The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 986

Tiny pearl studs adorned her earlobes, catching the light with a gentle glow each time she nodded.

Her face was breathtaking-like a goddess stepped out of a painting.

Just moments ago, the crowd had been mocking Stella as some country bumpkin, but now their jaws dropped in unison.

All eyes fixed in disbelief on the woman descending the staircase, her every step measured and graceful.

In terms of looks, she was every bit Aurora's equal.

Yet there was something different—an elegant, classic beauty that made Aurora's bold glamour seem almost ordinary by comparison.

There wasn't a single trace of provincial awkwardness about her. Every gesture radiated poise and sophistication.

Beauty that ran deeper than the surface-beauty in her very bones. Even among the city's elite, women like her were rare.

Standing there, she made even Aurora-the Williams family's darling, groomed since childhood as the city's leading debutante-seem unremarkable.

"Isn't this Skyler's other daughter? The Williams family is truly blessed. Skyler's children are

well, I didn't expect her to have any sense

told me, I'd have taken her for the heiress of some old-money

Honestly, maybe it's

praise for Stella. The

reputation had always been untouchable no one ever doubted she'd outshine anyone else at any event, her brilliance

others. That's why, unless

were

Aurora, or had no choice but to invite her, most debutantes preferred not to risk being overshadowed

Aurora's invitations dwindled, but she seemed unbothered. She was used to admiration, envy, even exclusion. Heavy is the head that

Aurora's composure never wavered.

for the first time, that unbroken streak was shattered-by a girl

glances at Aurora brimmed with a mix of curiosity and thinly veiled schadenfreude. They'd all expected this newly "found" daughter to be

favel

disaster-someone to make Aurora

shine brighter by comparison.