The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1497

After a moment of thought, Sellers let out a sudden, cold laugh.

"Joshua is a true madman. A born gambler."

Sherman looked at him, confused. "Uncle, what do you mean?"

Sellers said grimly, "The greater the reward, the higher the risk. If they had made one wrong move, they would have lost everything. First, our sudden attack left them with no time to prepare. Joshua's seemingly thuggish response to Israel was actually a desperate gamble born of necessity. Sherman, if you were in his shoes, how would you have resolved the crisis in such a short amount of time?"

Sherman thought for a moment, then shook his head. "There was a mole in the company. Stella was already under suspicion because of the fake heiress rumors. On top of that, the gossip about her neglecting her duties and the Williams family stirring up trouble meant her position was unstable. Besides temporarily sacrificing Joshua, I can't see any other way out. But if she gave up the only person who could help her, she would have been completely isolated. The end result would have been the same, just delayed by a few days."

Honestly, if he were in Stella's position, he wouldn't have known what to do. Everyone else was playing with a full deck, while she was playing blind. The information gap was just too vast.

Sellers continued, "Joshua's plan had to remain an absolute secret. If any part of it had leaked, it would have been a dead end. Because of the mole, Joshua, with his cautious nature, couldn't risk Stella being monitored, so he almost certainly couldn't have told her the plan beforehand. Therefore, if Stella had shown even a shred of doubt, or if their coordination had been off, they would have lost. That's why I say Joshua was gambling.

He was betting on Stella's ability to withstand the pressure, betting on her trust in him, and betting on her ability to improvise.

Human emotion is the most unpredictable variable in any plan. Stella must have gone through her own period of hesitation and struggle. One wrong step, and she would have lost everything. Sherman, if you were Stella, would you have placed your complete trust in one person?"

Sherman fell silent.

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