The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1655

Although King Wright wasn't supervising personally, he had issued a city-wide manhunt.

With limited manpower, both Joshua and Stella had thought escaping would be difficult.

Everyone, including Stella, had been prepared for a fight to the death.

However, just then, from the helicopter, they saw plumes of thick smoke rising from the palace in Germany.

Seeing this, Harold's eyes lit up with joy.

"Prince Wright's condition is unknown, and now the palace is on fire… We can leave Germany without any trouble!"

The flames lit up the sky; the fire at the palace seemed to be massive.

Even from this distance, Stella could feel the terrifying intensity of the blaze.

Stella looked at Harold. "Did your people set this fire?"

The timing was too perfect.

Moreover, the fire was at the royal palace.

A place like the palace didn't just catch fire by accident.

Harold shook his head. "It wasn't us. We came to find you as soon as we landed, Ms. Cameron.

We didn't bring many people this time, and we were on a tight schedule, so there was no time to arrange anything.

Besides, the German palace isn't a place just anyone can sneak into."

If they had made arrangements and prepared in advance, their people could have gotten in.

But the problem was, they didn't have time to prepare.

Joshua had rushed to the palace the moment he learned Stella was in trouble.

Hearing this, Stella's expression grew thoughtful.

If it wasn't Joshua, who could it be?

It couldn't be Noah. Noah's family was on good terms with the Wright family, so he would never set a fire for her.

The assistant said, "But our casino investment in Germany will be in jeopardy…"

Leonard was completely unconcerned. "I'm an investor, not the operator. Let the people at the casino worry about it.

The Lerman family can afford to lose a small stake like that."

The assistant was sweating. "Mr. Lerman, this isn't about whether we can afford it or not. You've already been removed from your position at The Lerman Group. If you cause more trouble, you'll likely face backlash from the shareholders.

When that happens, it will be even harder for you to go back to work…"

Leonard glanced at him. "Who said I want to go back to work?"

The assistant was stunned. "You… you don't want to go back? But if you don't, your position as head of the family could be at risk…"

Leonard said, "I fought for power for two reasons: to survive, and to do what I want.

If I sit in the seat of the family head but can't even do what I want…

Then the position isn't worth having."