The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 350

Haynes and Rachel left, taking Keen with them.

This time, no one tried to stop them.

Once the three were gone, Abby burst out, her voice brimming with frustration. “Star, what’s with Keen and Haynes? Why are they always looking down on you? Don’t they know you went to college?”

Stella took a sip of water, then shrugged. “Maybe they don’t.”

Neville studied her for a moment. “Why is it that when we looked into your background, there’s nothing after high school?”

“I left the country before I graduated,” Stella replied matter-of-factly.

Neville’s brows arched in surprise. “Even so, there shouldn’t be a complete gap in your records, should there?”

Stella’s long lashes lowered, masking whatever emotions flickered in her eyes.

“That’s because, while I was studying abroad, I used a different name. That record was deliberately altered. It’s not surprising you couldn’t find anything.”

Neville’s gaze sharpened. “Deliberately altered?”

Abby glanced at Stella, noticing she was openly discussing her past without any sign of holding back. Sensing this, Abby decided to press on.

“Mr. Connolly, have you ever heard of The Williams Group?”

“Which Williams Group?” Neville’s eyes darkened, his tone suddenly serious. “Don’t tell me you mean the one in Solmaris?”

Abby nodded. “That’s right. That Williams Group.”

Neville’s expression deepened as he looked at Stella. “Would you mind telling us more?”

The Connollys had helped her so much already. There were some truths Neville deserved to hear.

Stella’s eyes grew distant. “Just when my mother thought their life would finally settle down, the unthinkable happened.”

“On their anniversary, my father arranged a sailing trip for her. But out at sea, they were caught in a storm.

My father insisted she take the first spot on the rescue boat. He was swept away by the waves.”

“When they returned, my mother sent out search parties, paid a fortune for any news of him, but nothing ever came back.”

“She still had three young children to care for. Somehow, she pulled herself together and took over my father’s company.

Three years went by in a flash. Everyone assumed my father was dead, but my mother never gave up hope.

And then, one day, she heard that a man who looked just like my father had been seen in a remote fishing village.”