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 secret

he turned and left without a backward glance, showing not a trace

at Mr. Burton on stage. Skyler was incredulous. "Raven

been eccentric, even

wife, he only became more difficult-when he was in a bad mood, he turned

years, countless people had tried to

he ever attended a single

"How did Raven manage to get Mr. Burton to show up

hesitated for

you

before speaking up. "Dad,on

told Mr. Burton she was part of the Williams family, and

darkened as Aurora's words sank in;

went to Mr. Burton for help on her own, the Williams family now owes the Burtons

acted

to

was grim, but when he remembered all the hardships Stella had endured over the years, he tried to come up with excuses to justify her

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

as she thought it through. "Maybe Sherman told Mr Burton about our family's