Chapter 324
The moment Haynes appeared, the crowd surged forward, unable to hold back their questions any longer.
“Mr. O’Brien, just now this Ms. Cameron claimed she’s your wife. Is that true? Do you know her?” someone asked, thrusting a microphone forward.
Haynes barely spared Stella a glance, his expression cool and unreadable. His lips parted, and he uttered just two words:
“Not really.”
For a split second, the reporters were stunned silent. Then, laughter burst out, loud and mocking
Now, every gaze turned to Stella was laced with ridicule, as if she were nothing more than a desperate clown.
“She sounded so convincing! I almost believed she really was Mrs. O’Brien. Tums out she was just making it up”
Takes real nerve, lying right outside a police station. Isn’t she afraid we’ll expose her? How does she plan to save face when everyone finds out?”
“Probably just another wannabe hoping to catch Mr O’Brien’s attention. Maybe she’s banking on us making a scene so she can get a moment in the spotlight.”
“Infamy is still fame, I guess! She must be desperate if she’s willing to use him like this.”
No wonder she got banned online. Absolutely shameless.”
Their words were like needles, each jab finding its mark. Stella felt the malice in every stare.X
One reporter, grinning, leaned in. “Ms. Cameron, Mr. O’Brien says he barely knows you. Care to explain?”
Stella met his gaze calmly. “We’re not close anymore.“)
“But you just told everyone you’re his wife! That’s quite the turnaround, don’t you think?”
Stella looked at him unflinching “I said I was–past tense. After the divorce, we became strangers. There’s no reason for us to be close
The crowd erupted in laughter.
Not a single person believed her.
To them, Stella was either desperate for fame or desperate for a man, Maybe both
Jasper, livestreaming the whole scene, kept his camera trained on Stella. Over the past few days, thanks to his careful maneuvering. rumors about her had exploded across the internet. Any voices that spoke up in her defense were swiftly silenced by people he’d paid off. Any mention of her past with Haynes? Deleted before he even had to ask.
Now, Jasper’s livestream chat was a flood of insults, all directed at Stella. Some even dredged up the car accident from before, conveniently ignoring everything that came after. They clung to old scandals, eager for more dirt.
Standing in the center of it all, Stella realized that even if she could speak with a hundred mouths, nothing she said would change their minds. Any defense would only make things worse.}
Her brow furrowed as she decided she’d had enough. There was no point in arguing with this mob.
But as she tried to leave, the reporters blocked her path, their eyes glinting with amusement, determined not to let her escape. “Heading somewhere, Ms. Cameron?”
“Leaving already? You haven’t cleared things up yet!”
Stella’s voice was cold as she replied, “Are you planning to break the law by detaining me in front of a police station?”
The reporters only laughed. “Oh, come on, Ms. Cameron! You’re the one who pretended to be Mr. O’Brien’s wife right outside the station If the police show up, we’re all equally at fault, aren’t we?”
They closed in, forming a wall she couldn’t break through
Just then, Stella caught Haynes’s gaze from outside the crowd. His eyes glinted with amusement, the comers of his mouth twitching in a barely–there smile. He mouthed something, his words silent but clear.!!
“Beg me, and I’ll save you.”
