The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Genius violinist? Please. That's just hype.

The blonde girl kept going. "She only got famous because she cozied up to men. Now she actually thinks she can be compared to Aurora? What a joke!"

"Yeah, as if a little secret lovechild like you deserves to compete here," sneered the brunette. "Why don't you just quit before you embarrass yourself and the rest of us, too?"

"Shameless! Spreading rumors just to worm your way back into the Williams family. You must be desperate to marry into money," the redhead added with a smirk.

Abby looked like she wanted to say something, but Stella stopped her with a gentle hand.

Stella didn't know exactly what was going on, but listening to these three girls saved her the trouble of figuring it out herself.

Her eyes flickered with thought as she spoke, "And who told you all this, exactly?"

The brunette rolled her eyes. "Does it matter? Everybody's talking about it. You're just the Williams family's bastard daughter, trying to claw your way back in, but they don't want anything to do with you."

"So you went and started some rumor, hoping to force their hand and make them accept you," the redhead finished, sneering.

and admiration for Stella. Despite the insults thrown her way, she didn't lose her cool. Instead, she used the girls' loose tongues to get a

the Williams family to acknowledge

been looking at her so

being the family's illegitimate child was why everyone seemed to be staring. After all, Haynes

it seemed the

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. If your mother was

less forgiving. The stigma sticks to the kids as much as

had kept Stella's identity a secret for

what was happening, she saw no reason

Abby a look. "Let's

her anger and

girls, not content to let them

you

way, Stella and Abby were able to slip

girls watched Stella's retreating figure, fuming and stamping their feet in

three act like their so-called idol is some kind of saint Everything they said today