The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 961

Haynes O'Brien's words tore away the last shreds of pretense between them, leaving both Skyler and Jonathan Williams looking utterly humiliated.

Skyler stared at Stella Cameron's hand, his disbelief plain on his face.

"Star, your hand... Does this mean you'll never play the violin again?"

Stella glanced down at her hand, tightly wrapped in bandages. She nodded softly.

"That's right."

Skyler's anger flared. "Leonard Lerman-how could he..."

This time, his outrage was genuine.

He'd never had high hopes for Stella in most areas. He hadn't even expected much from her musically.

remarkable talent with the violin-better even than Aurora's— had taken him by surprise, then left him oddly satisfied. After all, Stella

the upcoming violin competition, Skyler had felt a surge of pride. At last, the Williams family

Winning the championship would be a turning point for her career—a perfect prelude to formally welcoming her back into the Williams family. Having a violin virtuoso at the top of her game would certainly enhance the family's reputation. The Williams children were, after all,

now Leonard had destroyed all

Skyler felt a deep, unshakable loathing for Leonard. He could tolerate Leonard's lack of respect for the Williams family, and for the sake of the bigger picture, he'd even been willing

Leonard for deliberately ruining

Leonard decided the Williams family had wronged

word. Starting today, we'll gradually reduce our dealings with the Lerman family. Find new partners

protested, "Dad,

off sharply. "Does Leonard really think the Williams Group will collapse without him? We don't need

in

go through a shareholder vote. Right now, the Lerman family is one of our most important partners. We can't dissolve the

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Murphy watched the father and son with thinly veiled contempt. They'd come to visit, but hadn't even bothered to find out the true extent of Stella's injuries. Their promises not to let Leonard off the book were empty words, the