The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1432

Aurora's face was icy, devoid of its usual calm elegance.

"Israel, even if you tell Stella now, she won't believe you. Not only that, but if the truth does come out one day, your 'warning' will have given her time to mentally prepare. Even if she doesn't believe you, she'll start thinking about it. After letting it simmer for a while, she might find an excuse to forgive Joshua.

Some secrets shouldn't be revealed until they can have the maximum impact. It's too early to tip our hand. Israel, Joshua is no ordinary man. When we strike, it has to be a killing blow. We can't give him a single chance to recover."

Coleman listened, studying Aurora for a moment. Not long ago, Aurora seemed to look down on Joshua, not taking him seriously at all. How much time had passed for her to now consider him a formidable opponent?

As if sensing Coleman's thoughts, Aurora said, "Coleman, Joshua played a major role in Leonard and me getting to this point. He was the one behind the scenes, goading Simone into ruining my reputation."

As she spoke, a chilling frost filled her eyes.

"Israel, Coleman, we need to stop thinking about winning him over. He must be eliminated. The reason Star has grown so distant from us is likely because he's been poisoning her mind against us."

Life was difficult for Aurora now. Although she had gotten Leonard's shares, he was done helping her with her public image. From now on, they had nothing to do with each other.

Aurora had wanted to be free of Leonard for a long time, but she had worried about provoking him into doing something crazy, so she had maintained a hot-and-cold attitude. She should have been relieved that he was willing to stop pestering her and even give her three percent of the shares.

And yet, she wasn't as happy as she'd imagined she would be.

Leonard's attitude stung. He had loved her for so many years, and he gave up just like that? Had he ever truly loved her at all?

Just as Aurora was lost in thought, Coleman's voice broke through her reverie.

Coleman said, "We can't rely on Leonard at all now, but we still have Sellers willing to help. It was a blessing in disguise that Simone brought Sellers to catch you in the act that day, allowing him to see for himself that nothing happened between you two."

Aurora nodded lightly. "Yes. I've already arranged to have dinner with Sellers tonight."

…

That evening, Stella received another email from 'L.'

"Thank you for helping me let go of a long-held obsession. Also, the scenery in your painting is truly beautiful."

Lately, her correspondence with 'L' had become more frequent than when they first started, with emails exchanged almost daily.