Abby had been absolutely speechless.
Aside from the absurd rumors, the media constantly posted awful, unflattering photos of her online.
It had nearly driven her out of her mind.
Thankfully, Stella transitioning to a behind-the-scenes role had spared them a mountain of harassment.
After hanging up, Stella thought for a few seconds before dialing Leonard Lerman's number.
The call was answered almost immediately. "Stella."
Stella cut straight to the chase. "Did you do that to Blair?"
Leonard was quiet for a moment before answering. "It wasn't me."
Ever since Stella had told him she didn't need him intervening, he hadn't laid a finger on anyone.
He knew she despised his ruthless methods.
Stella understood. She was just about to hang up when he stopped her.
"Stella."
She waited silently for him to continue.
Leonard's voice grew dark. "It was Joshua."
Stella simply said, "Understood," and ended the call.
Looking up, her eyes landed on the dark, blooming black roses sitting in the vase on her desk.
...
After a few more grueling days of work, Stella finally had some free time.
Gideon dropped her off at the entrance of The Auto Repair Shop and drove off.
Normally, as her bodyguard, Gideon would dutifully wait outside to ensure her safety.
However, after Stella saw Joshua casually chatting with Gideon during a break the other day, she immediately ordered Gideon to leave.
She had already briefed Gideon on how to handle the situation with Joshua's amnesia.
But compared to Wilbur, Gideon was a bit too honest and straightforward.
Wilbur was currently out on another mission, leaving Gideon to act as her primary protection.
Honestly, Stella was terrified that Joshua would effortlessly manipulate Gideon into spilling their secrets. It was safer to just banish Gideon whenever she was around Joshua.
Stella hadn't told Joshua she was coming to work on the car today.

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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....
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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...