The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 474

After Stella and Lauretta left, Rachel lowered her voice. “Haynie, Stella turned us down… What should we do now?”

Haynes was silent for a few seconds before answering, “Invite someone else.”

Rachel instinctively bit her lip, unwilling to let it go. “But—”

Haynes turned to look at her. “Unless you have a way to convince Lauretta? Or maybe you can talk Stella into giving up her spot for you?”

Stella’s dislike for Rachel had always been obvious; she’d never bothered to hide it.

As for Lauretta, she wasn’t someone you could easily manipulate—trying to get her to change her mind was pretty much impossible.

And Stella…

A dull ache twisted in Haynes’s stomach. He knew Stella’s patience with him had worn thin, almost to the breaking point. If he pushed her any further, she just might do something drastic—something that would leave them both with nothing.

She was Keen’s mother. The last thing Haynes wanted was to turn her into a mortal enemy.

Rachel dropped her head. “Well… if she’s a friend of Ms. Cameron’s, I guess there’s nothing we can do.”

…

After leaving the restaurant, Stella took Lauretta for a stroll around Neo-Vespera.

Lauretta had grown up in Solmaris; even though she’d visited Novaris before, she’d never really explored the city.

Katrina and Wendy, on the other hand, had both grown up in Novaris. They’d planned to take a long break, and since they finally had some free time, they decided to catch up with old friends and childhood companions.

Katrina had barely arrived at her friend’s gathering when her father called.

“Sunny, I heard you’re on vacation and hanging out in Neo-Vespera?”