The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1039

Stella feigned confusion. "Wasn't it you who asked me to come, Ethan?"

Israel's expression stiffened, but he quickly recovered. "I'm still a manager at The Williams Group. If people could just stroll into my office without so much as a call ahead, I might as well throw open the doors and turn it into a marketplace, don't you think?"

Stella smiled, unfazed. "Come on, Ethan. I'm your sister, not some stranger barging in.

Besides, we're going to be working together in the same company from now on. Sure, I don't know much yet, and I haven't accomplished anything here.

But let's not forget-I actually own more shares than you do. So technically, you should be calling me boss when you see me in the halls.

And as a company leader, I should have access to every office in The Williams Group, shouldn't I?"

Her words seemed casual, but every line landed like a well-aimed dart, making Israel bristle.

The thought of being outranked by a woman he'd always looked down on made his skin crawl. When Stella had first returned to the Williams family, he hadn't openly mocked her, but he certainly hadn't respected her either. In fact, he'd thought even wasting a sneer on her was beneath him.

Israel let out a cold laugh. "Stella, you haven't even started at The Williams Group

yet, and you're already acting like you own the place?"

Stella remained perfectly calm. "As a member of the Williams family, why shouldn't I treat our family company as my own?"

She sighed lightly. "Ethan, we share the same parents. Why do you always treat me like an outsider? Why do you look at me like I'm a nuisance?"

felt a chill run down his spine at her innocent act. A flicker of worry crossed his mind was Stella recording this, or maybe even live-streaming? Aurora had

his composure, Israel replied, "You're overthinking things. I don't see

called you here today is because you seriously injured an innocent bystander. The victim's family is here, demanding an explanation. No matter what, hitting someone is wrong. All I'm asking is for you to apologize. That's

course not,"

she was. He stood up. "I'll take you to

entitled. They were hardly saints themselves. Now that they

smirk played at

two stepped out of the office, they nearly collided with Coleman and Aurora coming

"Ethan, Stella, where are you

going to see Father," Israel replied, glancing at

position at The

Coleman wanted

introduce Aurora to each

making it clear she was family.

identities or

bottom. Other than sparing

jobs, they didn't really have to "work their way

running smoothly, so there was no need

making sure no one in the company would

is on the top floor. I'll have my assistant

division of

just as impressive. If they