The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1970

Leonard continued, "I think you noticed something was wrong too. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come here alone today. You just don't want to accept that his condition is deteriorating."

Stella fell silent.

...

In the study.

Joshua stood by the window, phone in hand. His voice was cool and composed.

"She's starting to suspect me, isn't she?"

Colby's voice came through the receiver.

"I told her exactly what you said to. She should be pointing the finger at Leonard right now. After all, you share a bed with her. You're the last person she'd ever suspect."

Joshua stared out at the scenery, saying nothing.

"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up," Colby said.

He waited a beat, and when he got no response, he ended the call.

Wiping a cold sweat from his forehead, Colby muttered, "This nightmare of a job is finally almost over."

He turned to his assistant.

"Pack everything up. We're leaving today."

The assistant asked quietly, "Did Ms. Cameron figure it out that fast? It's only been a month."

Colby shot him a look. "You think it's that easy to catch someone like him in a lie?"

The assistant looked confused, missing his point.

"But... she did find out, didn't she?"

With his current status and wealth, he was set for life. Yet, he still loved a bargain, which usually ended with him taking a massive loss.

By all accounts, this was a psychological issue in itself.

But Colby didn't see it that way. He just thought of it as a hobby. He loved a good bargain.

Then again, psychiatrists like him spent their lives surrounded by the insane and the abnormal.

Spend enough time in that world, and even the sane ones start cracking.

So, Colby's quirks weren't actually all that surprising.

He was constantly scammed because of his bargain-hunting, yet he never seemed to learn his lesson.