The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 419

The two men hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Jasper.

"And you are...?"

Jasper answered them in flawless German, "She and I go way back. If you want

to ask her anything, you can talk to me I'll translate for you."

One of the men glanced uncertainly at Stella. "You're saying she doesn't understand German?"

Jasper replied, "That's right. She barely finished high school and can hardly manage a conversation in English, let alone German.

Didn't you notice? No matter what you said to her, she just ignored you. That's because she couldn't understand a word.

Even at this year's music symposium, she only got in because of some man who pulled strings for her."

The two men exchanged a glance, a flicker of excitement lighting up their eyes. "Some man? So she's here at Mr. Walden's music symposium because..."

Jasper nodded, lowering his voice conspiratorially. "Exactly. She's here to find herself a sugar daddy. Her last one ditched her, so now she's desperate for the next."

After hearing this, the men's gazes turned lecherous as they looked at Stella. One of them leaned toward Jasper and said in German, "Ask her for me-how much does she charge?"

away from them, Jasper raised his voice, making sure everyone nearby could hear. "Since you can't speak German and your education doesn't quite measure

smile and said to Stella in English, "They're just saying how beautiful you are. Aren't

if he was nothing more than a

German, understood enough English to catch Jasper's so-called "translation." They exchanged mocking

Mr. Walden's standards for this event have really dropped.

gentleman here is wondering if you'd like to...

a word

Walden himself

several languages, this was his event; speaking German was

fact that Stella didn't even know the basics-how had she managed to get

with advanced degrees and

every mocking and disdainful eye

German and spoken loudly with no attempt

understand them-so

Jasper, then at the

Without a

picked

nord, she turned away,

of wine

it

waiter's tray, and tossenet t