The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2039

As the legitimate heir to the empire, Jonathan's degenerate scandal was infinitely more catastrophic than Aurora's little engagement party disaster.

In their elite circle, men destined to lead entire dynasties simply did not get caught in controversies this grotesque. Even if they had their vices, their PR teams wiped the slate clean before a single photo leaked.

Compounding the absolute disaster, Miss Hayser had just publicly paraded their relationship to the world, only to immediately catch him bare-ass with another woman. Jonathan was universally roasted alive in the court of public opinion.

Inside The Williams Group boardroom, the shareholders' faces were varying shades of purple.

When Israel and Aurora caused scenes, it was infuriating, but neither of them were the actual heirs. Jonathan was different. He had been groomed since birth. He was the face of the empire. If he hadn't ended up in a coma, he likely would have seized control of the family, even with Stella's rapid rise.

But the very first thing he did upon waking wasn't reclaiming his throne—it was getting caught half-naked in a club suite with his sister's best friend.

The board was thoroughly disgusted. Any lingering hope they had in his leadership vanished into thin air.

Forced into extreme damage control, The Williams Group released an emergency press statement claiming Jonathan and Queenie had been deeply in love for a long time and were essentially engaged. As for Miss Hayser's dramatic meltdown? They threw millions at the media to suppress the headlines.

But they couldn't control the whispers at the country clubs and galas. The love triangle between Jonathan, Miss Hayser, and Queenie became the juiciest gossip of the decade.

After suffering the ultimate humiliation, Miss Hayser received the anonymous dossier proving Jonathan had staged the heroic rescue solely to hijack her inheritance. Her heartbreak instantly mutated into toxic, burning hatred.

Her friends continuously fanned the flames, and Laura made it a point to crash every party just to mock her to her face.

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