The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 1401

This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. In the past, they would usually just sit in the room and talk, and Leonard Lerman would never lay a hand on her.

But now...

The thought of Leonard's recent strange behavior made Aurora's heart tighten.

The probability of him doing something to her was not low.

The Lerman family was in a precarious position, and Leonard's own status as its head was unstable.

If he and his sister decided to make a desperate move, dragging her down with them to secure the Williams family's support and save themselves...

Then she would be in grave danger.

At this thought, Aurora unconsciously tightened her grip on her purse.

She always carried a small arsenal of self-defense tools: pepper spray, a stun gun, and a few other items.

Leonard was skilled in combat, but one of his arms was a prosthetic.

If she fought back with everything she had, he wouldn't succeed so easily, would he?

With that in mind, Aurora subtly began to scan her surroundings, already searching for anything she could use as a weapon.

Leonard didn't seem to notice her unease. He pulled out his phone, intending to have someone open the door, only to find he had no signal.

The cell service here was being jammed.

Leonard's lips thinned into a hard line. "Aurora," he said, his voice taut, "check your phone. Do you have a signal?"

Snapping back to the present, Aurora took out her own phone and glanced at the screen. No bars.

"Nothing."

No cell service. It was clear that Simone Lerman had planned this thoroughly, leaving her no chance to call for help.

In the past, even when Simone locked them in a room, she never jammed their phones.

But this time was different.

Simone wasn't smart enough to think of this on her own. Someone had to be pulling the strings.

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