The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2246

Stella and Joshua hadn't seen each other in three years, and their relationship was far from what it used to be.

Although she wasn't entirely opposed to his touch, they were in public, and she wasn't used to this level of intimacy anymore.

She instinctively tried to pull away, but he murmured, "Someone is watching us from the shadows... Leonard asking you out today might just be a ploy to monitor us and report back to the Gardners."

Hearing this, she froze, not daring to pull away again.

She hesitated. "Would Leonard... really conspire with them?"

Joshua's tone was flat. "Then why did he kidnap Juniper?"

"Maybe he got angry over the messages she sent and took it out on her," she reasoned.

Joshua's gaze darkened, his voice growing husky.

"Star, I know you and Leonard have a history, but his friendliness is reserved only for you, not me.

If he kidnapped Juniper for your sake, he should have known I didn't want to marry her. You turned me down, so I had to go through with an arranged marriage.

If he truly had your best interests at heart, would he put you in such a difficult position?"

Stella remained silent for a moment before saying, "We only have a business relationship. We're not that close."

The corner of his mouth curved up. "Good. Then let's keep our distance from him in the future, so he doesn't keep trying to fish for information about me through you."

Watching them whisper to each other, Leonard knew Joshua wasn't saying anything nice.

If he stayed a second longer, he'd probably become the ultimate villain in Joshua's fabricated story.

With one last glance at them, Leonard took his tabby cat and headed back inside the cafe.

...

Because Joshua claimed the Gardners were secretly watching them, Stella had no choice but to let him hold her hand the entire way back.

After meeting with Leonard, she brought Joshua back to the Williams family estate.

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