The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1546

The thought that she had once entrusted Aurora with her deepest secrets, with everything, only to have it all turned into weapons against her and Joshua-it made Simone want to tear her apart with her own hands.

She asked anxiously, "Brother, what do we do? Do you think Aurora will use Rachel to hurt Joshua?"

Leonard scoffed. "Use Rachel against Joshua? You're giving Rachel far too much credit. If she were capable of hurting Joshua, would she have ended up in her current predicament? If Joshua truly saw her as a threat, would he have let her live this long? He doesn't even consider her a danger."

While not brilliant, Simone wasn't entirely clueless.

"Rachel might not be able to hurt Joshua directly," Simone reasoned, "but... she can drive a wedge between Joshua and Stella, right?"

"Correct," Leonard said. "That's the primary reason they took her."

Hearing this, Simone felt a small sense of satisfaction. She despised both Stella and Aurora, so the thought of Stella suffering brought her a sliver of comfort.

Simone sneered, "Without Joshua's help, Stella would have been devoured by the Williams family, not even bones left. Take away Joshua, and Stella is nothing!"

This time, Leonard remained silent for a long while. Simone found it strange and looked over at him. He had a pensive expression, deep in thought.

Leonard's gaze drifted in the direction of Stella's office.

"Look, Joshua is sharp, maybe too sharp. He knows the Gardner family's curse and everything that happened with Stella are impossible to overcome. I don't think he ever planned on sticking with her for good. Deep down, he gets that lies don't stay buried forever. And honestly, it's no secret to any of us that he was the one who helped Rachel."

"But if Joshua wanted to keep it hidden, with his resources, he could have erased all the evidence and traces, couldn't he?" Simone argued.

Leonard shot her a look. "And then what? Weave countless more lies to cover up the first one? Do you think Joshua has that much free time? He has to protect Stella, formulate plans to eliminate rivals like us, manage his own company and family affairs, and still spare the energy to deal with gutter rats like Rachel and Foreman."