The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 518

Joshua arched an eyebrow, amusement flickering in his eyes.

"Rachel, didn't I offer before? I could have taken care of her for you, but you refused."

Rachel's expression stiffened.

He was right-he had made the offer, and she had turned it down. All she'd ever wanted was to win Haynes for herself. She wasn't some heartless monster-why would she ever want blood on her hands?

But things were different now.

With Mr. Burton backing Stella, she had become untouchable. Even Joshua would struggle to go up against the Burtons and come out on top.

Maybe it was time to stop hesitating. Maybe Stella just needed to disappear, once and for all.

Rachel parted her lips, instinctively searching for some excuse. But when it came time to speak, not a single word made it out.

Things really had changed. Her heart was growing colder by the day.

for an answer. Whether

his tone calm. "I can handle this for you.

"What is

look. His eyes, usually so clear, were now as dark and

all these years, you've never played anything quite like that piece from that

must have heard Stella's performance of "Moonlight" earlier.

She wasn't the violinist from that night, so

way, to reach for the feeling he wanted. But emotion in music was such an elusive thing. She'd never really understood what it was Joshua heard that night-what he was truly looking

herself. "That night, I was in a

off. "But today I heard Stella play, and

"Are you talking about...

"Original style?"

clarified, "Stella's performance today was very close to the

to mimic the original

the garden. At first, I copied the original as closely as I could. But after a while, once I got the hang of it, I started blending in