The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Abby grinned. "No wonder I haven't seen Mr. Richards around lately. Turns out you've been working in Sandford!"

Foreman smiled. "That's right. Most of the Richards family's businesses are based here in Sandford. The O'Brien Group, on the other hand, has most of its operations in Neo-Vespera. There's a lot of collaboration between the Richards Group and the O'Brien Group, so I end up splitting my time between both cities for most of the year."

Abby replied, "This competition is going to last about a month. We'll be relying on you, Mr. Richards."

Foreman's voice was warm. "You and Star are both friends of mine. It's no trouble at all. Sandford is a tourist city-tomorrow, I'll show you around."

Abby brightened. "Sounds great! Star's been swamped lately-if she wasn't at a competition, she was performing at concerts. She's barely had any time to relax." She turned to Stella. "Star, you've never been to Sandford before, have you?"

Stella shook her head. "No, I haven't. There are a lot of cities in Novaris I've never visited."

Before she turned eighteen, her life revolved around studying. Afterwards, she left for college in Solmaris. She had only just returned to Neo-Vespera after graduation when she met Haynes, got pregnant, and married him. Ever since, she'd been at home, raising their child. She truly had never taken a real vacation.

to different countries and cities all the time. But he never actually got to sightsee; he'd

if he'd just realized he'd said the wrong

what happened last time, whatever small sense of goodwill Abby had begun to feel towards Haynes

the subject. "By the way, where's Joshua? He's usually right by Star's side. I thought he'd come

time off. He needs a

Abby snorted. "I doubt

joined at the hip—meeting up almost every day.

never liked

less. Every time Simone spoke to Joshua, she'd deliberately ignore Stella, as if She wasn't even there. Even when she approached Stella, it

way. Joshua would never go for

people's business, so she smoothly changed the subject. "Let's get back to

one protested, and