Neville seemed to recall something. He glanced around and asked, "Where's Foreman? Why isn't he here today?"
Haynes replied coolly, "He wasn't invited."
Neville chuckled knowingly.
"I don't see that good friend of yours as the type to give up easily."
Haynes shot back, "So, have you given up?"
Neville said, "Star only sees me as a friend. Not giving up would only cause her more trouble. However…"
His tone shifted, and he chuckled softly. "If Star decides she and Joshua aren't a good fit and breaks up with him, I wouldn't mind pursuing her again."
Haynes retorted, "Even if you pursued her a hundred times, she would only ever see you as a friend. She'll never fall for you."
Neville said, "Star seeing me as a friend is still better than your situation, Mr. O'Brien. After all, your marriage was predictable from the start, with no surprises at all."
They really had nothing to talk about, so they resorted to taking jabs at each other's weak spots.
Meanwhile, after a few rounds with Keen and Marvin, Joshua glanced back toward Stella.
His stomach dropped. Stella was gone!
Joshua's breathing instantly grew ragged.
He said to the boys, "Keen, Marvin, you two play here for a bit. I'm going to find Star."
Keen and Marvin were engrossed in their dart competition. They were no match for Mr. Joshua, but the game between the two of them was neck and neck.
They both acknowledged him.
Just as Joshua reached the doorway, he ran into Abby, who was returning from the restroom.
He asked with a grim expression, "Abby, where's Star?"


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The readers' comments on the novel: The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance
Oh come on! This is ridiculous, why can’t you let Stella finally be happy with Joshua. I’m done with this story....
anxiously waiting for updates...
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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...