The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 721

Neville Connolly looked genuinely surprised. “I’m Marvin Connolly’s father. Isn’t it perfectly reasonable for a father to want to see his own son? How could that possibly be inappropriate?”

Haynes O’Brien was momentarily at a loss for words, his retort dying on his lips.

Watching the exchange, Stella Cameron felt a headache brewing.

She turned to Haynes and said, “Why don’t you head back for now? I’ll take Keen out today—it’ll be fine.”

Haynes shot Neville a frosty glance. “Oh? So you’re planning to take my son out and let him bond with another man?”

Stella frowned. “Do you have to be so unpleasant?”

Haynes replied coolly, “The truth’s never easy to hear.”

Stella was about to argue when Keen O’Brien tugged on her sleeve, looking up at her with wide, pleading eyes.

“Mom, Dad cleared his whole schedule today just to find you with me… Maybe Dad could come with us too?”

The truth was, Haynes had rearranged his work just to spend the day with Stella and Keen, hoping for a rare family outing. He hadn’t expected Neville and Marvin to beat him to it.

Stella hesitated. She was fine with taking Keen out by herself, but bringing Haynes along too? That was another story.

Neville seemed to sense her dilemma. “Since Mr. O’Brien is already here, why not all go together?”

Stella glanced at him, uncertain. “You want him to come too?”

Neville smiled faintly. “If you don’t, I doubt anyone’s going anywhere today.”

Haynes shot Neville a sidelong look. “How very self-aware of you, Mr. Connolly.”

Neville shrugged. “When you’ve dealt with enough shameless people, you learn a thing or two.”

Haynes let out a cold laugh. “Maybe it takes one to know one?”

Neville arched a brow. “You seem to know quite a bit about it, Mr. O’Brien. Sounds like you’re speaking from experience.”