The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 709

Ever since the trip to the country club, Joshua had become obsessed with darts.

When they got back, he even bought a professional dartboard and set it up at home. Whenever he had a bit of free time, he’d be there practicing, his focus unwavering.

He was a natural—after just a single day, his aim was uncanny.

Abby, who loved baseball, invited Joshua to join her for a game one afternoon.

Joshua turned out to be a star at baseball, too.

It seemed like no matter the sport, he picked it up in a flash.

Abby couldn’t stop praising his athletic talent.

Stella laughed, “Impressive work. Maybe I should give you a raise tomorrow.”

Joshua’s face lit up with a bright grin. “Thank you, Ms. Cameron.”

Even as he spoke, he twisted the arm of Candida’s bodyguard, wrenching it until the man cried out and collapsed to the ground.

Freed at last, Candida hurried toward Stella.

Joshua shot a glance at Karl, whose face was twisted in anger and humiliation. “Ms. Cameron, are we really just letting this guy walk away?”

“Of course not,” Stella replied, her tone calm but cold.

Somehow, she now had a baseball bat in her hand.

It was the same bat Abby had left by the door after their game yesterday—she’d asked Stella to bring it back for her, but Stella hadn’t had the chance yet.

As she’d been backing away earlier, she’d already reached for the bat, just in case.

If Joshua hadn’t shown up, her plan was simple: after emptying her pepper spray, she’d finish the job with the baseball bat, making sure the bodyguard wouldn’t be getting up anytime soon.

Her smile was serene, but her eyes were glacial.

Stella had enemies who wanted to take everything from her. Enemies who would stop at nothing to ruin her name, or frame her for crimes she didn’t commit.

Some, she knew, even wanted her dead.

She’d thought Jasper and Sellers were the most shameless people she’d ever met.

But Karl, standing there now, had just set a new low.

Violence had never been Stella’s answer.