The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 966

Joshua smiled and replied, "Alright."

A sudden thought crossed Stella's mind, and she asked, "Joshua, how's your insomnia? Has it gotten any better?"

Joshua paused before answering quietly, "Not yet."

Stella's long lashes fluttered as she looked down. "I'll ask Dr. Burton to find a treatment for you," she promised softly. "But as for music therapy... I'm afraid that's off the table now."

Joshua's fingers tightened almost imperceptibly, though he kept his easy, untroubled smile.

"It's alright. Abby recorded all your performances for me. Listening to those is just as good."

But even as he said it, they both knew that hearing a recording could never compare to Stella's live violin playing.

From now on... would he never hear her play again?

A wave of restless anger surged in Joshua's chest at the thought.

Abby was never good at hiding her

is hard to kill. Two near-death experiences and

it'd be letting him off too lightly. Better to consider those

her own, so his words didn't surprise

Dying quickly would be a mercy he doesn't deserve. Joshua, in your opinion, what would

to ponder for a moment. "Take away what he cares about most. Tear his family apart. Make

gaze sharpened thoughtfully. "Take away what he cares about

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sent Abby a comprehensive

her "Abby, what do you need all this information on the Lermans for? Leonard may be arrogant and ruthless, but he's no fool. Don't go picking a

knew he didn't have the power to stand against Leonard

much as anyone, for now he had

documents on the Lermans sas she spoke on the phone. "Don't worry, I'm not about to do anything reckless. I just need to understand their family better. Leonard is our enemy-and also a major business partner of the Williams family. We need to know everything we can about him. Now that Star's joined the Williams Group, I'm her assistant. I may not know much about business, but I need to get up to speed on the people involved. Otherwise, I'd just

up with anything, let

the information you have on the Burton family too. Those two sycophants around Aurora need to be