The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 942

Leonard arched an eyebrow. “Oh?”

Sellers wasn’t the type to believe in coincidences—he knew better.

He shot Leonard a look, then answered the ringing phone.

“Mr. Gardner, how can I help you?”

Joshua was sitting on a private jet, a satellite phone in hand, his tone cool and measured. “Tell Leonard to let Stella go. If he doesn’t, the Gardner family and the Lerman family will be at war. There’ll be no backing down.”

Sellers froze, instinctively glancing at Leonard.

“Mr. Gardner, I’m not sure I understand—”

But Joshua cut him off, his voice sharp and cold. “I know you’re together. Put Leonard on.”

Sellers hesitated, then passed the phone to Leonard.

How on earth did the head of the Gardner family know Stella? What exactly was their relationship?

Leonard took the phone from Sellers, unfazed. “Mr. Gardner, what can I do for you?”

Joshua didn’t waste words. “Let Stella go. I’ll owe you a favor.”

Leonard knew all too well that Simone had her sights set on the Gardner family’s patriarch, dreaming of marrying Joshua. Yet, for reasons unknown, Joshua kept his identity hidden and lingered by Stella’s side.

Now, judging by Joshua’s call, things were clearly more complicated than they appeared.

Leonard almost laughed. A man like Joshua, interested in a divorced woman with a child—a secondhand mother, so to speak? What exactly was it about Stella that drew him in?

Leonard glanced down at Stella, doubt flickering in his eyes. Did she really have that much charm?

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