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.

before Stella finally asked,

"You're only asking me now? Don't

not too late," she said

lied? What if I just bluffed and

actually sold your original

"Of course not. If you didn't

simply back out of

her,

someone like Leonard. He's never cared about principles or keeping his word-why should I? I'm

cool, mocking smile

putting on a show-loves seeing people fall apart in desperation. If he's so desperate to help Aurora

couldn't be

reason she'd agreed so readily to the Williams family's demand wasn't

one-sided agreement would never hold up in court. I can't prove

in the Williams family, Leonard can't threaten me the way

been the type to put all her hopes in someone else's hands. The moment she agreed to Leonard's proposal, she'd already decided she'd take responsibility for

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