The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 465

What Coleman didn’t know was that, at that very moment, Stella had already been granted early admission to Neo-Vespera University.

Still, Stella was young and proud, with a fierce sense of dignity.

She refused the card Coleman offered her.

Coleman sighed, “You may only be a year younger than Aurora, but you’re nothing like her. Take the card, all right? If it’s not enough, you can always come to us—or to Dad. After all, you’re family. Life out there couldn’t have been as comfortable as it is here. If you want to buy some designer clothes, jewelry, or maybe a car, just make a list. We’ll take care of it for you. We don’t want anyone thinking we’re treating you unfairly.”

If you need more, ask them? Make a wish list?

She’d barely set foot in the house and they were already encouraging her to indulge in extravagance.

It didn’t feel like they wanted her back as family—more like she’d returned just to spend their money.

If she really did what they suggested, it would only give them another reason to look down on her.

Stella had never lacked for anything growing up. Back home, she was the golden girl—smart, popular, and from a wealthy family.

Why would she accept being pitied by her own relatives?

She refused, standing her ground.

Seeing her reaction, Coleman didn’t push the issue, quietly slipping the card back into his wallet.

No one else ever found out about this—not Skyler, not Jonathan.

A million dollars in pocket money seemed like a lot, but in the Williams family, it was hardly a blip on the radar. Nobody paid much attention to such things. Money transfers were always handled by the family’s assistants anyway.

The few times she managed to speak to Skyler, he brushed her off, telling his assistant to send her more pocket money whenever she mentioned needing anything.

Three months later, Aurora finally caved.

She decided to apply to a conservatory instead.

It wasn’t Neo-Vespera, but it was still one of the world’s top ten music schools.

The day before Aurora made her decision, their father and eldest brother called Stella in for a private conversation.

“Raven,” Skyler said carefully, “we’ve all agreed to give Aurora a fifteen percent share of the Williams family estate. You know about all the college drama. I want her to pursue music, but she’s resistant—she wants to shine in her own field. It’s causing all kinds of conflict at home.”