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 just

turned and left without a backward glance, showing

family stared in shock at Mr. Burton on stage. Skyler was incredulous. "Raven actually knows Mr. Burton? How on earth do they

had always been eccentric, even when he was

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

countless people had tried to invite

once had he

to get Mr. Burton to show

hesitated for a

you

before speaking up. "Dad,on

maybe Raven told Mr. Burton she was part of the Williams family, and that's why he

words sank in; he realized she might

her own, the Williams family

really acted without

of gratitude were the hardest to repay-especially to a

when he remembered all the hardships Stella had endured over the years,

Raven away." Jonathan recalled something Mr. Burton had said not long ago. "But why did

"Maybe Sherman told Mr Burton about our family's situation. Perhaps Mr. Burton was just