The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 983

They stepped into the back garden, where Jonathan and Lauretta finally came to a halt.

Lauretta turned to face him. "Mr. Williams, if you have something to say, let's talk here."

Jonathan didn't beat around the bush. "Ms. Chapman, back when you and Star were classmates, did she ever mention anything about the Williams family to you?"

Lauretta arched an eyebrow, catching the pointed undertone in his words.

So, he's implying that Star only befriended me after revealing her true identity?

A flicker of irony passed through Lauretta's mind, though nothing showed on her face. She smiled politely. "No. When we met Star, none of us knew a thing about her family."

Jonathan's expression remained unreadable. "Is that so?"

Despite his words, it was clear from his face that he didn't believe her for a second.

Lauretta frowned slightly, but her voice stayed gentle and calm.

break, the rest of us would go home, but Star always stayed

her lips curved in a soft

fainted from exhaustion and low blood sugar because she was working so much. We always wondered why did she have to support herself like that? Didn't she have family to help her? Eventually, we realized that not once had we ever seen Star get

wouldn't have struggled financially. But that year, when Abby's family hit a rough

she could handle

through those hardest days

brothers didn't even et me get a word in. He said, 'If you're

was strained. "Why didn't

them out from her call history. I think Star must have deleted all your numbers. The call log didn't even show any names. Honestly,

belonged to-we

our luck."

and Jonathan himself... not even a trace of their

It spoke volumes-neither of them had ever bothered to

gradually turned

Williams family was the kind of luck that