The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 328

The reporter blurted out, "Obviously, you're just in it for the money!"

Stella met his gaze. "If I'm so obsessed with money, then why did I donate all of it? With that much cash, I could enjoy a lifetime of luxury-maybe even two lifetimes. Why would I hand it all over instead of spending it on myself?"

The reporter froze, suddenly at a loss for words.

He had a point—if Stella was really after money, why give it away? The logic just didn't add up.

The silence only lasted a moment before another entertainment reporter jumped in, their tone sharp and accusatory.

"Ms. Cameron, as far as I know, you never even finished high school. You're hardly some heiress or business mogul... So how exactly did you get your hands on such a huge sum of money? Are you sure it was all acquired legally?"

Someone else chimed in, voice dripping with insinuation. "There are rumors that you recently posed as Mrs. Haynes. Are you sure you didn't scam some rich guy out of this fortune?"

reporter square in the eye. "I'd like to know- what

smirked. "It might be tough to trick one man out of that much, but

paused, flashing a smug, knowing smile, as if daring her or anyone

men in love leave their brains at the door," he added, drawing a few uneasy laughs from the crowd. "And with a woman as beautiful and talented as Ms. Cameron, getting money from men would be a walk in the

unless you have a better explanation, how do you account for

grenade tossed into a still pond-the room buzzed with shock and

no wealthy family background, yet somehow she'd amassed a billion dollars.

you're saying is-if a woman is young, attractive,

sharply, caught off-guard. With so many people watching, there was no way he could admit to such a blatant double standard. Doing so would be an insult

Don't you think the public deserves a reasonable explanation? If your charity is funded by dirty money, wouldn't

emboldened, as though he'd found Stella's Achilles' heel. “Imagine—a so-called philanthropist using stolen money to

your money is legitimate, the police station