The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1086

Stella nodded. “Yeah, I have an important contract to sign tonight.”

Joshua’s expression was unreadable. “Is that so? I thought now that you have Aicken, you wouldn’t need me anymore.”

His words hung in the air, oddly cold.

Stella replied, “Why would you say that? You and Aicken are completely different.”

He fixed her with a dark, searching look. “We both work for you. How are we any different?”

Stella hesitated, thrown off by the question—she’d honestly never thought about it that way.

For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Just then, someone knocked softly on the office door.

Aicken’s voice drifted in from the hallway.

“Ms. Cameron, there’s an urgent file that needs your attention.”

Stella answered, “Wait for me in my office, I’ll be there in a sec.”

“Understood.” She heard his footsteps retreat.

Once Aicken was gone, Stella turned back to Joshua. “Joshua, don’t overthink this. You saved my life. You’re the person I trust most. No matter what, Aicken will never be more important than you.”

Joshua’s face didn’t flicker. “Foreman saved you too. So, he’s important as well?”

Stella found Joshua’s mood today unusually strange.

But she was in a hurry—she needed to check those documents and get ready for the contract signing tonight. She said, “Joshua, both you and Foreman have helped me so much. You’re both important friends to me. That’s what matters.”

She started toward the door. “I have to go for now. I’ll call you before I leave.”

She didn’t wait for a reply, just hurried away.

Joshua watched her go, his eyes growing colder and more distant.

Lately, Stella had been so busy. They hardly saw each other anymore. Whenever they did talk, Aicken always seemed to show up with work for her. Situations like today had happened more times than he could count.

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