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.

...

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.

and even. "Still, you have to give Stella some credit. The most sensitive files in her company were

added, "That T

Stella's managed to keep herself together all this time. She

that money, but he'd have gained nothing from this whole affair- except maybe making Stella's life slightly more difficult. And trying to intercept her

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

though, success was

he could swoop in and buy up shares

his

and older brother always thought he was reckless, but after a win like this, they'd have to see him

...

intense by the day. Discontent

dissenting voices growing

out

online, Stella barely gave

Joshua reminded

didn't know the first

she had no idea what

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