The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1670

He had heard such words countless times, many from Stella's own mouth. It never used to bother him, but now, for some reason, it stung.

A short while later, a bruised and swollen Israel Williams arrived. He looked haggard and disheveled, his hair a mess. He was already overwhelmed dealing with Violet Yancey, and he didn't have the energy to worry about Aurora's disappearance. Besides, after being used as a pawn and losing his shares to Stella, a rift had formed between him and Jonathan's side of the family.

Now powerless in The Williams Group, his future consisted of little more than coasting until he died. Israel was completely demoralized and had no desire to fight Stella anymore. Any victory he might win wouldn't be his own; he would just be doing the hard work for someone else to reap the rewards. Why bother?

After a while, Skyler and Jonathan finally finished their calls.

Jonathan's expression was grim. "King Wright denies kidnapping Aurora."

Israel, blunt as ever, chimed in, "Anyone with half a brain would deny it. Why would he just hand you leverage against him?"

Jonathan ignored him and continued, "I've already sent people to keep an eye on things in Germany." He looked at Sellers, Leonard, and McCoy. "The Williams family has people stationed in Germany, which means we're short-staffed to search elsewhere. I've asked the three of you here today hoping you can lend us some manpower for the search."

For Sellers and McCoy, this was a small matter, and they agreed without hesitation. Only Leonard remained silent, but the Williams family took his assent for granted.

Once they had discussed the search plan, Skyler turned his attention to Stella. He asked hesitantly, "Star, what exactly happened between you and Joshua in Germany? Why would Wright kidnap Aurora?"

"Princess Wright kidnapped Abby," Stella said. "We just went to rescue her."

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