Aurora had been forced to run for her life, utterly humiliated—so why should Stella get off scot-free?
He wanted nothing more than to terrify Stella, to send her running in panic, her composure shattered. He wanted her to carry this shameful stain for the rest of her life.
But Stella’s reaction had caught him completely off guard.
She was tougher than most men he’d ever met.
Even with a gun pointed at her, Stella remained far calmer than any man would have managed.
Sellers’ voice yanked him out of his thoughts.
“What, nothing? Don’t tell me she just fainted from sheer terror like some helpless damsel?”
Sellers had witnessed Leonard’s methods before and knew just how ruthless he could be. A woman like Stella wouldn’t last five minutes in Leonard’s hands.
But Leonard was nothing like him.
He’d grown up in the Burton family, and under Mr. Burton’s influence, they rarely resorted to truly vicious tactics.
Leonard, on the other hand, was a different breed entirely.
To secure his place as head of the family, Leonard had done unspeakable things—his reputation for cruelty was so fierce that even Sellers was wary of crossing him.
Leonard was no paragon of virtue.
A woman who’d managed to earn Leonard’s hatred was doomed to a miserable fate—no one doubted that.
Because of Mr. Burton, Sellers couldn’t get involved directly. Letting Leonard handle Stella would be a perfect way to both rid himself of this irritation and satisfy his own grudge.
The only explanation for Stella not falling apart at Leonard’s intimidation, Sellers thought, was that she’d simply fainted.
He scoffed, “And here I thought she was something special. Turns out, she’s nothing at all. She dreams of replacing Aurora? She should take a hard look at herself first…”
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...
Is Jasper gay? He certainly behaves that way....
dont read this... a billionaire in business is a dunce at the truth...duhhh...
Why are there no updates ?? It's getting updated on Kikanovel regularly.. please update on regular basis...thank you !!...