The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1086

Stella nodded. "Yeah, I have an important contract to sign tonight."

Joshua's expression was unreadable. "Is that so? I thought now that you have Aicken, you wouldn't need me anymore."

His words hung in the air, oddly cold.

Stella replied, "Why would you say that? You and Aicken are completely different."

He fixed her with a dark, searching look. "We both work for you. How are we any different?"

Stella hesitated, thrown off by the question-she'd honestly never thought about it

that way.

For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Just then, someone knocked softly on the office door.

Aicken's voice drifted in from the hallway.

"Ms. Cameron, there's an urgent file that needs your attention."

Stella answered, "Wait for me in my office, I'll be there in a sec."

heard

Stella turned back to Joshua. "Joshua, don't overthink this. You saved my life. You're the person I trust most. No matter what, Aicken will never be more important than


you too. So, he's important

Joshua's mood today unusually

both you and Foreman have helped me so much. You're both important friends to me. That's what matters." She started toward the door. "I have to

didn't wait for a reply,

his eyes growing colder

busy. They hardly saw each other anymore. Whenever they did talk, Aicken always seemed to show up with work for her. Situations like today had happened more times than he could

familiar frustration simmered in Joshua's

***

Stella arrived right on time at the

back seat, quietly going over the important points for the contract

usual, drove them there, silent and

signing a business contract. She

said, "The other company isn't in the same league as


company stands right

tand it, we could survive three years without

the weight of this. "I

they entered the private meeting room,

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