The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1691

"She and her ex-husband… who knows how many times they've slept together. She's damaged goods. How could Stella ever be worthy of Leonard?"

Before she could finish, Leonard cut her off sharply.

"Shut up!"

Simone froze, instinctively looking at Leonard.

His face was dark, his gaze fixed on her, filled with an icy, ruthless glare.

He said in a low, dangerous voice, "Simone, if I hear you say one more word against her, don't blame me for disowning you as my sister."

Simone's eyes widened in disbelief. "Leonard, we've only had each other our whole lives. You'd throw your own sister away for some woman who has nothing to do with us?"

Leonard retorted, "And didn't you sell me out multiple times for a man who has nothing to do with us?"

Simone was furious. "But I'm your sister! Your own flesh and blood!"

"If you weren't my sister," Leonard said, "do you think you'd still be standing here talking to me right now?"

In that moment, Simone was finally certain. Leonard had transferred his feelings for Aurora onto Stella.

His affection for Aurora had been, at best, a tool for her to use against him.

But his feelings for Stella could get him killed.

Joshua, for one, would never let it slide.

At the thought of Joshua, a flicker of an idea crossed Simone's mind.

It was no secret that Joshua was in love with Stella.

Though she knew Joshua had used her, Simone didn't blame him at all. In fact, she felt a strange sense of happiness about it.

It meant she still had some value to him.

Besides, Joshua had never gone out of his way to harm her. Otherwise, with his skills and intellect, she would have been dead many times over.

Simone was intensely jealous of Stella, but with Stella's current standing, she had no power to do anything to her.

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