The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

After Joshua left, Simone strolled over to Stella, greeting her with a bright smile.

It didn't take long for her to change the subject.

"Ms. Cameron, I have to admit I'm quite interested in your assistant, Joshua. Would you mind terribly if I tried to recruit him away from you?"

Stella's reply was calm. "If you think you can lure Joshua away, I won't stand in your way. He's free to leave whenever he wishes. I wouldn't try to hold him back."

Simone watched Joshua's silhouette disappear down the path. "But from what I can see, he doesn't seem eager to leave you."

"That's not something I can control," Stella answered quietly.

Simone turned back, still wearing that warm, easy smile.

"I offered him three times his current salary, but Joshua still refused to join me. Clearly, staying by your side matters more to him than money. You must have quite the magnetic personality, Ms. Cameron."

Stella shrugged. "Money isn't everything. Maybe it just doesn't mean as much to him as you'd expect."

agreement. "He's won even

and she wasn't any closer to Simone. Unsure how to respond, she muttered

though, and took the initiative to keep

to New Vespera to bring you back to the Williams family. Any idea when you'll

glanced at her. "My friends and my career are all here in

advantages to coming home. You'd never have to worry about money or comfort, and the resources at your disposal would be endless. Just

the distance. "She's had the best education since childhood, and with her family paving the way, her career's been nothing but smooth

voice conspiratorially. "Do you know why Aurora still

Aurora were

of her way tomake things difficult for her, even though Aurora had

since stopped caring. With no expectations,

be

piqued

men lining up to ask for her hand. Many powerful families have sought close alliances with the Williams family just for the chance to marry her-including the

"Even my own brother doesn't quite make the cut, in my

knew Aurora was exceptional-there was a reason Skyler, Jonathan, and the rest of the Williams brothers valued