The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

A sudden noise at the door caught everyone's attention.

Shawn instinctively glanced over. A young man stepped inside-tall, strikingly handsome, with features so flawlessly sculpted they seemed almost unreal. His entire presence radiated a quiet, aristocratic confidence—he looked nothing like the kind of person you'd expect to work as a bodyguard.

Shawn recognized him immediately. "You! Stella's pretty boy!"

Joshua's dark eyes narrowed, the chill in their depths sending a wave of cold dread across the room. An invisible pressure seemed to fill the air, making Shawn's heart seize with fear. His knees trembled, betraying his bravado.

He tried to sound fierce, but his voice trembled. "W-what do you want? Who gave you the nerve to kidnap me? Let me go right now! If you let me walk, maybe I'll let you live. Otherwise I'll have you torn to pieces!"

He sneered, desperate to regain control. "And your boss, Stella-she's in on this, isn't she? I'll make sure she pays too. Maybe I'll take her for myself, show you what a real man is-ah!"

Joshua didn't say a word. In a flash, Shawn was pinned to the floor, Joshua's polished shoe grinding down on his face. The sickening crack of bone and teeth filled the air, making everyone flinch.

The young secretary, who had just regained consciousness, let out a horrified

scream.

head and shot

face went white. She cowered in the corner, hands clamped over her mouth, not

door opened again. A sharply dressed young

what do you

out who's pulling the strings." A dangerous light flickered in his eyes. His words were ice-cold: "Cut off what matters most to him. Make him watch as

"And one more thing..."

There was more?

down at Shawn with utter disdain. "Feed the bodies

and left, not bothering to

soon echoed through the room, raw and

vanished without

family demanded answers, convinced Stella had kidnapped

changed when Haynes produced evidence of Shawn's secret meetings

in the hospital. How could she have plotted Shawn's kidnapping? Shawn