The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I never thought she'd be this wild. So many men-how does she even keep up?"

"These socialites look so glamorous on the outside, but who knew their private lives were this depraved?"

"Hey, do you think Aurora's like that too, behind closed doors?"

"Hard to say, honestly."

"Hey, look-there she is, the star of the show!"

"With a face and body like that... heh, I wouldn't mind being one of her playthings myself."

The room buzzed with whispers some shocked, some gossipy, some playful, and a few with clear malice.

Within this elite circle, Simone was famous in her own right.

Her brother was Leonard Lerman, her best friend was Aurora, and she was stunningly beautiful—her reputation rivaled Aurora's by any measure.

Right now, she stood by Aurora's side, but all eyes were fixed squarely on Simone.

She stared, frozen, at the giant screen-her face drained of color, legs wobbling so badly she looked ready to collapse.

Queenie, standing nearby, rushed to steady Simone, saving her from

embarrassing herself in front of the crowd.

Aurora was caught off guard for a moment, too.

But she recovered quickly.

screen

this was no ordinary ballroom-the Williams family's parties were

you looked, the images blazed

had already fallen, and with a hall this packed, there was no

staff ran in circles, nearly

were just too many

Pearce watched the chaos

and said quietly, "Colby, thanks for your help tonight. When I'm next in Silverthorne, I'll make sure to return

how many men

Haynes. "Keen shouldn't be

glanced up at the screen, his

"I understand."

when

looked down-Stella was

phone only rang once before the

shadow crossed Joshua's dark

He called her back.

rang and

face grew

to Stella, there was no way she wouldn't pick

was about to go

suddenly spotted Jonathan Ying

down the stairs. s