The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2104

She didn't know if Joshua Gardner had critically injured him in the crash.

If Henley Holloway was badly hurt, the Holloway family would come after her first.

After all, she was the one who had brought Joshua to the track.

Panic set in. Aurora Williams didn't dare delay any longer. Just as she reached for her phone to contact Joshua, his call came through.

She answered immediately, her voice frantic. "Joshua, what happened back there? Why did you crash?"

"I was just about to ask you," Joshua replied, his tone chillingly calm. "Why did my brakes fail?"

Aurora froze. "What? Brake failure?"

"My brakes completely gave out, and since Henley and his friends were blocking the track, a collision was inevitable."

He paused, as if a thought had just occurred to him. "Ms. Williams, Henley is one of the shareholders of this racing club, isn't he?"

"Yes," Aurora replied instinctively. "Why?"

"Because I strongly suspect Henley tampered with my car. He was trying to kill me.

If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, Ms. Williams, don't blame me for not showing you any mercy."

Henley had just accused Joshua of driving like a lunatic and ramming them on purpose, yet Joshua was claiming his brakes had been cut.

Aurora was still in the middle of her own race.

The sudden influx of chaos left the usually composed Aurora feeling dizzy and overwhelmed.

"Could this be a misunderstanding?" she asked desperately. "Henley has no grudge against you. He has no reason to tamper with your car."

"I wouldn't be so sure," Joshua countered smoothly. "I remember Henley insisting we sign a liability waiver before the race started.

Why would he demand a liability waiver if he wasn't planning on taking a life?

Furthermore, Stella Cameron and I never planned on including him in our race.

He forced his way in and brought a whole crew with him.

The air in the cabin grew thick with sudden tension.

Stella instantly realized her slip-up. She had been so anxious that she'd used his first name.

Her breath hitched. "Sorry, Mr. Gardner, I..."

Before Stella could scramble for an excuse, Joshua's voice, carrying a faint, teasing chuckle, beat her to it.

"Call me whatever you want. Since you're Laurel Quinn's friend, that makes us friends too. Constantly calling each other 'Mr.' and 'Ms.' is definitely strange."

Stella didn't dare dwell on the sudden intimacy, quickly changing the subject.

"Just now... are you sure you're unharmed?"

"I'm fine," Joshua said easily. "They kept blocking my way and stopping me from passing. It was getting incredibly annoying."

Stella fell silent for a moment before softly saying, "Thank you."