You can't drag me into the light, only to shove me back down into the abyss."
Stella lowered her gaze. "Joshua, once you undergo the hypnosis, you'll forget all about me. You won't feel any pain."
"Star," he replied coldly. "I refuse to break up, and I refuse the treatment."
Taking a few steps back, she spun around to leave.
"Then we have nothing left to discuss."
Joshua caught her wrist. "Where are you going?"
She frowned. "To work."
Realizing she wasn't actually packing her bags, he slowly released his grip.
Stella retreated to her study, shutting the door firmly behind her.
Drained of all energy, she leaned heavily against the wood and slid down until she hit the floor.
Pulling her knees to her chest, she sat in a daze for what felt like hours.
The sharp ring of her phone finally shattered the dead silence of the room.
Pulling it out, she saw Dr. Winter's name flashing on the screen.
Forcing herself to sound composed, she answered.
"Dr. Winter."
The doctor's voice was as soothing as ever.
"Ms. Cameron, do you have some time tomorrow? I was hoping to come by and observe Dr. Hunt's session."
Normally, Stella would have gladly agreed.
But this time, she let out a long breath before replying, "I'm sorry, but starting tomorrow... Joshua won't be receiving any more treatment."
Dr. Winter was taken aback. "What happened?"
Exhaustion laced Stella's words. "Your theory was correct. Joshua lied to me. Dr. Hunt works for him. He was just putting on a show to make it look like he was recovering.
In reality... he hasn't improved at all.
Thank you for warning me, Doctor.


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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...