The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1021

The faces of the Williams family darkened, each one of them struggling to maintain composure.

None of them had expected Stella to play the victim, much less act so clueless.

Israel, ever the hothead, was the first to snap. He jabbed a finger at Stella, his voice sharp with anger. "Go on, keep pretending! Don't think for a second that we don't know exactly what you've done."

Stella looked genuinely surprised. "Judging by your reaction, Israel, it seems you already know who's been after me. Funny, I must be the only one here who hasn't a clue what horrible thing I've supposedly done or who I've supposedly offended."

She turned to him with a pleading, almost innocent look. "So, tell me, what unforgivable crime did I commit to warrant being hunted down?"

Israel opened his mouth, blurting out, "You clearly—" but the words caught in his throat. He realized, too late, that Stella's preemptive questioning had cornered them.

"Hunted down," "left for dead," "nearly killed," "enemy"-the words she'd used were damning, and all too accurate. Israel felt as if he'd just been slapped, his face burning with humiliation. He knew Stella wasn't exaggerating; everything she said was true.

In that moment, Israel silently blamed Coleman. Why did he have to escalate things so much?

The Williams family exchanged uneasy glances, none of them willing to speak up.

silence, forcing a smile. "Star, did you just go to

today.

called me, thinking I was trying to run away. I rushed back as soon as I could so he wouldn't get the wrong idea. Who would've thought I'd get caught up in

truly sorry, everyone. It all happened

in the dark about who was after

confusion. "Why are you looking at me like that, Coleman? Is there something you want to tell

right off her face. He stepped forward, ready to speak, but Jonathan cut

you were running because you couldn't prove

had been quietly observing from the side, interjected, "Running from guilt? Mr. Williams, that's quite a joke. Since when does a lack of evidence make

slandered the head of the Lerman family. Isn't that

loving brothers of Star are planning to do the right thing and prosecute their

sipped his tea,

stick to our agreement. After all, the Lermans and the Williams have worked together for years.

light. "Oh? Then maybe you

fell silent for