The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

He wasn't that shameless-at least, not yet.

Still, once Stella officially joined the company, she'd have those old board members backing her.

Who knew what could happen then...

Stella's voice cut through his thoughts.

"No need. Now that I'm back with the Williams family, I'm part of it. I can handle the risk."

Jonathan hadn't expected Stella to be so ungrateful.

"Stella, I'm only doing this for your own good. And it's not like we'd take your shares for nothing.

As long as it's a fair exchange, there's no difference between founding shares and regular ones."

Stella smiled. “If there's really no difference, why insist on changing them?

If you don't like holding the founding shares, I'd be happy to buy them from you."

Jonathan let out a disbelieving laugh.

"You want to buy my shares? You?"

Stella didn't bristle at his condescension. Her tone remained calm and measured. "Don't worry, Jonathan. Even between siblings, money should be clear. I'd never owe you a cent. Cash for shares, nice and simple."

Jonathan had been ready to retort, but then it struck him if he actually wanted to sell, Stella might just be able to afford it.

soon Antoney from the Watson family in

corner.

Haynes, who clearly felt

were nothing to

in front of him was no longer the timid, cautious girl who'd arrived at the Williams house years ago with no one to

moment, Skyler stepped in with a genial smile, trying to ease

discuss this later. What matters is that Star is

the shares Stella held, caring only that his daughter

understood Skyler's meaning

family, those

closed doors, not even Mr. Burton

Stella, with no

such valuable

like a child clutching a mountain of

never be able to hold

against her, she'd realize

but a

potato in her hands.

thought,

"I understand."

willing to cooperate with

my assistant handle it in a few

to get back to practicing

warm as always. "Come

way downstairs,