The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1017

The assistant fell silent, but how could Coleman not catch his drift?

If this kept up, the Williams family would have Solmaris in utter chaos, making enemies out of who knew how many powerful families.

Coleman’s grip tightened around his phone until his knuckles turned white, his face hardening with a cold, simmering rage.

He ground out through clenched teeth, “Stella, you really are something else.”

Jonathan frowned. “What’s going on?”

Coleman relayed the assistant’s report to everyone in the room.

A shocked silence swept over them.

Stella, stirring up trouble in Solmaris? Had she completely lost her mind?

Bang!

Israel slammed his hand down on the table so hard the sound echoed through the room.

“She’s doing this on purpose! Just to spite us, she goes and crashes into cars belonging to other influential families, not caring if anyone gets hurt or killed. That’s downright vicious!”

The Williams family had always enjoyed a solid reputation and good relationships across their circles.

But since Stella’s return, she’d first exposed Aurora’s scandals, and now she was running people off the road—drawing every grudge right to their doorstep.

It was downright malicious.

Jonathan’s eyelid twitched. He didn’t need to see the scene to imagine the chaos Stella had unleashed outside.

He could already picture the parade of people who’d come knocking on their door for answers by the end of the day.

He turned to Skyler. “If we let Stella go on like this, things are only going to get worse. Someone’s going to end up seriously hurt—or worse.

Father, we have to do something.”

Skyler hesitated. “Star wasn’t the one driving, and I doubt she wanted this to happen. She’s family. We can’t let any harm come to her.”

Jonathan replied, “Don’t worry, Father. I won’t let anything happen to Star. But we can’t keep letting her run wild, either.”

Like the thousands of viewers watching the live stream, she’d gone from casual curiosity to full-on fangirl. Joshua was just too cool.

He’d been toying with their pursuers for hours, playing a cat-and-mouse game, never letting any of the chasing cars get within ten feet of them.

He even asked Stella, “See any car you don’t like? I can take care of it for you.”

His tone was so relaxed, as if he were playing the most entertaining game in the world, handling everything with effortless ease.

Abby teased, “Joshua, you know, even if there’s a cash prize, you don’t have to go this hard. Are you trying to bankrupt me today?”

She’d lost count of how many cars Joshua had sideswiped or sent spinning off the road.

Joshua just grinned. “No worries. Buy one, get one free.”

As he spoke, he caught sight of several limited-edition sports cars parked up ahead.

He pointed one out. “See that car over there with the 567 plate? That belongs to the son of Solmaris’s oil tycoon. This guy is notorious—preys on underage girls, leaves a trail of victims wherever he goes. He’s untouchable. Ordinary people, even those with some power, can’t do a thing to him because of his family’s clout.”