The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1627

Just then, a slender, graceful figure suddenly appeared before him, blocking his view.

Joshua frowned slightly, but when he saw who it was, he was momentarily taken aback.

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Joshua had introduced Stella to several good potential partners, but it was up to her to earn their trust and build a rapport.

Stella's interests were wide-ranging, and she soon found herself in pleasant conversation with several of them, exchanging contact information.

After bidding farewell to her new contacts, Stella scanned the room but found that Joshua was gone.

Just as she was about to look for him, a deep, raspy voice sounded from behind her.

"Are you looking for Joshua?"

Stella turned around, and her expression immediately cooled when she saw who it was.

Leonard didn't seem to mind her coldness. Holding a wine glass, he said nonchalantly, "I saw him heading toward the back garden with a woman."

A woman?

In all the time she had known Joshua, apart from Simone and Aurora, whom he had toyed with, she had never seen him with any other woman. But back then, he was hiding his identity, so it was normal for him to have no social life.

Worried about interrupting Joshua's business, Stella hesitated, unsure if she should go find him.

Leonard swirled the red wine in his glass. The dark red liquid shimmered brilliantly under the lights.

She had looked into the head of the Quinn family, but there were no photos of them online. It wasn't surprising. The photos of many family heads were deleted or suppressed to keep them out of the public eye. After all, being in such a position already made them a target. Exposing their faces would only invite more assassination attempts.

Leonard said, "Of course I have. Unlike the Gardner family, the Quinns don't isolate themselves from the outside world. The head of the Quinn family does make appearances at important events."

Stella asked, "Does the head of the Quinn family know Joshua? Does that mean my partnership with them was also because of him?"

Leonard raised an eyebrow. "Oh? You figured that out?"

Stella replied, "Mr. Lerman isn't one for small talk. You mentioned Joshua leaving with a woman, and then brought up the head of the Quinn family..."

At this, Stella looked up at Leonard.