The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 639

“Friends don’t need to keep score,” Stella said quietly.

She was deeply grateful to Neville. But this gratitude, she realized, was different from what she felt for anyone else. She had met Neville at her lowest—when she was lost and desperate, when Rachel and Jasper had set her up and Haynes had looked the other way. Without Neville’s help, she doubted she could have made it through.

During those dark days, Neville had done so much for her—not just offering financial support, but lending a hand whenever she needed it. Now that Stella was back on her feet, she’d taken the money Neville had once given her and put every penny into Marvin’s college fund.

Neville didn’t argue. His voice was low and steady. “I’m glad you see it that way. If you ever need anything from me, just say the word. No need to stand on ceremony.”

He added, with a hint of a laugh, “You’ve refused my money and you’re helping me take care of Marvin. Seems like I owe you now, Star. You do know, friendships go both ways.”

Stella suddenly remembered something and turned to Neville. “That video of Rachel pushing me—how did you get it?”

She wasn’t surprised Neville had managed to recover the audio, but she hadn’t expected there to be a video as well.

Neville replied, “As soon as you handed me your phone, I had someone check if there were any security cameras in the area. Unfortunately, Rachel’s good at picking her spots. The cameras nearby were either broken or didn’t exist. Later, when we were looking for eyewitnesses, we stumbled on someone who’d been flying a drone nearby. The video came from that drone.”

Stella felt a rush of warmth. She knew how much effort it must have taken to track down every clue, but Neville had done it for her—without hesitation.

She remembered, too, how Neville had always managed to produce video evidence whenever Rachel tried to frame her, using it to embarrass Haynes time and again.

Stella opened her mouth to thank him, but Neville cut her off before she could speak.