The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1567

"Don't waste your energy on people like him," Harold advised. "He's just a distraction, a pest meant to throw you off track. The more you focus on him, the more you risk missing what really matters. That's why Mr. Gardner didn't focus on him, even though he knew Foreman was involved in the last incident. Besides, Stella will encounter many more people like Foreman in the future. Consider him a training exercise. If she can't even handle him, then no amount of help from Mr. Gardner will allow her to go the distance."

Jake considered this and realized Harold was right.

"I've never seen Mr. Gardner so invested in someone," he mused. The previous one, Ms. Quinn, was strong enough on her own that she rarely needed anyone to worry about her.

It seemed the old saying was true: the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Sometimes, being too strong meant you were on your own.

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The Burton Group, CEO's Office.

Sellers scanned the latest report with an air of complete composure.

Sherman remarked, "Uncle, based on our observations, the stock for our medical division has actually risen instead of falling. It's just as you said; no matter how aggressively Joshua tries to suppress us, he can't touch an irreplaceable asset like this."

Sellers, who had expected this outcome, said contemptuously, "The comprehensive medical network my father built since he was a young man isn't something Joshua can just tear down on a whim. No matter how smart or how rich he is, he can't touch this sector."

Of course, the Gardner family controlled many valuable mineral deposits. Even if the elder Mr. Burton were still in charge, he wouldn't have been able to challenge them in that arena. They were in different fields, so a direct comparison was pointless.

Sherman added, "The Gardner family is rich because of their vast mineral resources. It's like fate itself is feeding them. But we Burtons aren't lacking either."

The medical resources and connections the elder Mr. Burton had established in his youth were the envy of countless powerful families. The Burton family held patents to certain key pharmaceuticals. As long as they had those formulas, the family would never fall.

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