The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1931

"The Williams family poured an insane amount of resources into her, all so she could be a glittering asset to the family, right? Since she's so desperate to prove her worth, I figured we might as well give her the chance to create some value for you, Star."

Stella's eyelashes fluttered, a storm of realization churning in her eyes.

After her massive scandal, Aurora had been entirely stripped of her authority. Even though Skyler Williams had left her with three percent of the shares, she was exactly like Israel Williams now—completely locked out of the power structure. In fact, she had it worse than Israel; she was banned from stepping foot inside the corporate headquarters and barred from any executive meetings.

But no matter how far she had fallen, her marrying McCoy still cemented a massive alliance between the Williams and Chapman dynasties.

And since Stella was the one sitting on the throne at the Williams Group, this alliance meant the ultimate beneficiary was her.

Every single one of Aurora's vicious, desperate schemes had just served to hand Stella a flawless victory on a silver platter. Aurora hadn't achieved a single one of her ambitions; instead, she had been reduced to a literal bargaining chip for an arranged marriage.

"No matter how ugly the engagement between the Williams and Chapman families gets," Joshua continued smoothly, "as long as they stay married, the two families are bound together by blood and money. When the Williams Group swoops in with this partnership, it permanently shackles the Chapmans to our ship. Once they're on board, we hold the steering wheel. They become nothing more than a subordinate branch. In the past, a powerhouse like the Chapman family would never bow down and take orders. But now? They don't have a choice."

Joshua looked at Stella, a brilliant, terrifying smile on his face. "As long as Aurora sits in the seat of Mrs. Chapman, this partnership is unbreakable. They're forced to swallow their pride now, which means we dictate the terms of this relationship forever. And Aurora? She will fight tooth and nail to keep her title as Mrs. Chapman. With her reputation in ruins, she could never marry anyone better than McCoy."

And with Jonathan Williams in a coma, Aurora absolutely could not afford another catastrophic scandal.

If she did, Stella's own grip on power would become incredibly unstable. When Jonathan went down, people had already whispered that Stella was behind it—they just didn't have proof. If something happened to Aurora too, it would basically be a neon sign announcing that Stella was slaughtering her own siblings to seize the crown.

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