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.

he's upright and principled. He forbids his children from keeping

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 an illegitimate child loses their own

vast empire. No one with sense would risk losing everything for a fling. That's why, by the time it got to Mr. Burton's children, there were hardly any scandals or secret

of family head gets fierce, but it's all

Lermans... that's

once heard from Florrie Watson about the Lerman family. She spoke softly, "Leonard's an

nodded. "Leonard was always on the outside, never really part of the inner circle. At first, he didn't even want to fight for the

he met Aurora. Suddenly, he wanted to prove himself worthy of her, and

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

get

ugly-sometimes even violent.

real bloodshed, not

Leonard's sister and Aurora both in the car,

Star. I can't

way up through blood and chaos. Leonard, especially, would stop at nothing to get what he

of involving Haynes, but he hated the

what he was getting

was no saint, and

the Lermans-those transnational giants. But here in Novaris, on Neo-Vespera soil Sellers and