The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

"This is something we need to plan carefully. There's no point in rushing it."

Rachel froze again. "You mean the Watson family's son? Are you saying... Antoney?"

Joshua nodded slightly. "Stella doesn't know about this yet, but I'm afraid she'll find out today.

Once she knows, she'll definitely try to convince Antoney to return to the Watson family, and there's no doubt he'll go back."

He glanced sideways at Rachel, his eyes deep and unreadable.

"With the Burtons, the Watsons, and your first love's family, the O'Briens, all involved, trying to touch Stella now is next to impossible.

These days, her support is higher than Everest-she's no longer someone others can push around."

Joshua had searched for Stella during her years with the Williams family, but came up empty.

He still didn't know she had another identity entirely.

Joshua checked his watch. "It's getting late. I should go."

He gave her a conspiratorial wink and lowered his voice.

visit a

turned and left without a backward glance, showing not a

stage. Skyler was incredulous. "Raven actually knows Mr. Burton? How on

Burton had always been eccentric, even

became more difficult-when he was in a bad mood, he turned cold even to his own family and never cared about anyone's

years, countless people had tried

not once had he

to get Mr. Burton to show up

hesitated for a

you

before speaking up. "Dad,on

of the Williams family, and that's why he

as Aurora's words sank in; he realized she

went to Mr. Burton for help on her own,

acted without

the hardest to repay-especially to a

face was grim, but when he remembered all the hardships Stella had endured over the years, he tried

recalled something Mr. Burton had said not long ago. "But why did Mr. Burton claim Stella was an

through. "Maybe Sherman told Mr Burton about our family's situation. Perhaps Mr. Burton was just protecting Raven's dignity by not revealing her