The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1175

“Do you know who it was?” Stella asked.

Joshua was silent for a moment before answering, “It was probably meant for me.”

Stella frowned slightly. “For you?”

He nodded, still facing away from her so she couldn’t see his expression. “Yeah. I have my share of enemies.” His voice was low, almost apologetic. “I’m sorry. You got hurt because of me this time.”

Stella shook her head. “Don’t apologize—you’re the one who found me.”

Joshua didn’t say anything more. The two of them slipped back into a quiet lull.

…

Haynes sat slouched in the backseat of the car, eyes closed as if dozing.

A soft knock sounded on the window. He snapped awake instantly, eyes sharp as they fixed on Benson standing outside.

“Any luck?” Haynes asked, tension clear in his voice.

Benson let out a quiet sigh.

Ever since Stella had vanished, Haynes had barely slept, searching relentlessly.

But the area was vast, the woods thick and tangled, making the search almost impossible.

“…Not yet,” Benson admitted in a low voice. “Mr. O’Brien, you haven’t rested in two days. Maybe you should head back and get some sleep. We can keep searching out here.”

“No,” Haynes replied as he opened the car door and stepped out, glancing at Benson. “Did you get everything I asked for?”

“It’s all ready,” Benson confirmed quietly.

Now that they’d narrowed down where Stella had gone missing, Haynes was preparing to join the search himself.

Just as he was about to head into the woods, someone came running toward them, stumbling with excitement.

“Mr. O’Brien, we found her! The drone picked up her location!”

Though Haynes and Stella were divorced, most of his staff still called her Mrs. O’Brien out of old habit. At the news, Haynes’s eyes widened, and his breathing quickened.

“Where is she now?”

…

The forest was eerily quiet, the only sounds those of footsteps crunching over fallen leaves and twigs.

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