The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1188

No one at the scene even had time to react.

Even Stella was frozen, caught off guard, unable to intervene.

This was Germany, not Solmaris.

Even in Solmaris, you couldn't just kill the heir of the Gibson family on a whim.

The Gibsons weren't some minor, unremarkable family.

A chill ran through Stella's heart.

When Joshua had first appeared, she hadn't stopped him. In fact, a part of her had wanted to teach Stuart a lesson.

Men like Stuart were hardly worth pitying.

But she hadn't expected Joshua to go so far-not just crippling him, but killing him outright.

Maybe the commotion was too loud, because Stella caught the faint sound of footsteps echoing from the hallway.

There was no going back now-it was already too late for regrets.

Stella knew they couldn't linger. She strode over to Joshua and said, "Joshua, we need to leave. Now."

Joshua nodded silently.

Stuart's notorious behavior was no secret in Germany. People tolerated it

because of the Gibson family's power-no one dared cross them. Even those who suffered at Stuart's hands had to swallow their anger and pretend nothing happened.

Everyone assumed Stuart would continue his reckless ways unpunished. No one imagined he'd meet his end so abruptly.

many young women's lives-it was

arrived a bit

of Stuart's death spread through Germany

outright thrilled. They saw his death as a public service-one less predator

other powerful families felt the same. After all, none

or daughters to catch Stuart's eye, only to be forced

...

Stella immediately instructed Aicken to arrange a

to get out

wasn't a

didn't leave soon, they

gone before the

was hoarse. "I'm

glanced over at

was never the

type suredet

This was completely out of character for him.

something

maybe... did he have a personal vendetta

already dug up Stuart's

learned about Stuart, the more

harmed someone

“It's all right. Let's

spoken

Aicken's voice was tense and

taken a turn. The entire

Stella's heart sank.

had reacted with frightening