The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1184

Chapter 1184

After saying all that, Abby quickly said goodbye to Stella and hung up before she could respond.

Stella stared at her phone, listening to the dial tone for a moment. In the end, she didn't call back.

Joshua noticed the troubled look on her face and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Stella explained everything Abby had told her.

Frowning, she said, "Abby said she has to leave for a while-she might be going undercover in the Lerman family."

She sighed, worry etched on her brow. "I have no idea where Abby got her intel, but this is way too dangerous."

"We need to figure out a way to get her out of there."

Joshua's gaze was fixed on Stella, his eyes dark and inscrutable, like the surface

of a deep well hiding dangerous undercurrents.

"You're... worried about this?" he asked quietly.

Lost in her thoughts, Stella didn't notice the shift in Joshua's tone.

reach out and she gets exposed, it could

her eyes searching for reassurance. "Joshua, is there any way we

instinctively seeking his


intensely focused on her that

Why are you looking at me like that?" Joshua lowered his gaze. "I thought you might worry that the news was fake." He hadn't expected her first instinct would be to worry about Abby's safety. Stella

been my friend since childhood," she said softly, gazing at the green plant sitting on the windowsill. "No matter how reckless

can't be ruthless, it's hard to

self-mockery crept into her voice. "Maybe I'm just not cut out

"But having you as a

long as you don't think I'm too

there's a difference between understanding something and truly being able to

said, "Haynes and Keen never understood how lucky they were. They never saw your true

softly. "Maybe what I have to offer just isn't what

plenty of people who would

it was just her imagination, but Joshua's gaze

discomfort,


is in the Lerman family. Their security is tight, so it might take

"Alright," Stella replied.

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