MainNovelForeman knew exactly what was eating at Stella.
Rachel-she would always be the thorn in Stella's side.
That was why, back then, when Rachel set her up and accused her of all kinds of things, Foreman didn't step
forward with evidence to clear Stella's name. He wanted Stella to see for herself just how her own husband
would side with
another woman.
Only then, Foreman thought, would she finally give up on Haynes for good.
Stella took a moment to recall, her voice calm. "I'm not sure if they know each other. But as far as | can tell,
nothing on my end has ever been leaked. In fact, while Joshua's been by my side, he's savedmore than
once."
Foreman's tone was cautious. "Or maybe it's just an act—maybe they staged it to win your trust."
Stella didn't like to assthe worst about people, but she couldn't deny it was possible. After all, Sherman
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBurton had once fooled her in much the sway.
She knew Foreman meant well, so she replied quietly, "I understand. I'll be careful."
Foreman smiled lightly and let it drop. Sthings were better left unsaid; push too far, and Stella would just
shut down.
Changing the subject, Foreman said, "Star, what are you planning to do about Haynie?"
If Stella chose to trust Joshua for now, the only card left to play was to drive a wedge between her and Haynes—
until their relationship was beyond repair.
And if Stella cut ties with Haynes and then sent Joshua packing, well, that would be a double win.
Stella's laugh was cold. "If Haynes wants to paint Joshua in a bad light right now, then he can't blme for
exposing Rachel."
She held more than enough dirt on Rachel-hard evidence, and plenty of it.
To Foreman, Rachel was nothing more than a pawn to stir up trouble between
Stella and Haynes. Whether she sank or swam was of no concern.
Instead, Foreman offered, "Star, | actually have sproof of Rachel setting you up. I'll send it over."
Stella smiled. "Thank you."
After leaving the café, Stella headed straight to the hospital.
Inside the room, Joshua was immersed in a video game, while Abby scrolled through her phone.
When Stella walked in, Abby looked up. "Star, how did it go? Was it Haynes?"
Stella nodded. "Yeah. It's confirmed."
Joshua's hands stilled on the controller for just a second.
Abby pressed on, "So what's your plan? Are you going to try and suppress the gossip?"
Stella shook her head. “These kinds of rumors never really go away. Even if you manage to silence the press
people will just talk about it behind closed doors. The more you try to shut it down, the more curious they get.
Besides, Haynes is controlling the narrative now-shutting it down won't be easy."
Abby glanced at her. "So, what are you thinking?"
nes
Stella's lips curved into a cool smile. "Abby, it's tto let Rachel's scandals see the light of day. The
tway to kill off one story is to hit them with something even bigger."
Abby's eyes widened. "You want to do it now? But the concert with Rachel isn't for another month! If you leak the
story so early, Haynes will have plenty of tto do damage control."
It wasn't exactly too soon, but Abby's plan was to wait until three to
way, Rachel would be buried in scandal just as the curtain
five days before the concern, neto
rose leaving her with an empty theater and no audience at all.
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