The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2193

A strange flicker crossed Harold's eyes before he lowered his voice. "Boss, what do we do about Leonard?"

Joshua wouldn't have risked his own life to pull off a rescue just to execute the man himself.

"He doesn't die today," Joshua said coldly. "Personally ensure he gets to a hospital. I don't want any accidents on the way."

Though Harold was bursting with questions, he knew better than to ask. Joshua had specifically brought him and Jake to Solmaris for this trip. Had he known an ambush was coming all along?

...

Jake and his team quickly located Stella and Juniper, mopping up the last few scattered hitmen in the area.

The moment Stella and Juniper laid eyes on Jake, they both froze in shock.

Having spent years as a high-level executive, Stella had impeccable control over her expressions. But Juniper couldn't hold it back.

Staring at Jake's completely ravaged face, she blurted out, "Jake, did you try to juggle too many girlfriends and get your face clawed off? How many women did you cheat on to look like that?"

It was a fair question. Jake's face was completely covered in vicious, bloody scratches. He looked like he'd been put through a meat grinder.

Jake cleared his throat awkwardly. Avoiding eye contact, he mumbled, "No. It was a cat."

When Joshua brought Calico back to Aetheria, he had dumped the feeding duties onto Jake. Around Joshua, the cat was an absolute angel, too terrified to even hiss. But the second it was alone with Jake, it turned into a tiny, furry demon, absolutely terrorizing him.

Jake had been brutally mauled. The worst part was, he couldn't exactly throw hands with a house cat. Plus, Harold had warned him that this was the same cat Stella had given Leonard years ago. Though he had no idea why Joshua bothered dragging the animal across the world, he didn't dare mistreat it.

The weirdest part was that while the cat was terrified of Joshua, it was perfectly chill with Harold. It had never scratched him once. But the second it saw Jake, it went into full attack mode. Jake was now utterly traumatized and refused to go anywhere near the beast.

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