The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1418

Unable to guess Leonard's intentions, Stella turned to the man beside her. "Joshua, what do you think he's up to?"

Joshua watched Leonard ambling through the garden with the butler, his dark eyes deep and unreadable. "I'm not sure, but..." He trailed off, leaving the sentence hanging.

"But what?" Stella prompted.

"The Williams family seems to have underestimated him."

"Do you think he'll use this opportunity to marry Aurora?" Stella asked. With Aurora's reputation in ruins, this was the perfect chance for him to press his advantage and negotiate a marriage.

"He won't marry her," Joshua said flatly.

Stella looked at him, confused. "Why do you say that? Is it because he doesn't want to put her in a difficult position?"

"Star, Leonard isn't as foolish as you think," Joshua explained. "Just because he let Aurora use him without asking for anything in return doesn't mean he wasn't keeping score. She probably never imagined that a little prodding from me would be enough to make him change. What she doesn't realize is that I was just the catalyst. Even without me, they would have drifted apart eventually."

He paused, a derisive smirk on his face. "Leonard thinks he and Aurora are the same kind of people, but he's wrong."

"How can you be so sure he won't marry her?" Stella asked again.

Just as he spoke, there was a knock on the door. "Mr. Lerman has arrived," the butler announced from the hallway.

Soon, Leonard entered the room. The entire Williams family, including Stella and Joshua, was gathered once again—though the latter two were merely spectators.

After Leonard was seated, the butler served tea and discreetly closed the door behind him. As the current head of the family and Aurora's father, Skyler opened the discussion. "Leonard, how do you intend to resolve this matter with Aurora?"

Leonard lifted his teacup, took a slow sip, and then replied, "Aurora is in trouble. Shouldn't the Williams family be the ones to resolve it?"