The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1544

Sellers' expression remained calm. He finally spoke. "This has nothing to do with Aurora. The reason I angered the head of the Gardner family is because of someone else from the Williams family."

Confused murmurs filled the room. "Who are you talking about, Sellers?"

Sellers opened his mouth and enunciated each syllable clearly.

"Stella."

The name was one the Burton family knew all too well. Old Mr. Burton was exceptionally fond of her, even publicly supporting her. He treated her better than his own grandchildren, handing over the Burton family's most critical core assets to her without a second thought. It was a decision that had bred considerable resentment among many in the family.

Someone asked, "What does the Gardner patriarch have to do with Stella? The two of them move in completely different circles. They have no connection, do they?"

Sellers said grimly, "Who says they have no connection? According to my investigation, Stella is the woman he can't forget. The Gardners are notoriously obsessive when it comes to matters of the heart. For Stella to turn him against us would take nothing more than a word."

Another person grew more confused. "But Stella and Old Mr. Burton are so close. Why would she want to harm the Burton family?"

Sellers let out a cold laugh. "Because her greed knows no bounds. Once she got her hands on our core assets, she understood just how valuable they are and what they represent. Stella managed to return to the Williams family and is now in a position of power there, which proves she's ruthlessly ambitious. Now that she has the head of the Gardner family wrapped around her finger, she's naturally going to use him to achieve her goals."

His words caused the expressions around the room to shift.

"Are you suggesting… she's trying to take over our family?!"

"The nerve of that woman! How vicious!"

Sellers' second brother asked, "So what do you propose we do now?"

Sellers replied, "The Gardner family may be willing to burn cash, but The Burton Group is not some company they can topple so easily. In the medical field, we are irreplaceable. It doesn't matter how much money he throws at us. I've already devised a plan to counter him. For now, we just need to be patient and willing to absorb some losses..."

Sellers scanned the faces of everyone in the room, his expression one of complete confidence.

"We might even be able to turn the tables and acquire the Gardner family ourselves."

The members of the Burton family exchanged glances, their eyes gleaming with a knowing, unsettling light.

Sellers was Old Mr. Burton's youngest son, and his rise to the head of the family was a testament to his capabilities. While there were power struggles within the Burton family, a strict family rule forbade siblings from harming one another. The most capable rose to the top, and with Old Mr. Burton's swift abdication of power, the family was, for the most part, unusually united.