"How..."
Stella gripped the phone, struggling for a long moment before she found her voice.
"How is he?"
"He seems fine," Laurel replied evenly.
Stella's throat felt tight and raw.
"Did he say anything?"
Knowing exactly what she was really asking, Laurel didn't sugarcoat it. "He asked why we did the hypnosis. Beckett and I told him his condition was deteriorating.
Jake and Harold had already rehearsed their stories, so there weren't any slip-ups."
Laurel paused before continuing. "We told him point-blank that since he just finished the sessions, he shouldn't try to force any past memories, or the suggestion might break. He accepted it and didn't push.
As for covering up the tracks, Beckett, Harold, and Jake handled it completely.
It's not their first rodeo with crisis management, so... there shouldn't be any loose ends."
Stella understood the subtext perfectly.
Barring a miracle, Joshua would never think of her again.
"Beckett and I are going to stay in Aetheria for a while," Laurel added, "just to help him transition and cover any blank spots in his memory."
"Good," Stella breathed out. "Take care of him."
"If you ever want an update on him, just call me," Laurel offered.
Stella didn't accept the invitation. Instead, she just said, "Safe travels."
Laurel knew then that, unless it was a matter of life or death, Stella would never call her again.
As the line clicked dead, a single tear slipped loose, splashing onto the back of Stella's hand.
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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...