The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Stella paused, caught off guard. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Joshua said, "It's the first time I've realized I actually have so many good qualities."

Stella grinned. "There's another important quality I forgot to mention."

Joshua looked at her, a touch of anticipation in his eyes. "What's that?" She replied, "You're in great shape. And, well, you're really handsome." Joshua couldn't help but laugh, and Stella joined in, their laughter mingling and filling the room.

That was the scene Abby walked in on as she pushed open the door-a moment of unexpected harmony that made her pause. Strangely enough, back when Joshua had spent so much time around Stella, she'd never noticed this sense of ease between them before.

Hearing the door, Stella turned. "Abby, you're here?"

Abby nodded. "The lab's sent over the results."

Stella's expression turned serious. "What did they find?"

"It was definitely tampered with someone did it on purpose," Abby said. "And the employee who brought the car back yesterday? He's gone missing."

didn't look surprised.

"There's something else. This morning, I saw the new stories

had Neville look into the people making those posts. Turns

“But... that still doesn't prove Haynes is

who'd want to do

Aside from Haynes,

want to know whether Haynes is behind this, why not just ask Foreman Richards

eyes lit up. Of course she could just

was reaching for her phone when it started ringing

and stepping out

worry about

for some reason, it was Stella's

heart and put him at

Star

how things were; their working relationship had always been relaxed, more like friends than colleagues. But Joshua had always addressed her as "Ms. Cameron." To suddenly hear him