The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 957

"Something happened?" Stella's expression flickered. “What's wrong with him?"

Abby, clearly delighted by the news of Leonard's misfortune, couldn't hide her excitement.

She said, "Early this morning, Leonard was attacked during the contract signing. It's all over the trending news."

"The Lerman family has some major business deal going on with Lythania. The signing today was a huge event-they even streamed it live, worldwide."

For a family as powerful as the Lermans, sealing a strategic partnership with a nation was hardly out of the ordinary. A global live stream was just business as usual.

Abby launched into a detailed retelling of what she'd seen in the trending video.

"Leonard-who knows if he was being chased by a hitman-showed up at the signing with a gash across his face and a leg injury. He actually rolled in on a wheelchair."

She glanced around, then lowered her voice conspiratorially. "Maybe it was Neville's people, helping you out behind the scenes."

Stella said nothing.

She knew all too well that Leonard's injuries-his face and his leg-were courtesy of her.

offered any details. For her, that chapter

Stella wasn't one to run from the

that Leonard had insisted on appearing in a wheelchair at such a crucial contract

had gone out of his way to kidnap

showed how

abduct her and still walk away unscathed, that

"You said Leonard was attacked

sparkled

of an action movie! Leonard took

chest-the place

described the scene, waving her hands and then pulling out her phone to show Stella the video she'd already downloaded, just in case

no sign of dying down. Of course-this was Novaris. No one was in a rush to bury the story, and

video itself was short-barely five

hands with the

Leonard in the chest, and he crumpled

to shield him, while chaos erupted. The audience scrambled for the exits,

watched the video, her eyebrows

fast? And not

"They say a silencer was used. If you weren't standing right there,