The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

"Of all the things Stella could have done, treating Simone that way was the last straw."

One day, if he ever got the chance, he'd make her pay back a hundredfold.

Israel was only willing to cooperate with Leonard because he wanted to dig up something on Stella-enough to ruin her reputation for good.

He warned, "Leonard, don't act rashly. No matter what, Stella is still part of the Williams family. After what you pulled last time, Dad and the Williams Group's shareholders are already fed up with you. If you lay another finger on Stella, Aurora Williams will cut you off for good."

Leonard was unpredictable—a loose cannon. Israel had no choice but to use Aurora as leverage. After all, what he wanted was Stella's shares, not Stella's life.

With a sigh, Israel couldn't help but complain, "You know, when you kidnapped Stella before, it would've been enough to scare her straight. Why'd you have to ruin her hand? Now she can't play violin anymore. She had to join the Williams Group and compete with Aurora for resources. If she'd been able to keep playing, let her play-Aurora would have gladly let her walk all over her. Are you avenging Aurora, or just making things worse for her?"

Back then, even though Stella held some original shares, no one in the Williams family saw her as a threat. She'd spent her whole life immersed in music and art, never once dipping her toes into the world of business. Aurora hadn't been able to get into the Williams Group at first, but she'd kept up with private business courses behind the scenes. Compared to Aurora, Stella was a complete novice- nothing to be worried about.

Stella officially joined the Williams Group recently, the family just thought she'd be a nuisance at worst-nothing worth losing sleep

acquired the Pearce family's shares. Only then did the family finally

let Stella

to Stella didn't mean they had to destroy her-or let

After all, Stella was still their own flesh and

eyes, but he

forget a warning not to challenge Aurora again. He hadn't expected Stella to

go

and head-to-head with

things just got easier. If Haynes is backing him, we can take Haynes down too and cut off one of Stella

two men began plotting how to deal with Foreman

the first person to help Foreman wouldn't be Haynes at