The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1173

Chapter 1173

Under the flickering firelight, the man's eyes shimmered with a brilliance that reminded Stella of a starlit night-deep and impossibly clear. Even his striking features seemed touched by gold, the flames casting him in an almost unreal glow.

Joshua spoke quietly. "No need. Even if I tried to sleep, I doubt I'd get any rest." Stella let her gaze linger on his face. "Is your insomnia still that bad?"

He shook his head. "Hasn't changed."

"Is it because you have too much on your mind?"

Stella herself had rarely suffered sleepless nights—at least, not until her own troubles began piling up.

Joshua didn't argue. "Maybe."

She lowered her voice. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Joshua fell silent.

added, "It's okay if you

could finish, his crisp, clear voice broke through the quiet.

the kind of

looked away, then suddenly asked, "What about Haynes? Could

honestly, “I don't forgive him, but I

pretended to be above accepting his help. After all, five years of


carries their own set of scales

Haynes offered, but she never expected it as her

to make up for the past came from his own

the end, love-if it survived-was all

now: trusting in a man's love, or his guilty conscience was foolish. She could use his guilt to fight for a better future, a better career. But she would never

doing so hurt a person who meant the world to me. If I hadn't helped that first person, her

he cared about forgiveness-he was just like Haynes in some

"It's not always black and white. If you realized your mistake soon enough, maybe she'd still forgive

smile. "I've done everything I

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