The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2032

Sherman saw right through her. "Queenie, don't go rogue and ruin Aurora's plans."

Queenie glanced around before dropping her voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "Aurora and Jonathan are just terrified of pissing off the board and hurting their profits, right? So we just won't leak Stella's scandal to the press. No harm done. But if we pull this off, we'll have her completely by the throat. From then on, Stella will be our puppet. Don't forget, she has a son. If we threaten to show those tapes to him... she'll do whatever we want. Now that is how you actually help Aurora."

Sherman's brow furrowed, a flicker of hesitation crossing his features.

She had a point. If they kept the scandal private, they'd hold the ultimate leverage. If Stella ever tried to make a move against them, he could just dangle the threat over her head to force her into submission. He could be the one pulling the strings behind the scenes to secure Aurora's future, just like Leonard Lerman did for his people.

Seeing the shift in his expression, Queenie knew she had him hooked. She quickly added fuel to the fire. "Sherman, relax. This is my operation. Even if it goes south, your hands are completely clean. All I need you to do is set up a meeting with someone who can lure Stella out without making her suspicious. Leave the dirty work to me. I don't want power or control. Once it's done, you keep the blackmail material. All I want is to finally have Haynes to myself."

Sherman thought about how useless he had felt lately when it came to helping Aurora. He was desperate to prove himself, to be more than just a background character in her life.

With a heavy exhale, he caved. "Alright. I'll figure out a way to set it up."

Queenie lowered her gaze, masking the dark, triumphant gleam in her eyes.

Aurora was too cowardly to risk her family's wealth, yet she had the audacity to suggest Queenie humiliate herself by throwing herself at Haynes. If Haynes were forced to marry her after that, she'd be a walking joke in high society. She wasn't like Aurora; she still had some shred of dignity left.

Queenie's plan was already set in stone. Even if she didn't leak the footage online, she was going to make damn sure Haynes saw exactly what a filthy whore Stella was with his own two eyes.

Stella loved broadcasting videos so much? Fine. Queenie would rig the room with hidden cameras. It didn't matter if the world didn't see it—she could just mail the tapes directly to Stella's precious son.

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