The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 160

Keen had this nagging feeling that something was off, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.

One thing he did know for sure though, he didn't want his mom and dad to get divorced. Sure, he liked Rachel well enough, but he didn't want her to be his mom.

For some reason, his heart felt like it was up in his throat.

He was kind of scared to hear what his dad's answer would be.

After a lengthy silence, Haynes' deep, calm voice finally filled the room. "There's no need to compare Rachel to you." Yet, he still wasn't directly answering the question.

Stella didn't press him any further. "Alright, I got my answer."

She turned her gaze to Keen.

"Why don't you head back to your room? Your dad and I need to have a talk."

Keen glanced nervously at his dad, but eventually, he trudged upstairs.

Once Keen was gone, Stella pulled some papers out of a folder.

"This is the new draft of the divorce agreement. If everything looks good to you, go ahead and sign it."

Haynes looked tense, his handsome face drawn. "Stella, I've given you plenty of chances to ease up. If you keep pushing like this, it's only going to backfire."

"Backfire?" Stella raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Is that supposed to be a bad thing? Sounds pretty good to me."

Haynes' expression turned stern. "Alright, Stella, you've said it. Just remember, I warned you."

"And your mom calls me a freeloader, like I starved before I met you."

Haynes looked at Stella with a deep sense of disappointment.

"What do you mean you raised our child for my family? Keen is your son too. Hearing you say that is just… disappointing."

Stella shot back, "Was I raising him for myself? Where were you when I was in the delivery room, going through hell to bring him into this world? I went through all that, and yet he carries your last name. You say he's our son, right? Fine, when we divorce, will you let me take him with me?"

Haynes was taken aback by Stella's rebuttal and finally managed to say, "No matter what, he is your child too."

Stella nodded, "Exactly, no matter what, he's my child too. So, let me have custody."

Haynes found Stella utterly unreasonable. "Keen is the future heir of the O'Brien Group. I can't just hand him over. Even if I did, you couldn't support him."