The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Stella's pupils narrowed. "Leonard?"

Leonard smiled faintly. "It's really not easy to get a meeting with you, Ms.

Cameron. Took me quite a bit of effort."

Stella glanced around, taking in her surroundings.

It wasn't some dim warehouse or basement, but rather what looked like a private villa-clean, bright, not a speck of dust in sight.

Several bodyguards in black stood stationed around the room.

Stella's gaze landed on Abby, who was lying unconscious on the floor not far away.

Stella managed to stay calm and looked directly at Leonard.

"So, Mr. Lerman, what exactly do you want with me? What's so important that you had to bring me all the way here?"

Leonard's tone was cool. "You really are a good actress, Ms. Cameron. Playing innocent suits you."

Stella didn't bother playing along. "You can question me a hundred times, Mr. Lerman. My answer won't change.

I had nothing to do with what happened to Aurora."

Leonard lounged back against the sofa, crossing one leg over the other with casual elegance. "Of course. Someone as clever as you would never get her own hands dirty wouldn't want to leave any evidence behind, would you?"

His smile twisted strangely. "Naturally, you'd have someone else do your dirty work for you. Makes your own reputation look all the more spotless and pristine."

she was in no position to challenge Leonard head-on. Right now, she was helpless-completely

explained this countless times. Leaking the news that

eyes. "No benefit, sure if we're talking

gaze fixed on her, venomous and

Aurora's privileged life, weren't you? You wanted to destroy her. You were afraid Aurora would outplay you at the violin competition,

you

always finds its own

had brought her here for a reason, and whatever it was, he wasn't

wasn't about to confess to

realize she was missing, enough

"Mr. Lerman, there's no bad blood between me and Aurora. And as for being afraid she'd beat me?

the truth

seen Aurora

was better than Rachel, but beating her? Stella had never even considered Aurora a

Leonard's expression didn't flicker.

what the truth was, Aurora would always be the best

some excuse for

a short, cold laugh, eyes glinting with some

Are you going to brag about

and glory you earned

awards, about

that

legendary violin-Nocturn

he spoke, he