The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1011

Everyone turned to look and saw Simone standing a short distance away, her face lit up with delight.

At first, Simone's eyes found only Joshua. But the moment she spotted Stella, her smile faded just a bit.

Stella had always known Simone was interested in Joshua. In the past, she hadn't cared much-after all, she and Simone barely crossed paths.

But after what had happened with Leonard, Stella found herself less inclined to look kindly on Simone.

Still, Joshua was free to choose his friends; she had no right to interfere. Besides, Leonard's reasons for kidnapping her were rooted in Aurora, not Simone.

"I'll let you catch up with Miss Lerman," Stella said to Joshua, her tone polite but distant. "Foreman and I will go have a look around."

Joshua shook his head immediately. "No need. Miss Lerman and I aren't that close."

Simone's smile faltered, freezing in place.

She knew perfectly well that Joshua was deliberately keeping his distance in front

of Stella, making sure there was no room for suspicion.

out loud still

to greet Simone. "Let's go,"

"Alright," Foreman replied.

of them walked away

after their retreating figures, biting her lip

a voice came from beside her-Leonard. He gazed in the same direction, his eyes icy and

Joshua. He's not on our side, and he

down even harder, trying to defend herself. “Joshua's just

a

to snap back: That was only because you deliberately made Joshua suspicious of me. If not for that,

get Joshua's help over

was all Joshua and Aurora, deliberately

never allow her and Joshua to be together. For all she knew, the alleged attack at the hospitalwas just

arguing any further. Simone

finished signing autographs and

their faces, she asked, “What's wrong? Did

"We just ran into Stella,