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.

the screen

family's parties were events of the year, fully outfitted with

where you looked, the images blazed from every

a hall this packed, there

ran in circles, nearly in

was impossible there were just too many

corner, Rachel Pearce watched the chaos below, a sly smile curling

thanks for your help tonight. When I'm next in Silverthorne, I'll

Joshua couldn't care less about how many men Simone might have tangled

Haynes. "Keen shouldn't be here. Take

at the screen,

"I understand."

about to leave when

looked down-Stella was

phone only rang once before the call

shadow crossed

He called her back.

phone rang

grew

Stella, there was no

clenched, phone gripped tight, he was about to

suddenly spotted Jonathan Ying

down the stairs. s