The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 339

Haynes pressed his lips together, falling silent.

Foreman continued, “It was Jasper, always egging you on—telling you to file for divorce first, to teach Stella a lesson and make her come crawling back to you.”

He shook his head. “But look at how things turned out. Not only is Stella not coming back, she’s drifting further away from you every day.”

Foreman hesitated before adding, “I know it’s not really my place to say all this, but… Haynie, I don’t want to see you and your brother turn against each other. You understand?”

Foreman was never one to talk much, which made his sudden outpouring all the more unusual.

Haynes’s expression darkened, clouded with thoughts.

Just then, someone knocked at the office door.

“Haynie—something’s happened! The police just took Jasper! His lawyer tried to post bail, but they wouldn’t allow it.”

Rachel strode in, face tense and eyes anxious.

“Haynie, you have to do something. We need to get Jasper out.”

It was only after she’d spoken that she noticed Foreman standing there.

“...Mr. Richards? I didn’t realize you were here.”

Foreman nodded politely. “Ms. Pearce.”

Unlike Haynes and Jasper, Foreman never called her Rachel. He always kept that formal distance, addressing her as Ms. Pearce. That subtle reserve made it impossible for her to call him by his first name, no matter how many times she considered it.

She’d mentioned it to Jasper once, just in passing, but he’d just shrugged her off. “Foreman? That’s just how he is with everyone—don’t let it bother you.”

Haynes’s clear, steady voice broke through Rachel’s thoughts.