The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1392

Israel knew that once Skyler had made a decision, anything he said would be useless. It would only give his opponents more ammunition. He gritted his teeth so hard he felt they might crack.

But Violet didn't seem satisfied yet. She smiled sweetly. "Mr. Israel and I don't know each other very well. Would it be possible for me to stay with the Williams family for a while to… get to know him better?"

Had any other young woman spoken so openly, it would have been deemed shockingly forward. Given their past, however—a past marked by intimacy and a pregnancy that ended—feigning propriety now served little purpose.

Besides, while the elite families of Solmaris were generally progressive, many still held some traditional values. It wasn't unheard of for engaged couples to live under the same roof to build a relationship and see if they were truly compatible before marriage, to avoid a disastrous union later.

Skyler considered it for a few seconds. "If the Yancey family has no objections, then neither do we."

The sudden drama left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. Jonathan, Israel, and Aurora all looked grim. Even though the Williams family had handled Violet's public demand adeptly, it would still be the talk of the town among the guests.

Sellers glanced at Aurora, whose expression was growing colder by the second. "How did she suddenly show up here? Didn't Leonard already find her?"

Leonard, having come up through the criminal underworld, had the best intelligence network. Not even Sellers could compete with him on that front, which was why the Williams family had enlisted his help in tracking Violet down.

"He found her," Aurora admitted, annoyed, "but she was too well-protected. We couldn't get near her."

A cold feeling settled in Aurora's stomach. Maybe that was exactly why he'd sought her out.

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From a quiet corner, Joshua watched the scene unfold, a cryptic smile playing on his lips. With Violet moving into the Williams estate, Israel would be too preoccupied to bother Star. So, who was next?

His gaze shifted to Sellers. Karl's intense hatred for Star was largely Sellers's doing. Joshua had learned from the doctors that Karl blamed Stella for everything that had happened to him, and it was Sellers who had fed him that narrative.