The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1160

Jonathan paused, his expression thoughtful. “You know, Father has always admired people with guts and real skill. Otherwise, he wouldn't hold Aurora in such high regard."

He looked at Israel, his gaze steady. "If you go begging at Father's feet now, he might just end up disappointed in you-and start admiring Stella even more."

"Israel, Stella is his child too. If she proves herself truly capable, you know Father will give her more responsibility. If it weren't for the issue with those initial shares, he'd probably be grooming Stella right now."

Israel's face stiffened. He knew Jonathan was right. The truth stung. His eyes reddened with frustration and unwillingness.

"Stella's got no brains," he muttered bitterly. "She's just got someone clever pulling the strings for her."

Jonathan shrugged. "Connections are a kind of strength too. If Father finds out Stella has someone that competent backing her up, don't you think he'll value her even more?"

Israel fell silent, lost for words. He realized, with a sinking heart, that he had lost this round-completely.

Jonathan took in Israel's defeated slump and tried to encourage him. "So what if the company's gone? You're still young. There's plenty of time to start over."

you still have your position at The Williams Group. Focus on that—sometimes, managing

fast, the golden age of opportunity was

Coleman. "Coleman, talk some sense

Coleman nodded. "I will."

Aurora was

his partnership with Leonard, but she'd never pressed for details. When it came to issues involving Stella, she tried not to get

company collapsing overnight caught Aurora completely off guard. She hurried over, anxious to ask Leonard what had

out the whole sequence of

as she listened. "This is all

tea. "It's not so strange. Ever since Stella got her hands on that money to buy out the Pearce Group, I started to

was just

looked up at him, and in that instant, they

Joshua was behind it.

money from Haynes and the others, yet somehow

crisis, she funneled