The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 1247

"Why didn't you tell Harold you were leaving?" Stella asked softly.

"I woke up from a nap and he was gone," Joshua replied. "I figured he had left."

"And why didn't you answer your phone?"

He pulled out his phone and glanced at it. "The battery's dead."

Stella was quiet for a few moments. "Joshua, the wind is strong tonight, and it's cold. You haven't fully recovered yet. You shouldn't be out here. Let's go back. If you want to see the ocean, I'll bring you back during the day when you're feeling better."

Just then, she sneezed. She had been dressed for the auction, and her clothes were thin. In her rush to find him, she hadn't had time to change. The biting sea wind was already making her shiver.

leaped down from the rock and draped his jacket over her shoulders. "I'm sorry I worried you," he said, his voice low and

understanding tone made Stella feel a little guilty. He had been cooped up in the hospital for so long; it was natural for

you a few days off," she said. "You can go wherever you

point in wandering around alone," he replied. "Don't worry

and Joshua approached. He

opened the back door. Stella got in first, followed by Joshua, who slid in beside her. On the way there, she had been sitting in

Joshua said once they were settled. "Thank you for bringing Star

Neville replied. "It's what

for wasting so much of your time. It's Harold's fault, really. He overreacts to everything. I was just out clearing my head, and my phone happened to die. I'm

fool; he understood the subtext perfectly. Joshua was ostensibly blaming Harold, but he was really telling Neville how much Stella Cared, how she had dropped everything at the auction to rush to his side.

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