The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 999

Chapter 999

After signing the agreement, Stella left the room with Joshua in tow.

This time, no one from the Williams family-or Leonard's side-tried to stop them.

The hallway was silent, the only sound the muffled thud of Stella's heels on the crimson carpet.

Joshua walked by her side. "Were they always like this to you?" he asked quietly.

Stella knew exactly who he meant: the Williams family.

"More or less," she replied.

Back then, whether it was her, or Coleman, or Israel, they'd all been younger. People said what they meant, sometimes bluntly, often cruelly. Things were out in

the open.

Now, their attitude hadn't changed, but the cruelty wore a mask of politeness. The malice was just dressed up in false concern.

in silence for a while before Stella finally asked, "Joshua, do you really have any

me now? Don't you think it's a bit

late," she

her. "And what if I lied? What

have actually sold

a small smile. "Of course not. If you

I'd simply back out of the

her, surprised. "Back

need to play by the rules with someone like Leonard. He's never cared about principles or keeping his word-why

mocking smile played

loves nothing more than putting on a show-loves seeing people fall apart in desperation. If he's so desperate to help Aurora get

couldn't be

The reason she'd agreed so readily to the Williams family's demand wasn't blind trust in Joshua. She'd always intended to play a little game of her own with

I can't prove Leonard kidnapped me, so I'm supposed to

that I'm back in the Williams family, Leonard can't threaten me the way he

The moment she

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