The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 753

At Jasper’s words, he immediately assured, “Haynie, don’t worry. I swear—I won’t ever go after Stella again.”

Haynes frowned, but shook his head. “That’s not what I wanted to talk about.”

“Then what is it?” Jasper asked, confused.

Haynes grew quiet for a few moments, then finally spoke. “I want you to take care of Rachel—for however much time she has left.”

Jasper was taken aback. “I’ve always looked after Rachel…”

His voice faltered. Suddenly, he understood what Haynes really meant by “taking care.”

He shot up, alarmed. “Haynie, what do you mean? Are you saying—you’re just going to walk away from Rachel?!”

Haynes’s voice was cold and detached. “Whatever I owed Rachel, I’ve paid back in full. Because of her, I lost my marriage and forked over another hundred million. I’ve done enough to repay the debts of the past.”

He paused, then added, “Jasper, you know as well as I do—Keen can’t grow up without a mother. I’m done letting Rachel’s problems ruin things between me and Stella. If you agree to this, I’ll talk directly to your father and make sure you get the heir’s position. If you refuse…”

Haynes fixed Jasper with a hard look. “Even though I’d feel more at ease leaving Rachel in your care, it’s not as if you’re the only option.”

Jasper caught the underlying threat and stared at him in disbelief. “Haynie, you’re really thinking of…”

Ever since Haynes had discovered that Rachel had framed Stella, that the kidnapping and Stella’s hospitalization were real, his attitude toward Rachel had changed. From the very beginning, he’d never intended to divorce her. If it hadn’t been for Rachel’s illness, he would never have agreed to the divorce in the first place. Even then, he’d assumed they’d remarry soon enough.

But things hadn’t turned out as he’d expected. Instead, Stella seemed to drift further and further away.

If that was how it was going to be, he’d solve the problem at its root—by finding Rachel a proper home.

Haynes continued, “Jasper, think carefully. Even if you say no, there are others who will say yes.”