The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1965

Old Mr. Wyatt took a sip of coffee and said slowly, "You're wrong. He was polite to me because I was willing to step in after setting my terms. If I had refused, he would have used his methods on me too. That kid turns on you in a heartbeat."

Mr. Burton shot him a sidelong glance. "And you still preferred to owe me a favor just to get me to cure his poison?"

"I don't care if he's a good guy or a bad guy. I like the younger generation when they have the guts to think big and act on it. Unlike you, acting all self-righteous and sticking to your principles for everything, ending up with nobody willing to work with you. You talk a big game about caring for Stella, but you haven't shown it in your actions at all. You're worse than Leonard."

Mr. Burton was so furious his mustache practically bristled. "I spent time with the Gardner family before. This is a genetic illness. It can't be cured! Bringing in more people is pointless! Instead of giving her hope only to crush it, she's better off facing reality sooner rather than later. At least she won't be as heartbroken. As for why I didn't go to you back then, first of all, we're rivals. If I asked you, you'd have rejected me without a second thought. But the main reason is that I didn't think you had the skills."

He cast a glance at Old Mr. Wyatt.

"I didn't expect you to actually crack the hardest case."

Old Mr. Wyatt hadn't realized Mr. Burton knew him so well. He remained silent for a moment before speaking. "Stella got lucky. I only just solved the challenges for her type of surgery not long ago."

Remembering something, he looked back at Mr. Burton.

"Are you sure Colby can't cure the Gardner kid's illness?"

"I'm not saying it's completely impossible," Mr. Burton replied.

Old Mr. Wyatt's interest was piqued. "Oh?"

Mr. Burton scoffed. "Unless there's a miracle."

Old Mr. Wyatt was left speechless.

...

After interacting with Colby for a while, Stella realized that despite his aloof demeanor, he took his work incredibly seriously.

After a systematic evaluation that took about a week, Colby brought her some massive news.

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