The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

For several seconds, the scene seemed frozen in time.

Then, a wave of mocking laughter swept through the crowd.

"Oh my God, look at her now! She looks ridiculous!"

"Goddess? More like a stray dog, if you ask me."

"Quick, quick, get a picture of her like this. We have to post it online."

Aurora had never experienced such a humiliating, nightmarish moment in her

entire life.

It felt as if everyone around her was eager to kick her while she was down.

As the daughter of "the other woman," she was fair game for anyone's ridicule or

scorn.

She didn't even remember how she managed to walk out of the competition hall.

No sooner had she stepped outside than Sellers and Sherman came rushing

toward her.

Seeing Aurora disheveled and broken, they both stopped short, stunned.

They had never seen her like this-so vulnerable, so defeated.

But once the shock faded, it was replaced by a tidal wave of anger and helpless

concern.

Sellers clenched his jaw. "It has to be Stella!"

Stella's scandal hadn't even cooled off, and now Aurora's parentage had been

blasted all over the news.

It was obvious-this was Stella's revenge.

to steady Aurora, just about to ask if she was all right,

she collapsed

revelation that Aurora was an illegitimate

society.

been the reigning socialite, the one

wanted to marry into.

reputation was flawless-until now. And suddenly, she was

scandal.

prided themselves on heritage and propriety

themselves from her.

Group stock

news, he could hardly believe

no time and

Nora's old files

leaving Skyler momentarily speechless.

have misheard. "Jonathan, what

Jonathan's face was ashen.

leaked the truth

parentage. Even the

Father losing his

is all

world's tearing

Aurora-and into Dad. Williams

an

now. They're

removing Aurora from the

company."

"How did this happen? Why would

this suddenly come out?"

had already investigated everything before coming

the whole story.

Jonathan's voice

was just called out

child herself, and

after, Aurora's

This is deliberate retaliation.