The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1449

"The truth is, your mother never had deep feelings for your father. She saw Skyler's entanglement with his first love but couldn't be bothered to intervene. Their marriage was based on mutual interests, not love. Logically, as long as things didn't get too ugly, they could have just turned a blind eye. But Skyler was too brazen, too outrageous.

"Stella, do you have any idea how dangerous it was when Nora gave birth to Jonathan? Skyler's mistress pushed her, causing her to go into premature labor. While she was giving birth, Skyler was by his mistress's side, comforting her. Nora barely survived, and yet that woman had the audacity to come to her and gloat. Nora had just given birth, her body was weak, and Skyler actually accused her of bullying that woman."

Old Mrs. Cameron let out a cold laugh. "At the time, Nora didn't confront them directly. But after she recovered, she decided to cut the father out of the picture and raise the child on her own."

Stella raised an eyebrow. "Cut him out of the picture?"

Old Mrs. Cameron nodded. "Nora told Old Mr. Williams that Skyler was so lost in his affairs he was practically useless. She said she would raise her son as the next heir to the Williams family and asked Old Mr. Williams to hold on for a little longer. Once Jonathan was old enough, he would take his place."

"And what did Old Mr. Williams say?" Stella asked.

"He was very fond of your mother, so he agreed. Nora then took the opportunity to deal with that woman, and your father along with her. She taught them both a harsh lesson. The whole affair was a huge scandal, and Nora even considered divorce. Sometime after that, for whatever reason, Skyler finally realized his mistake, cut ties with his first love for good, and started focusing on his family. He spent years trying to make it up to Nora. For the sake of their child, she eventually forgave him and agreed to start over.

Once she was gone, Stella asked, "Joshua, how much of what she just said do you think was true, and how much was false?"

"Nine parts true, one part false," Joshua replied. "The Camerons want to win you over to their side, which means they need your trust. Feeding you false information would be a foolish and easily exposed move. The Cameron Group still exists, which proves they have some cunning. They aren't that stupid."

Hearing this, Stella couldn't help but steal another glance at Joshua. His intellect was so sharp it was almost unnerving. How could someone like him, so close to perfect in every way, even exist?