The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1035

The Williams family had just begun to relax, feeling some relief now that Aurora Williams was finally joining the family business, when their assistant rushed in, visibly flustered.

"Mr. Williams, sirs! There's big trouble! Yesterday, Ms. Cameron's car hit the sons of both an oil tycoon and a prominent banker. Both young men were seriously injured-doctors say they might even be left with permanent disabilities. Now their families are at our front door, demanding an explanation!"

Israel Williams's brows drew together in irritation. "This was Stella Cameron's doing. What does it have to do with us? Besides, Stella made a public spectacle of herself yesterday everyone knows there's bad blood between us and her. Let them take it up with Stella, not with us."

The assistant hesitated. "With all due respect, sir, foreigners don't see things the way we do. In their eyes, Stella is still your daughter, which means she represents the Williams family. If we try to brush them off, they won't go after Stella—they'll just see us as shirking responsibility. And...'

He cast a wary glance at Israel before continuing, weighing his words carefully. "If word gets out that we tried to disown her the moment something went wrong, after only recently welcoming her back, we'll become a laughingstock among the elite. People will say we only acknowledged Ms. Cameron for her shares in the company, and now we're tossing her aside when it's inconvenient. Our reputation will be in ruins."

Though Stella currently held no real power, her public image was formidable. Ever since her divorce, she'd been a regular in the media—and always portrayed in a positive light. Even the few negative stories were quickly debunked, earning her even more public support.

Even Haynes O'Brien, who once tried to crush her, hadn't managed to get the better of Stella. In Novaris, Haynes could shape public opinion and pull plenty of strings, but even so, he'd ended up on the losing side more than once. If someone as influential as Haynes couldn't outmaneuver Stella, what chance did Skyler Williams and the rest of the family have?

Novaris, they'd have absolutely no way to save face-they'd be left completely

the family, we should've done it earlier, before she made a name for

back when Stella donated

she'd wrung

dismissed her as san

and

for the rest of her life. He and Israel had laughed at her for

very act was coming back to haunt them-making

untouchable-Coleman wasn't laughing anymore.

a heavy silence, Skyler finally spoke. "Invite our guests into the

that

powerful families would become the Williams family's

whether Stella or