The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

"No progress yet," Jake replied.

A faint, satisfied smile played on Joshua's lips.

He continued, "What's the situation with Simone and Rachel?"

Jake nodded. "As you instructed, I've already let Simone know that it was Rachel who leaked the photos."

He paused, then went on, "As for Simone... on the surface, it looks like she was threatened into passing on confidential information about the Lerman family's business. But in reality, I suspect she resents Leonard-she leaked those secrets on purpose. She didn't even bother to look into who was supposedly blackmailing her."

"But Leonard isn't someone to underestimate," Jake added. "He's probably already noticed Simone's been siphoning off company secrets. I think he's even got people watching her now."

Joshua's gaze sharpened. "Have you found out who kidnapped Simone?"

Jake shook his head. "Whoever it was covered their tracks well. There's no solid evidence, at least not yet."

that he'd asked Jake to dig into the photo

mused, "There are only a handful of people capable of kidnapping Simone. Haynes and Neville wouldn't use tactics like this. Foreman is

cold. "If Foreman thinks Leonard is an

face and suddenly realized the man seemed less volatile than before. At the very

was the price for Joshua's newfound calm,

glance toward the door, Jake lowered his voice, "Wasn't Ms. Cameron a

She's willing to take

though inwardly he

instincts. And in the end, he'd still. find another way to

these days the Gardner family had nothing left but

Soon after, Stella returned.

gone so smoothly it almost felt unreal-no obstacles, no delays. Even as she left the private lounge Stella @ shake the feeling she was caught in some sort

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