The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1293

Without waiting for a response, Gibson hung up.

Stella immediately dialed another number. "Did you get a location?"

Aicken's respectful voice came through the line. "We have a lock on the signal's location. I've already sent a team to investigate."

"Good," Stella said. "Report back as soon as you have anything."

Ten minutes later, Aicken called back with an update. "Ms. Cameron, the location we traced was a dead end. There's nothing here. It must have been a decoy."

Stella's face showed no trace of surprise or disappointment. She had expected as much.

"I understand," she said, giving a few brief instructions before ending the call.

Foreman immediately pressed, "Star, was it really the Gibsons?"

A shadow of unease crossed Stella's features. "It's almost certain."

Foreman tightened his grip on the glass in his hand, asking with feigned casualness, "Keen is so young. This must be terrifying for him. Gibson lost his son… who knows what he'll do to Keen to get his revenge…"

He shot a cold glare at Joshua, who had remained silent the entire time. "This is all your fault, Joshua! If it weren't for you, Gibson never would have taken Keen!"

For once, Joshua didn't argue, accepting the blame in silence.

A hint of weariness crept into Stella's eyes. "With your intelligence, I refuse to believe you don't understand what I'm saying. Haynes, we need to save Keen right now. Please, don't be unreasonable. I don't want to fight with you, not now."

Haynes stared at her, his gaze unwavering. "Everyone else, get out. I need to speak with Stella alone."

Foreman wisely chose not to add fuel to the fire and left, but not before shooting a warning look at Joshua. Joshua, however, didn't even spare him a glance, his eyes fixed solely on Stella.

"Joshua, wait for me outside," Stella said softly.

Only then did Joshua move, leaving the room.

The moment he was gone, Haynes couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "He really is your personal bodyguard, isn't he? He won't listen to anyone but you."