The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1227

Abby knew Leonard had been injured, but she hadn't realized it was this severe.

His hand was gone?

A wave of vicious satisfaction washed over her. He deserved it for what he did to Star's hand.

"Medical technology is so advanced these days," Abby said. "Maybe they can reattach it."

Harland shook his head. "Absolutely not."

"How can you be so sure, Master Harland?"

"Because," Harland said, "his men still haven't found the severed arm."

finally regained consciousness. His injuries weren't fatal, so his life was never in danger. However, the moment he awoke, his assistant was there, face grim, to deliver the bad news. "Mr. Lerman, about our hijacked shipment... I don't know who started the rumor, but the Eder family is accusing us of staging the robbery to double-cross them. They're demanding an explanation! Because you haven't made a statement, the Eder patriarch thinks you're admitting guilt by silence, and he's telling everyone who will listen. Several of our other partners have already put their deals with us

family, that was a manageable risk. The family's true foundation was its arms business. While legal in Solmaris, it was a trade best kept out of the public eye. Stella's moves had caused Leonard headaches, but they hadn't touched

issue with the arms business, however, was a

icy. "Have you found out

assistant kept his head bowed,

"Well... about that..."

anger.

reported no firefight. In fact... there were no casualties at all. They were robbed without a single person

had looked into Joshua's background. The man had a reputation for being thorough, for eliminating all loose ends. Almost every operation he was

was clear that Joshua had been surprised to see him. That meant

so they

benefits.