Joshua replied, "That works. But before we begin, I need to verify your team's professional skills to see if they're worthy of my trust.
I'll only hand over the paint if their work satisfies me."
There was nothing unreasonable about his demand, so Stella agreed immediately.
"Fair enough. When are you available?"
Joshua said, "Tomorrow."
Stella wanted this resolved as quickly as possible. "Alright, tomorrow it is."
After confirming the time and location, Stella ended the call.
...
The next day, Stella arrived at The Auto Repair Shop early.
Gideon was already waiting in the garage with the repair team.
Stella walked over. The mechanics greeted her politely and immediately expressed their deep apologies for the mishap with the paint.
Stella said gently, "The paint issue was my fault for not explaining it clearly. I don't blame you.
I asked you all here today mainly to see if you're capable of handling this specific type of finish."
She proceeded to give them a detailed breakdown of the paint's unique properties.
These men were professionals. As soon as she laid out the specifics, they understood exactly what had gone wrong.
They had heard legends of this kind of paint but had never actually seen it in person. Since there had been no special instructions, they treated it like standard automotive paint, which resulted in a massive disaster.
After hearing Stella out, the mechanics exchanged uneasy glances.
"Ms. Cameron, this type of finish is simply too valuable. Even if we have the technical skills to apply it, we wouldn't dare take the risk. If something goes wrong, there's no way we could afford to compensate you."
"To be completely honest, Ms. Cameron, no matter how high the payout is, it's highly unlikely anyone would dare take this job.
If it goes perfectly, great. But if it doesn't, the money we'd make wouldn't even cover a fraction of the damages, and we'd be drowning in legal trouble."
"Even with the best connections, no one wants to touch a liability like this."
Stella fell silent.
It was true that heavy rewards usually brought brave men, but only if the employer could shoulder the ultimate risk.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance
Really 🥺 is this the end...
2043 has no wording...
The author needs to bring Joshua and Star back together! And the same people always trying to take her down is getting old...
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...