The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1724

The next day, when Abby brought some documents to Stella, she noticed Stella was wearing a silk scarf around her neck and the most vibrant shade of red lipstick.

Abby had stayed out the previous night for a personal matter and hadn't come to the office with Stella that morning. As Stella's best friend for years, she knew her style inside and out. Stella had always disliked overly bright lipstick colors.

Seeing Stella so out of character, Abby was a bit taken aback.

She stared at Stella's scarf for a few moments. "Star, I thought you hated wearing scarves. Why the sudden change today?" she murmured to herself. "Is there something special about this one? Or... did Joshua give it to you? That can't be right. He should know you don't like scarves, shouldn't he?"

Stella felt a bit uncomfortable under Abby's scrutiny and averted her gaze. She quickly changed the subject. "Abby, could you get me a cup of coffee?"

"Sure, I'll go right now," Abby replied.

As she was about to leave, Abby caught a glimpse of a red mark on Stella's neck, and her expression changed slightly. She turned back around. "Star, are you hurt?"

"...Abby, I'm not hurt."

Stella's sudden decision to wear a scarf was already strange, and seeing her being so evasive, Abby didn't believe her for a second. She walked over to Stella, her face serious and her eyes filled with concern.

"Star, work is important, but so is your health. You can't just ignore your body because you're busy. Even a small injury needs to be taken care of."

Stella was speechless for a few seconds before finally saying, "Abby, I think... you should get a boyfriend."

It still didn't click for Abby. "I have no interest in wasting my time and energy on those jerks... Wait, what does this have to do with a boyfriend?"

Stella looked at her helplessly, an unreadable expression on her face.

With Joshua's intelligence, if he truly wanted to get married, he could have easily used some trick, even a sham marriage, to make Stella his wife. But he had respected her wishes and hadn't tried to manipulate her.

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Three months later.

After a thorough investigation, Coleman found that there was nothing wrong with Eloise's identity. He also located several other servants who had worked for the Williams family back then.

At the same time, another truth, one he was unwilling to believe, began to surface. The more Coleman dug, the more shocked he became. He couldn't believe it was all real. He didn't even know if Jonathan was aware.

One day, Coleman found Israel in a bar, drinking his life away. Since his fall from power, Israel had become a complete mess.