The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1910

Seeing Joshua arrive, Stella quickly filled him in on the situation with Marvin.

She looked toward the elderly woman who was still standing by the door, pleading, and asked in a low voice, "Joshua, do you recognize her? Is she from your family?"

Joshua followed her gaze. "Yes, I know her. She is Quincy Gardner's mother."

Quincy had been a core elite within the Gardner family, so it was only natural that Joshua would recognize his mother.

Stella said, "Quincy specifically requested that Marvin be raised by the Connolly family. I have no idea what triggered this, but now his mother is showing up demanding him back.

Neville broke up with his girlfriend for Marvin's sake and has stayed single all these years just to raise him. There is absolutely no way he's going to agree to hand him over."

She turned to look at Joshua.

"Joshua, at the end of the day, they're Gardners. Could you step in and talk them down?"

It wasn't that Stella lacked the means to chase them off.

But these people were technically Joshua's relatives, and she didn't want the situation to turn ugly.

"Of course," Joshua said.

He took her hand and led her over to the elderly woman. He offered a faint, polite smile. "Mrs. Gardner, what brings you all the way out here?"

At the sound of Joshua's voice, Quincy's mother physically recoiled, shrinking back on pure reflex.

Her pupils trembled as she slowly turned her head to look at the man standing before her.

Even though she was decades older than him, she possessed absolutely none of the authority expected of an elder. Instead, she stammered, terrified, "S-Sir... what are you doing here?"

Joshua kept his smile perfectly in place. "I heard a friend was dealing with some trouble, so I came over to take a look."

He cast a fleeting glance toward the Connolly residence and arched an eyebrow.

"Why? Do you have some sort of relationship with the Connolly family as well?"

Quincy's mother didn't dare meet his eyes. She looked at the ground and whispered, "I only got to see my grandson a few times right after he was born. It's been so many years... I just missed him so terribly, so I came to see him..."

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