The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 17

Stella nodded and turned to leave.

Jasper stood there, gritting his teeth, watching her walk away with a face as sour as if he'd bitten into a bad lemon.

His friends exchanged awkward glances.

One of them chuckled nervously and said, "Those two women must be out of their minds, calling Jasper a simp? No way! Jasper's..."

His words faded into an awkward silence. The truth was, while those women might have been harsh, they had a point, didn’t they? Jasper did come off as a bit of a simp.

Another friend quickly jumped in to save face, "Jasper is Rachel's knight in shining armor. That's more like it!"

Everyone else hastily agreed, "Yeah, yeah, a knight in shining armor!"

Just then, a gentle voice broke the awkward silence. "Jasper, why aren't you guys in the private room? What's going on here?"

Jasper turned to see a man and a woman approaching. The man was tall and handsome, exuding a refined aura. The woman was petite and lovely, delicate in her demeanor.

Upon seeing them, Jasper's eyes lit up. He hurried over, ready to spill the beans, embellishing the story as he went, accusing Stella of all sorts of mischief.

"Haynie, Rachel, guess who I saw? Stella! She's here and shamelessly said she was looking for some fun!"

"I mean, she must have too much time on her hands to be fooling around. She used to cook only one meal for Rachel, but she should be doing all three!"