The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 582

She’d never tried to hide anything about Haynes.

The truth was, he’d simply never asked.

When they got married, there was no ceremony—just a trip to sign the papers. Before that, Haynes had only asked her one question.

“Should we let your parents know?”

Stella replied, “My mother passed away years ago, and I haven’t been in touch with my father for a long time. There’s no need to tell him.”

After that, Haynes never brought up her parents again.

Now, as Haynes drove, it seemed those memories crossed his mind too.

His lips parted, as if there was something he wanted to say, but in the end, he kept silent.

He really hadn’t asked about her family. He’d always felt it wasn’t necessary. He’d chosen her for who she was, not for her family background.

Of course, a part of him also just didn’t care.

He finally spoke in a low voice, “If your father’s after money, I can give it to him.”

He assumed Stella’s father had taken Keen for the sake of extorting her. After all, a man absent for years suddenly appearing and taking off with her son—no one would believe there wasn’t an ulterior motive.

Stella glanced at him, surprise flickering in her eyes.

“You know Aurora, don’t you?”

Haynes was caught off guard, not understanding why she’d bring up Aurora out of the blue.

“I only know Ms. Williams in passing,” he answered reflexively, “We’re hardly close. I just helped her with something small a few years ago.”

Stella cut him off without hesitation. “You’re not close? Yet you took Keen and Rachel to see her?”

After Lauretta called, Stella had immediately asked Neville to look into the whole situation. That’s how she found out that Haynes had taken Keen and Rachel to a meal with Aurora.