The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2020

Foreman truly believed he was the victim, continuing his self-righteous rant.

"I did this to save you, Star! If you stayed with that monster, his darkness was only going to infect you more!

I didn't do anything wrong! One day, you'll realize I made the hard choice to protect you!"

Abby was so furious she saw red. She lunged forward to scream at him, but Stella held up a hand, stopping her.

Stella looked down at the pathetic man on the floor. "Foreman, do you know why I came here today?"

A sickeningly tender look washed over his bloody face. "Because no matter how angry you are right now... I still hold a special place in your heart, don't I, Star?"

Stella stared at him from above, her voice as light as a feather.

"I came here in person to tell you that my greatest regret in this life is pulling you out of those woods years ago. I should have let you rot and die there.

Even if Haynes O'Brien never existed, even if Joshua Gardner never existed... I would never, ever love a pathetic creature like you.

Foreman, looking at you right now makes my stomach turn.

To me, you are lower than the maggots in the dirt.

But don't worry. I'm not going to kill you.

Giving you a quick death would be a mercy you haven't earned."

She slowly leaned forward, locking her dead, cold eyes with his terrified ones.

"I'm going to make sure that for the rest of your miserable life, you beg for death every single day. You will spend every waking second regretting that you survived."

Stella straightened up, smoothing out her coat.

"Your nightmare starts right now, Foreman."

She didn't spare him a second glance. "Let's go, Abby."

Abby nodded.

Before the heavy metal door even clicked shut behind them, Foreman's bloodcurdling, agonizing screams echoed through the hallway.

Stella didn't even flinch. She just kept walking. "Once they've finished breaking him, throw him into Solmaris's maximum-security prison.

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