The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 249

This divorce agreement was exactly the same as the one Stella had wanted last time, where she asked for an equal division of assets.

But Haynes wasn't having it. He wanted her to walk away with nothing.

Stella, tired of the entanglement, finally agreed.

However, on the day they were supposed to meet at the courthouse, he stood her up.

Stella realized something important: if she didn't fight for herself, no one else would.

Haynes's face darkened. "Stella, is it fun for you to keep using divorce as a threat? Just because I missed one appointment, you have to raise a fuss over and over again?"

"If you're really that upset about it, tomorrow... no, right now, we can go out. You can choose where to go."

Stella looked at Haynes as if he had completely lost his mind.

"A date? Haynes, are you out of your mind? I asked you to meet at the courthouse to finalize our divorce, and you think I wanted to go on a date?"

Thinking of Rachel's interference and Jasper's mocking, Stella guessed that Jasper might have said something to Haynes.

She mocked, "I say I want a divorce, and you all think I'm trying to get your attention. I ask you to meet at the courthouse, and you think it's a ploy for a date."

"If that's how you interpret plain English, then let me ask you this..."

Stella's eyes, strikingly clear, fixed on Haynes's handsome face.

"What will it take for you to believe that I genuinely want a divorce from you?"

The question hit Haynes like a sledgehammer, leaving him momentarily stunned.

Seeing his silence, Stella continued, her tone calm.