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.

any details. For her, that chapter

to run from the

appearing in a wheelchair at such a crucial contract signing spoke

of his way to kidnap her— intending to drag

just showed how arrogant he

truly believed he could abduct her and still walk

attacked at

sparkled with

of an action movie! Leonard took a

to the chest-the place exploded into

to show Stella the

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

itself was short-barely

showed Leonard shaking hands with the Lythanian representative and

chest, and he crumpled to

him, while chaos erupted. The audience scrambled for the exits, but some gutsy reporters kept filming, refusing to let go

watched the video, her

not

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