The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1770

An hour later, after finishing his checks and calibrations, Leonard fueled up the helicopter.

He turned to Stella and said, "It's ready." With that, he boarded the aircraft first.

Stella followed him onto the helicopter. She was about to take a seat in the back when Leonard stopped her.

"Sit up front."

Since she was about to leave, it didn't make much difference to Stella whether she sat in the front or the back. She took the co-pilot's seat and fastened her seatbelt.

Leonard pointed to the helicopter's instrument panel, briefly teaching Stella how to identify the gauges. He then explained how to start the aircraft.

He didn't seem to be trying to delay things, and about ten minutes later, he started the engine.

He said to Stella, "You can't learn to fly a helicopter overnight, but it doesn't hurt to have some basic knowledge. If you ever find yourself in an emergency, you might at least have a fighting chance."

Stella was silent.

*He* was her emergency.

But Leonard was right; if she had known how to fly a helicopter, she might have risked a desperate escape back then.

Leonard said, "I'm not much of a teacher. Once you're out of here, if you're interested, you can find a professional instructor to learn from."

Joshua had once told him it's better to teach someone to fish than to give them a fish.

But he just wasn't cut out to be a teacher.

He was a villain himself—what good could he possibly teach?

All he could do was give her what he thought was best.

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