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.

keep my visit a secret just

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

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

had always been eccentric,

he was in a bad mood, he turned cold even to his own family

had tried to invite

not once had he ever attended

"How did Raven manage 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 agreed

sank in;

on her own, the Williams family now owes the Burtons a huge

really acted

were the hardest to

he remembered all the hardships Stella had endured over

Burton had said not long ago. "But why

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