The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

The Williams Group was a business empire of such staggering scale that trying to buy it out at a bargain was nearly impossible.

Besides, Stella was a part of the Williams Group herself. Any trouble for the company would only hurt her as well.

The Williams Group couldn't be touched, but the companies under Israel's control were a different story. Those were fair game.

Though the three Williams brothers all worked for the family group, each of them managed several large companies of their own. It allowed them to diversify, spreading out risk for the family. Officially, though, these businesses were their private ventures. Their profits and losses didn't show up on the Williams Group's books.

Now, Stella and Aurora were in the same boat. The companies they managed would be their own private assets, just like the brothers. Whether those companies thrived and made it to the stock market, or crashed and burned, would depend entirely on their own abilities.

The Williams brothers were so well-known in the business world precisely because the companies they ran had all gone public and grown to impressive sizes. It proved they were more than just trust fund kids living off the family fortune.

Stella thought Joshua's idea made a lot of sense. She turned to look at him, taking in his sharp profile.

"Joshua, do you have a plan?"

He nodded. "I do, but first we need to figure out exactly what went wrong with the Richards Group. Only then can we fix it properly."

into it right away,"

Aicken, why not just ask Haynes? He and Foreman are close friends. If something's gone wrong at the Richards Group, Haynes will definitely want to help. Honestly, there's probably no one who knows the ins and outs of their

that. This was no time to be worrying

as soon as I get back

glanced over at

you mentioned you used to work in business before. What exactly did you do? You seem to know

world, Stella found herself

slightly on the steering

that

a knack for coming up with odd ideas,

could tell he didn't want to say more, so

drive passed quietly. Joshua focused on the road, his long

so be it. Joshua didn't really care. In fact, he

to another. Foreman seemed to be following the same path Rachel è once took. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. The more Stella trusted him,

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