The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 505

Stella's response was short and sharp.

"You're out of your mind."

Sherman was, in her eyes, even more loathsome than Jasper.

At least Jasper made no effort to hide his dislike-he hated her, and that was that.

Sherman, on the other hand, despised her but pretended otherwise, putting on a façade of kindness. In the end, he'd orchestrated that elaborate scheme to completely ruin her reputation.

Catching the open disgust on Stella's face, Sherman merely smiled, as if her hatred didn't bother him in the slightest.

To him, contempt from the weak was meaningless-a minor annoyance, nothing

more.

"Stella, my grandfather only trusts you because he doesn't know who you really are. He's been taken in by your little act. But now that I'm here, I won't let you keep fooling him."

Stella looked him right in the eye. "Then go ahead. March over to Mr. Burton and expose me. I'll wait right here."

Sherman's gaze narrowed, studying her.

afraid

had some powerful backing, or she was simply confident that, even if the truth came out, Mr. Burton

option. From what he'd heard, she'd known Mr. Burton for almost a year

the old man go to such

grandfather probably wouldn't work-the old man

considered his options,

at Stella, his eyes cold, like a predator watching its prey's last desperate

really think that just because you've charmed my grandfather, there's nothing

course not. With Mr. Burton's cunning, there's nothing

faltered

smart, you'd better just leave. I don't want things to

If he

persuade his

to give up

like

could drive her awaren

he'd done years ago.

the performance and embarrassed Mr. Burton, even the old man

thought brought a glint of malice to Sherman's

warning, he stepped forward and clamped a hand over Stella's

glanced quickly around-no one was watching. In silence, he dragged