The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2182

Stella gasped in horror, completely caught off guard by Leonard pulling a gun.

She immediately threw herself in front of Joshua. "Leonard, calm down! We can talk this out!"

Watching her instinctively shield Joshua, Leonard felt his blazing fury extinguish, replaced by a freezing bucket of ice water that chilled him straight to his bones.

He looked past her and saw the faint, mocking smirk playing on Joshua's lips.

It was a look of absolute triumph, a blatant provocation, and utter contempt that proved Joshua had never viewed him as a threat.

Every single thing Joshua had done today was meticulously calculated to push him over the edge.

When it was just the two of them, Stella could treat him like a normal person.

But the second she was forced to choose, she would choose Joshua without a heartbeat of hesitation.

Even when she knew Joshua was being utterly unreasonable and intentionally cruel.

In her heart, who was right and who was wrong didn't matter at all.

The fiery rage in Leonard's eyes slowly faded into a hollow, dead silence.

He wasn't like Joshua; he didn't have the luxury of being reckless and getting away with it.

Slowly, his arm dropped, and he lowered the weapon.

Seeing this, Stella let out a trembling breath of relief.

She turned back to Joshua. "Mr. Gardner, that cat is terrified of strangers and hates unfamiliar environments.

If it gets too stressed, it might attack you again.

If it ever comes back, could you please just give us a call?"

Joshua replied coolly, "If Mr. Lerman was as emotionally stable as you, perhaps his cat wouldn't have run away in the first place."

Stella nodded apologetically. "I'm so sorry about everything today.

Please, go rest. If you feel unwell at all, you can contact us anytime."

Joshua stared down at her. "Are you two... very close?"

Before Stella could answer, Leonard broke his silence.

"About as close as you and Miss Croft."

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