The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 830

So what if Stella is more famous than her now? At the end of the day, she’s still stuck in that shabby little apartment.

If Stella wanted to buy a place like this ocean-view villa, who knows how many years she’d have to save?

But for Rachel, a few well-timed tears were all it took to get whatever she wanted.

Rachel had just tapped on the trending topics when her phone lit up again.

She glanced at the caller ID—Haynes. Her heart leapt, and her eyes sparkled with surprise.

How long had it been since Haynes last called her?

She answered immediately, her voice soft and eager. “Haynie...”

She didn’t even finish before his voice cut through, low and cold.

“Rachel, how long did you think you could keep lying to me?”

Rachel froze. “Haynie, what are you talking about? I don’t understand—”

She had lied to Haynes so many times that, for a moment, she couldn’t even tell which secret he’d uncovered.

His voice was colder still, laced with unmistakable disgust.

“Don’t play dumb. The whole internet is talking about how you’ve been faking your illness.

Because of what we once had—and because you saved Jasper—I’ve always done everything I could to fulfill your wishes.

But all this time, you’ve been lying to me.

Did you really think I’d enjoy being made a fool of?”

Haynes was never one for emotional outbursts, but now his anger simmered just beneath the surface, so intense it made Rachel’s blood run cold.

She scrambled to explain, “Haynie, there must be some mistake! You know Ms. Cameron has always misunderstood me, that’s probably why—”

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