The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 653

Sellers didn't want to argue with Mr. Burton. "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up

now. It's rude to talk on the phone during a date.”

Since Sellers had made his point, Mr. Burton could only end the call.

Afterward, Sellers turned to Stella.

"Ms. Cameron, shall we order, or would you rather continue this delightful conversation?"

Continuing the conversation would only lead to more verbal sparring and mutual mockery.

Stella didn't have the patience for that. "Let's just order."

She figured it was best to eat first-after all, the real drama was still to come.

Once they'd finished ordering, Stella's phone buzzed quietly. She glanced down: a message from Joshua.

in front of

was Joshua, seated at a corner table directly across from her. When he caught

Stella quickly looked away.

had shown

and Sellers was only here because Mr. Burton had asked him to meet her. Under normal circumstances,

waiter brought their

common-conversation between them was stilted, if not nonexistent. They ate in silence,

finished most of her meal,

later, a furious woman stormed into the restaurant and marched straight

dining room. "You two-timing jerk! You're really out here meeting other women behind my back? Cheating liar!4 can't

atmosphere-every head turned instantly

a crowd like a scene, and this was exactly the kind of spectacle people loved to

bit of juicy gossip-perked up the moment he heard the commotion. His

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He knew every sordid detail about who in their circle had a secret affair, who had a love child, who went through a messy divorce, and even who'd gotten into a hair-pulling fight at home. Most of the mischievous ideas he'd suggested to Haynes