The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1227

Abby knew Leonard had been injured, but she hadn't realized it was this severe.

His hand was gone?

A wave of vicious satisfaction washed over her. He deserved it for what he did to Star's hand.

"Medical technology is so advanced these days," Abby said. "Maybe they can reattach it."

Harland shook his head. "Absolutely not."

"How can you be so sure, Master Harland?"

"Because," Harland said, "his men still haven't found the severed arm."

…

After a full day and night of emergency surgery, Leonard finally regained consciousness. His injuries weren't fatal, so his life was never in danger. However, the moment he awoke, his assistant was there, face grim, to deliver the bad news.

"Mr. Lerman, about our hijacked shipment… I don't know who started the rumor, but the Eder family is accusing us of staging the robbery to double-cross them. They're demanding an explanation! Because you haven't made a statement, the Eder patriarch thinks you're admitting guilt by silence, and he's telling everyone who will listen. Several of our other partners have already put their deals with us on hold. Mr. Lerman, if we don't do something soon, the family is going to be in serious trouble!"

Stella's previous exposés had already caused The Lerman Group's market value to plummet by nearly a hundred billion. But for a top-tier family, that was a manageable risk. The family's true foundation was its arms business. While legal in Solmaris, it was a trade best kept out of the public eye. Stella's moves had caused Leonard headaches, but they hadn't touched his core operations.

He then remembered the person who had tipped him off. It was clear that Joshua had been surprised to see him. That meant a third party was pulling the strings, hoping the two of them would destroy each other so they could reap the benefits.

Who could it be?

Stella's name came to mind, but he quickly dismissed it. She didn't have the brains or the resources to hijack a Lerman family shipment. It was even less likely that she would know the time and location of the deal. The whole story about rescuing Abby was probably just a smokescreen. Abby was never on the Lerman estate in the first place.

Someone was deliberately misleading him.

Leonard quickly zeroed in on a suspect.