The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 640

Stella had more or less guessed Neville's intentions, but she couldn't help asking, "Why?"

Sunlight filtered in through the windows, dappling the car's interior.

Neville's handsome face was cast in shadow, making it impossible to read his expression. Only his deep, steady voice broke the silence, resonating quietly in the stillness of the car.

"This isn't just about the Burtons," he said. "The Lermans are involved, too.

Simone is Leonard Lerman's younger sister, and Leonard... well, he's infatuated with Aurora.

Sellers managed to become head of the Burton family because he's genuinely capable. But Leonard..."

Neville paused, searching for the right words.

Stella didn't know much about Leonard. "What about him? Is he not competent enough?"

Neville shook his head. "The Lerman family is complicated. It's not about ability.

Star, you need to understand the Burtons are strict, almost severe, when it comes to family rules. Illegitimate children have no right to inherit.

met Mr. Burton. As a doctor and a man, he's upright and principled. He forbids his children from

made it clear long ago: even if an illegitimate child is born, they'll never have any claim to the inheritance. Actually, it's even harsher-anyone who dares keep a mistress and have

would risk losing everything for a fling. That's why,

the position of family head gets

Lermans... that's a different

remembered some gossip she'd once heard from Florrie Watson about the Lerman family. She spoke softly, "Leonard's an

part of the inner circle. At first, he didn't

he wanted to prove himself worthy of her,

plenty of illegitimate kids, all desperate for a piece of the pie.

get

ugly-sometimes even violent.

bloodshed, not just harsh

the car,

Star. I can't guarantee your

through blood and chaos. Leonard, especially, would stop at

involving Haynes, but he hated the

understood what he was

was no saint, and

as powerful as the Burtons or the Lermans-those transnational giants. But here in Novaris, on Neo-Vespera soil Sellers