The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

This incident had served as a wake-up call for the world's wealthiest families.

There were no deep-seated grudges passed down through generations-no old blood feuds to justify a fight to the bitter end. So, for years, these powerful dynasties had maintained a delicate balance, none daring to disrupt the uneasy peace.

Sherman laid out the results of his investigation, one by one.

"The Gardners are the richest family on the planet, with unimaginable wealth, but they've always kept a low profile. There are rumors, though people say the Gardners are cursed. They're blessed with brilliance, fortune, and power, but every last one of them meets a terrible end."

Sellers' brow furrowed slightly.

He'd heard the stories about the Gardners before, from Mr. Burton. The old man knew countless secrets and scandals from decades past. Whenever the Gardners came up, Mr. Burton would always sigh with a kind of helpless pity.

unrecognizable. The second was run down in a hit-and-run, his remains barely collected. The third died in an explosion-there wasn't even a body left to bury. The fourth died in a murder-suicide with his wife. The fifth was strangled to death by his own father. The Gardner family is ancient, but it seems none of its leaders has ever

That's why almost no one wants to get too close

Sellers' expression darkened.

told, he

he had no

but because Mr. Burton had once treated them as a doctor. He knew the real reason behind

a solution, but even the best doctors in the world couldn't fix a genetic illness. Unless they stopped having children-or unless the next generation wasn't

edge. When one woman tried to

when he told Sellers about it. Even with

He had no interest in getting tangled up with lunatics. But right now, if he wanted to resolve this crisis, he had no choice but to find

cold. "Find me the Gardner patriarch's