The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

"This is something we need to plan carefully. There's no point in rushing it."

Rachel froze again. "You mean the Watson family's son? Are you saying... Antoney?"

Joshua nodded slightly. "Stella doesn't know about this yet, but I'm afraid she'll find out today.

Once she knows, she'll definitely try to convince Antoney to return to the Watson family, and there's no doubt he'll go back."

He glanced sideways at Rachel, his eyes deep and unreadable.

"With the Burtons, the Watsons, and your first love's family, the O'Briens, all involved, trying to touch Stella now is next to impossible.

These days, her support is higher than Everest-she's no longer someone others can push around."

Joshua had searched for Stella during her years with the Williams family, but came up empty.

He still didn't know she had another identity entirely.

Joshua checked his watch. "It's getting late. I should go."

He gave her a conspiratorial wink and lowered his voice.

"Remember, keep my visit a secret just for me."

With that, he turned and left without a backward glance, showing not a trace of regret.

At the concert hall, the Williams family stared in shock at Mr. Burton on stage. Skyler was incredulous. "Raven actually knows Mr. Burton? How on earth do they know each other?"

Mr. Burton had always been eccentric, even when he was young.

After losing his wife, he only became more difficult-when he was in a bad mood, he turned cold even to his own family and never cared about anyone's reputation.

Over the years, countless people had tried to invite him to events.

Yet, not once had he ever attended a single gathering.

Jonathan frowned. "How did Raven manage to get Mr. Burton to show up for her?"

Aurora hesitated for a moment

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before speaking up. "Dad,on

think... maybe Raven told Mr. Burton she was part of the Williams family, and that's why he agreed to come?"

Skyler's expression darkened as Aurora's words sank in; he realized she might be right.

Jonathan scowled. "If Raven went to Mr. Burton for help on her own, the Williams family now owes the Burtons a huge favor.

She really acted without thinking!"

Debts of gratitude were the hardest to repay-especially to a man like Mr. Burton.

Skyler's face was grim, but when he remembered all the hardships Stella had endured over the years, he tried to come up with excuses to justify her actions to himself.

"Forget it. Back then... we never should have sent Raven away." Jonathan recalled something Mr. Burton had said not long ago. "But why did Mr. Burton claim Stella was an orphan?"

Aurora's gaze sharpened as she thought it through. "Maybe Sherman told Mr Burton about our family's situation. Perhaps Mr. Burton was just protecting Raven's dignity by not revealing her identity?"

Jonathan looked at Skyler. "Dad, we can't just let Raven remain under the Burtons' name forever it makes the Williams family look petty."

Skyler sighed. "Once she's back with us, we'll make her real identity public."

Jonathan asked, "Are we still sticking to the original plan?"

A flash of hesitation crossed Skyler's eyes.

The original plan had been to acknowledge Stella as an adopted daughter in public.

The Williams family couldn't afford a scandal-they couldn't recognize Stella as an illegitimate child.

But after everything that had happened, it was clear Stella had a willful streak. She'd run away for years without contacting the family even once.

If they tried to bring her back as an adopted daughter, she might not accept it. Skyler glanced at Aurora again.

Back when Stella lived with the Williams family, things looked peaceful on the surface, but in private, Stella must have been jealous of Aurora.noveldrama

Otherwise, she would never have tried to steal Aurora's fiancé.