Her desperate need to avoid him made her look like a selfish coward running from a debt.
Stripped of any defense, Stella choked out, "I'm sorry."
She and Leonard owed Joshua and Juniper everything.
And Leonard pulling this stunt was the ultimate betrayal.
Joshua stared her down. "An apology is worthless. You fixing this mess would be highly preferred."
"I know. I'll get her back," Stella swore.
Laurel subtly side-eyed Joshua.
Was this what they called elite-tier emotional blackmail?
Suddenly, Joshua's phone buzzed.
He glanced at the screen, his gaze turning incredibly dark.
He answered the call and put it on speaker.
Juniper's frantic, trembling voice burst through the audio.
"Joshua, help me! They're forcing me onto a flight!
"I'm at the airstrip... I pickpocketed one of the guards while they were distracted..."
Before she could finish, a harsh male voice barked in the background.
"What are you doing? What the hell is in your hand?"
Juniper shrieked in panic.
"It's just my veil! Look!"
She must have shoved the phone out of sight, muffling the audio.
The guards seemed to buy her lie, but they stayed close enough for their conversation to be picked up by the mic.
"Where are we routing this drop?"
"Some remote third-world country. The boss kept the exact coordinates off the grid to prevent a leak.
"Once we're airborne, we run completely dark. No signal, no GPS tracking. He'll ping us the landing zone mid-flight."
"Classic Mr. Lerman. The man leaves zero breadcrumbs."

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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...