The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 436

Chapter 435

Seeing how things stood, Stella didn't refuse again.

...

She slid into Neville's car, murmured an address, and closed her eyes.

Her mind was foggy, her body weak and drained.

Leaning back in the passenger seat, Stella drifted off to sleep almost instantly.

She had no idea how much time had passed before someone gently shook her awake.

"Star, wake up."

Stella forced her eyes open. For a moment, her mind was blank-she couldn't even recall where she was.

But soon, the memory of Abby's predicament rushed back.

"Are we there?" she asked, her movements sluggish as she unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car.

The moment her feet touched the ground, her legs gave out, nearly sending her tumbling.

A slender, pale hand reached out just in time, steadying her.

"Star, are you sure you can walk?" Neville's usually playful eyes were suddenly serious. "Maybe you should wait here. I'll go find her."

fragile, Neville thought, that a

caught her breath. "No need. I just

minute later, she

"Let's go."

...

in a private lounge, cornered by

cheeks were swollen and red, clear evidence she'd been slapped more

in the room—a spoiled rich kid by the look of him—sat with a white bandage wrapped around his head. His glare at Abby was full of menace. "So, you

had the words left his mouth than the

strikingly handsome, nonchalant

with predatory delight. "Well, well. Even

a slow, appraising look-like a wolf

for his lechery. Whenever a beautiful woman crossed his path, he'd stop at nothing to get

in the hallway and

prominent name in New

Hunter had ar

bolder over time.

how best to get his hands on this

so fixated on Stella that he hadn't even noticed Neville enter

at the interruption, Mr. Hunter turned to

away-only to lock eyes with

froze, then his eyes widened

"Mr... Mr. Connolly?!"

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