The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1414

Finally, Stella broke the silence. "Father, Jonathan, the most important thing right now isn't finding the culprit, but finding a solution. If these rumors continue, the company's image will suffer. From what I understand, many of our partners work with us specifically because of Aurora. When they hear this kind of gossip, there's no guarantee they won't cancel their contracts."

As if on cue, Jonathan's phone rang. His secretary's panicked voice came through the receiver. "Mr. Jonathan, it's terrible. Another one of Ms. Williams's major contracts has been canceled..."

Lately, several companies had terminated their partnerships with The Williams Group. Others that had been eager to sign were now suddenly saying they needed more time to consider. At first, no one thought much of it, as canceled contracts were common. But the frequency had become alarming. Jonathan had asked his secretary to look into recent news but found nothing significant. He was still puzzled when Israel had called him about the current situation.

The meeting room was silent, and the secretary's report was audible to everyone. Aurora's face grew even paler. She could ignore the damage to her personal reputation, but this was now affecting her career. That was her line in the sand. Wasn't this the very reason she had worked so hard—to reach the top?

She could forgive Joshua for damaging her Dawnlight violin. She could forgive him for driving a wedge between her and Leonard. But she could not accept being dragged down on her path to success. They say ruining someone's livelihood is the deepest of betrayals. What Joshua was doing was no different.

Aurora had never suffered such a devastating blow at anyone's hands.

Stella was about to ask Joshua to leave, not wanting him to be targeted any further, but Aurora stopped her. "There's no need." She stared coldly at Joshua. "Even if he leaves, he'll find out everything anyway. It's pointless."

Since Aurora didn't object, Jonathan let it go. Aurora then recounted the events of that night in a calm, flat voice, as if she were telling someone else's story.

When she finished, Skyler's brow furrowed. "So it was Leonard and Simone?" His first instinct was the same as Aurora's: the siblings had conspired against her to stage a comeback.