The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 217

Haynes gave her a bewildered look. "You should make sure you won't suddenly have something come up and bail at the last minute."

Stella gave a small, sarcastic smile, though her eyes were cold as ice. "What if, Mr. O'Brien, it's you who decides to flake out instead?"

With Keen's recent accident and Haynes' constant suspicions and accusations, Stella had reached the end of her rope. She was done dealing with this bizarre family. Today it was calling the cops on her own mom for kidnapping; who knows what drama tomorrow would bring?

Even though she and Haynes had been married for five years, she realized she barely knew Deanna. In the past, she'd always followed Deanna's lead, knowing full well she was hard to please and just gritting her teeth through it. Maybe her patience kept Deanna civil, at least on the surface.

But after their last blowout, Stella was shocked at how peculiar Deanna could be. It was like running a gauntlet, and she was ready to escape it as soon as possible. She was already looking forward to Rachel stepping into her shoes with Haynes.

His voice was as cool and distant as a mountain stream under the moonlight. "What time?"

Stella blinked, snapping back to the moment. Haynes was agreeing! "Tomorrow morning at ten, outside the courthouse. That work for you, Mr. O'Brien?"

His voice was low and chilly. "Fine." He didn't believe for a second that Stella would actually go through with the divorce.

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Rachel and Jasper walked into the hospital together. After hearing that Keen had been found, they came to see him. As Keen's favorite person, Rachel couldn't possibly stay away when he was in trouble.