The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

It wasn't until this moment that Antoney finally understood Stella's true intention.

She'd brought him here as a decoy, to muddy the waters.

The three women glanced at the three men present, then turned their eyes

collectively toward Joshua.

"It's him."

Stella asked, "Do you know his name?"

The businesswoman replied, "He told me his name was Caleb."

The heiress added, "He told me he was Rankin."

The socialite said, "He introduced himself as Cory."

Three different names. Classic con artist behavior.

Stella pressed further, "Since you were in a relationship with him, you must have

some photos or videos of him on your phone, right?"

The women calmly handed over their phones.

With how advanced photo editing is these days, it's hard to tell real from fake just

by looking. You can't trust your eyes anymore.

Stella continued, "Can each of you describe when you dated him, where you met,

and what happened?"

Though they'd already posted about the story online, those were just general

summaries.

businesswoman stole a quick,

Her account matched what she'd written

this time she added plenty

a single logical flaw to

heiress shared

her relationship with "Rankin"-who

Joshua.

confidently, as

this story a

times in her mind.

she cast a few surreptitious glances in

fool Haynes-and

just as convincing, every

others, she never once looked at Haynes. Her

darting around the room.

again. "You're all sure you were

nodded in

Stella went on, "does he

distinctive?"

steadily, "We never got

know."

two nodded in

trio, brow furrowing deeper

airtight, not a single inconsistency to latch

perfect

along,

to expose

heiress replied, "After

scammed us-our feelings, our

money-he disappeared without a

tried

down, but it

That's when