The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 604

Broad-shouldered and long-legged, he stood tall and straight, exuding an

effortless authority. Every movement radiated a quiet intensity, like a sword still sheathed-dangerous and untouchable.

Stella's eyes flickered with recognition.

Sellers.

The man Mr. Burton had introduced as her potential match—and the future head of the Burton family.

He certainly looked the part: imposing, commanding, with a presence that filled the room.

Stella offered him a polite nod, but made no move to greet him further.

Maybe Sellers had never seen her photo. To initiate conversation out of the blue would feel far too forward.

She was about to slip away when his voice stopped her.

"Stella."

Her steps faltered. She looked up, meeting his gaze.

"You know me?"

Sherman looked down at her, lips barely moving as he spoke.

"Stella. Ex-wife of Haynes. Mother of Keen O'Brien. Daughter of Skyler."

as she studied

long

sought her out, he'd briefly

told her the person he admired most was his

about anything. Sherman's dream, back then, was to become a racecar

uncle who taught

he thought his uncle and Aurora would

Sherman dodged the question and, instead, invited her

interested in racing. She didn't even know how

her, insisting she try something new,

his

Stella along when he went

was met with endless ridicule from

scolded his friends for their

all.

of Sherman, they'd hold

moment he wasn't around, the mocking only

She remembered someone

such a delicate woman? Can't even

embarrassment by now."

genuinely

be ridiculed because of

course.

Sherman and

her, comparing her to Aurora,