The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1543

One of Sellers' cousins nodded in agreement. "That makes sense. The Gardner family has always been famously private and stays out of inter-family conflicts. We've had no dealings with them, so for them to attack The Burton Group out of the blue is completely out of character."

They debated back and forth but couldn't come up with a solution. While they had invested some capital to stabilize the stock, they had no intention of getting into a money-burning war with the Gardner family. It was madness. Taking on the Gardners was financial suicide. They would rather absorb the losses than throw good money after bad just to win a battle of pride.

One of Sellers' nephews suggested, "Why don't we send a representative to talk to the Gardners? They can at least tell us what they want, can't they? This mutually destructive path is bad for everyone."

Everyone murmured in agreement. Making the first move to negotiate wasn't a matter of losing face. At their level, they were past the age of letting pride dictate their actions. Only a fool would let ego get in the way of profits.

Just then, someone noticed the silent Sellers.

"Sellers, why are you so quiet? Don't tell me... you're the one who made an enemy of the Gardner family?"

Sellers rubbed his weary temples, a new layer of exhaustion etched on his face. He didn't try to hide it. "That's right," he said calmly. "I offended the head of the Gardner family."

The room fell into a stunned silence.

Sellers' second-oldest brother slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet, pointing an accusing finger at him. "Sellers, you could have picked a fight with anyone, but you had to go after the Gardners? Don't you know they're a family of obsessive madmen? You've always been level-headed and responsible. How could you do something so foolish?!"

"Did the head of the Gardner family take a liking to Aurora too? If so, just let him have her. She's just a woman, what's there to miss? Especially an illegitimate one. With your status, you could marry any debutante from any great family. Why hang yourself up on this one tree?"

"Exactly. And Aurora's not young anymore, yet she still hasn't set a wedding date. The Williams family has milked that connection to us and other families for so many deals and advantages. The woman is too ambitious. She's not right for you."

The blame was now squarely on Aurora.

Sherman watched the furious faces around him, wanting to speak up for Aurora, but the words wouldn't come. Defending her now would be like throwing himself to the wolves.