The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 967

Joshua's phone buzzed not long after. He'd finally replied.

His message was blunt: "?"

Simone typed back:

"Joshua, my older brother is Leonard. I'm sure you've heard-he was shot at the contract signing in Lythania a few days ago.

He just woke up, and he says you were the one who tried to kill him."

Joshua responded almost instantly:

"Are you sure you haven't got the wrong guy? Why would I, an ordinary person, go after the head of the Lerman family?

Miss Lerman, your brother must think much more highly of me than I deserve."

A faint smile tugged at the corner of Simone's lips as she read his message.

So Joshua still didn't realize that she already knew the truth about him.

This game was getting interesting-like a redemption quest in her favorite video games.

Simone loved this kind of challenge.

The more kindness she showed a so-called "ordinary man" like Joshua, the more moved he'd be by her. In the end, she was determined to make herself indispensable to him.

Joshua had climbed so far, so young; that alone proved his skill and cunning were at least a match for Leonard's. If the debutantes outside ever learned who Joshua really was, they'd be falling over themselves to win him over.

thought made Simone's expression

truth about Joshua earlier, she never would have helped

knew Aurora's standards

no shortage of wealthy young men chasing after Aurora, but only a

shot had to have the right pedigree,

Second came looks.

handsome, single-that was Aurora's

a greasy old man old

of the most powerful in the country; their circle was

that no clueless old man would dare try his luck-her three brothers would scare them off long

He checked every box on

of anxiety

Simone's

If Aurora

to go after

Joshua, there was

Simone could compete.

she was about to type a

I've been looking for. Why

we shouldn't talk for now. Reach out

smile lingered through

first

rest

as she