The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

The foul-smelling spit landed squarely on Aurora's face the face of a girl known for her fastidiousness and poise.

Aurora froze, utterly stunned.

It felt as if her blood had turned to ice, every breath searing cold into her lungs. She stood there shaking, teeth chattering, as if she'd been cast into a snowstorm with no hope of warmth.

But worst of all was not the humiliation itself, but the scornful stares that pressed in from every direction, sharp with contempt, cutting deeper than any words could.

News spread like wildfire between the contestants, especially when it involved someone as high-profile as Aurora.

Groups clustered together in hushed whispers, but their eyes never left her. Each glance was like a knife, slicing straight to the bone.

"God, I can't believe she's the illegitimate one. I always thought she was the Williams family's golden girl," someone murmured, just loud enough to be heard.

days, but one who's this bold? That's a

But her? She parades around like she's some sort of socialite, always front and center in

never heard of a so-called 'first lady' who's

keep making excuses, saying Skyler lost his memory and her mother didn't know he was married. But back then, there were missing person ads everywhere—TV, radio, newspapers, online. Even outside my building,

actually looked up

and that woman together, out on dates, eating at fancy restaurants. Not a single photo of him with Nora. The press played up the angle that Skyler's marriage to his wife was just a business deal, no real

was married, but nobody knew to whom her name

feather, right?"

of her class, a chance to rewrite her destiny. But what about Nora and Stella? They're the real victims

marked for shame. How's she going to keep

accept children born out of wedlock. Inheritance rights or not, no one wanted a surprise sibling showing up to claim a share of their