The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1894

On the drive back, Stella debated it for a moment before she finally gave in and asked, "Joshua, do you know where Sellers is?"

Joshua's hands barely flinched on the steering wheel. He kept his tone completely casual. "No idea."

"Do you have any idea who might have taken him, then?" Stella pressed.

"He's crossed a lot of people," Joshua noted smoothly. "It could be anyone."

Stella lowered her gaze, letting the conversation drift into a heavy silence.

...

The Williams residence.

When Aurora got the call from Sherman detailing Sellers's disappearance, all the remaining color completely drained from her face.

Sellers was missing.

The head of the family—just gone, vanished into thin air.

Aurora's mind immediately went straight to Joshua.

"Joshua has to be behind this!"

Sherman took a steadying breath and recounted every single detail of the confrontation that had just gone down at Mr. Burton's estate.

Aurora listened in absolute, stunned silence.

A bone-deep chill settled over her chest.

She had just handed Sellers the dirt she'd dug up on Joshua, and now Sellers was mysteriously missing. It was impossible to view it as a mere coincidence.

Joshua was bold enough to kidnap a family head.

Who was next?

Was he coming for her?

No. She couldn't just sit around and wait for the axe to fall.

If Joshua targeted her, there was zero chance Sherman could protect her.

Right now, her only potential lifeline... was another family head: McCoy Chapman.

Even though the Chapman family had canceled the engagement after the disaster at the party, Aurora knew that McCoy was genuinely head-over-heels for her.

She still had a play to make.

Not to mention...

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