"Star," he said quietly. "I won't agree to it."
Stella didn't look surprised.
"Then we're done," she stated flatly.
A dangerous, predatory gleam flashed through Joshua's eyes, quickly masked before it could fully surface.
He gentled his tone. "Star, your music therapy can still..."
She cut him off before he could finish.
"Stop lying to me." Heartbreak bled into her gaze as she looked at him. "I've trusted you too many times, Joshua. You can't keep delaying the inevitable."
She took a steadying breath. "I'm moving out tomorrow."
With that, she turned on her heel to walk away.
Suddenly, powerful arms wrapped tightly around her from behind.
His hoarse, desperate voice ghosted over her ear.
"Star, do you really not want to be with me anymore?"
A sharp ache pierced her chest.
But she forced herself to stay grounded.
She couldn't afford to be weak anymore.
She squeezed her eyes shut, and when they fluttered open, they were filled with uncompromising resolve.
"Joshua, I refuse to be with someone who is extreme, emotionally unstable, and constantly deceives me.
You know how much I despise liars, yet you've played me for a fool time and time again.
Honestly, I didn't fully comprehend the severity of the Gardner family illness before. I thought the rumors were exaggerated.
Up until now, I truly wanted a future with you.
But your condition isn't just dragging me down—it's endangering everyone around me.

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The readers' comments on the novel: The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance
Oh come on! This is ridiculous, why can’t you let Stella finally be happy with Joshua. I’m done with this story....
anxiously waiting for updates...
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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...