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."

lost your company, but you still have your position at The Williams Group. Focus on that—sometimes, managing something established is

Israel's lips. In a world changing so fast, the golden age of opportunity was

glanced at Coleman. "Coleman, talk some

Coleman nodded. "I will."

was in

she'd never pressed for details. When it came to

caught Aurora completely off guard. She hurried over, anxious to ask Leonard

hold back-he laid out the whole sequence of

slightly as she listened. "This is all very

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

was just a way to test my

and in that instant, they both seemed to reach

Joshua was behind it.

from Haynes and the others, yet somehow managed to produce that kind of cash

she funneled almost $200