The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 153

At that moment, Keen's mind was a chaotic mess.

Marvin's actions caught him off guard, and he was completely unprepared. He had never dealt with anything like this before. Marvin's words mixed truth and lies, leaving Keen, who had always been taught to be honest, unsure of how to handle such ambiguity.

Keen's hesitance and uncertainty were written all over his face, impossible for anyone to ignore.

Stella knew Keen too well; she could tell in an instant that Marvin wasn't making things up.

Unable to keep her emotions in check any longer, Stella slapped Rachel hard across the face.

The sound of the slap echoed in the room.

Rachel stumbled backward, her pale cheek instantly swelling with the impact.

She clutched her face, a scream escaping her lips. "How dare you hit me?!"

Stella's eyes glinted with an icy sharpness. "You're damn right I hit you! Just try laying a hand on a kid again."

In Stella’s view, if a man was unfaithful, the blame lay with him; the mistress was just a trigger. While she detested Rachel, Stella hadn’t planned on taking any extreme actions.

Rachel had already been poisoning Keen's mind, which was troubling enough. But now, by targeting an innocent child, she had gone too far.

Did Rachel really think Stella was someone who could be easily pushed around?

Rachel, having been sheltered by Haynes and Jasper since returning home, had never faced such humiliation. Now, she was fuming, charging at Stella with claws out. "Stella, I'll kill you!"