The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Suddenly, Rachel remembered what Joshua had asked of her—he wanted her to find Aurora.

Did that mean Joshua had also noticed Aurora's earrings?

Was he testing her?

Or did he already know something?

But even if Joshua had seen them, it didn't necessarily mean those earrings belonged to Aurora. After all, there were so many similar things in the world.

Still, Rachel couldn't shake her unease.

Aurora... she played the violin too.

What if Aurora happened to own two identical pairs of earrings?

Rachel spoke up, "Your earring-I once saw someone wearing one just like it. I loved it so much, I'd wanted to buy one of my own ever since. So when I saw Ms. Williams wearing it the other day, I wanted to buy it from her."

Aurora saw right through her story. She knew Rachel wasn't telling the truth, but she also knew Rachel never would.

reacted just like you did that day. Ms. Pearce, do

Without a hint of panic, she smiled politely. "I've met Joshua a few times. You could say we

longer, but Rachel's expression revealed nothing. Aurora

Pearce, what sort of collaboration did you

couldn't help but feel a touch of caution toward Aurora after the whole

Williams agree to

I hear it. She is

for years, so you might not know, but Stella can be... difficult. Even if she weren't the Williams family heiress, she's already managed to gather a circle of powerful people willing to help her. With Neville, Antoney, and

to

then continued, "Now that Haynes is trying to reconcile with Stella, he'll support her too. If Stella returns to the Williams family,

"So, what exactly do you want

her remarry Haynes, and we can't let her return to the

arched a brow. "That's easy to say, but I

just our ultimate goal. If you're interested, I'll reach out

wait for your call,

With that, Rachel left.

Simone finally