The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 345

Back then, he had said, “Mom, Rachel didn’t mean it. Why do you always assume the worst about people? You should apologize to her.”

Stella’s cold voice snapped Keen back to the present.

“Keen, why do you always think so badly of Marvin? As far as I know, he’s never done anything to hurt you. Why do you insist on targeting him?”

Keen’s emotions began to spiral out of control. “I’m not! I’m not, I swear! He’s always two-faced—acting nice to my face and different behind my back. He does it on purpose!”

At that moment, Abby returned with the first aid kit in hand.

She looked a little uneasy. “Stella, someone’s here.”

Stella lifted her head, catching sight of a man and a woman—both all too familiar.

Seeing them, Neville arched an eyebrow.

“Mr. O'Brien, Ms. Pearce. What a coincidence—meeting you here of all places.”

Rachel smiled politely. “We actually came looking for Keen. When we went to pick him up from school, we found he’d already left. We checked his GPS watch and saw he was here, so we hurried over. But we didn’t expect to find… this.”

She glanced at Stella, her words trailing off with barely concealed accusation. “Ms. Cameron, next time you want to take Keen out, could you let us know in advance? Otherwise, we worry that something’s happened to him.”

Let them know in advance?

So Rachel already thinks of herself as the lady of the house?

A cold, mocking smile flickered in Stella’s heart, but she couldn’t be bothered to respond to Rachel’s obvious provocation.

Instead, she turned to Keen. “Did you tell your dad you were coming here?”

Keen lowered his head. “…No.”

Stella was about to say more when Rachel’s pointed voice chimed in again.