The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1155

In the end, as if she'd finally run out of ways to fight back against the relentless trolls, Stella wiped her entire social media presence clean. She deleted every post, turned off comments, and deactivated her account.

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The Lerman Group.

Israel felt a rush of satisfaction as he watched the victory unfold.

Ever since Stella's return, he'd felt a tightness in his chest, a pent-up frustration with nowhere to go. But now, at last, he could breathe easy again.

Everything was falling into place exactly as he'd planned, and his mood soared.

"This whole media fiasco has plunged Stella's company into a major PR crisis. If things keep going like this, she won't be able to hold out much longer."

He turned to Leonard, a glint of pride in his eyes.

"Leonard, this 'Q' guy was expensive, but damn, he's good. That twenty million dollars was worth every cent."

Q's fees were outrageous-Israel had hired plenty of hackers to strengthen his company's firewalls over the years, but none of them had ever charged this much. Looking at the results now, though, he had to admit-Q was worth it.

coffee, his tone cool and even. "Still, you have to give Stella some credit. The most sensitive files in her company were buried under layer after layer of encryption. If Q hadn't gotten curious-wondering if Stella

paused, then added, "That T

"No wonder Stella's managed to keep herself

he'd have gained nothing from this whole affair- except maybe making Stella's life slightly

could bring Stella's company down for good, it would all be worth it. If

though, success was within his

sparkled in Israel's eyes. With Stella defeated, he could swoop in and buy up shares of the Pearce Group. He might even get h hands on Stella's original

his

was reckless, but after a win like this, they'd have

...

only grew more intense by the day.

with dissenting voices growing louder and more

out was out

for the hateful noise online, Stella barely gave it

reached fever pitch, Joshua reminded her it was time for the final phase of their

know the first

idea what Joshua

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