have been Joshua.

Haynie, Joshua… It was an easy mistake to make.

Neville looked at Stella with a complicated expression.

Just then, Haynes answered the phone, his voice thick with sleep. "Abby? Why are you calling at this hour? Did something happen to Star?"

"When she wakes up, I'll talk to her."

"Mr. Connolly, I'm counting on you," Abby said sincerely. Aside from herself and Antoney, Neville was the only one left who hadn't hurt Stella. Stella would probably listen to him.

About half an hour later, Haynes arrived. He saw Neville in the room, paused for a moment, then gave a slight nod in greeting. Neville nodded back.

Haynes turned to Abby. "What happened? How did Star get a fever?"

Seeing him, Abby's resentment flared. "Why? Isn't it because you and Foreman, for your own selfish reasons, exposed Joshua's identity and drove him away from Star?" she snapped. "Joshua may have hurt Star in the past, but recently, he's done nothing but help her. Without his support, how could she have secured her position at The Williams Group so quickly? And let's not forget your dear friend Foreman. If it weren't for Joshua's money, he would've been ruined by Leonard long ago."