The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2041

Skyler Williams helping Aurora Williams wasn't hard to understand.

After all, McCoy Chapman was the absolute ceiling of who Aurora could marry. If she were kicked out, and a scandal broke out that the baby wasn't a Chapman, it would be a fatal blow to the Williams family, who were already plagued by negative press.

Abby Murphy rested her chin on her hand, puzzled. "Is Sherman Burton really that capable? He actually managed to bypass Sellers Burton and help Aurora fake the paternity test results?"

Stella Cameron explained, "Sherman isn't that powerful, but his father, Caelan Burton, holds a very high position in The Burton Group. The connections and resources he controls are extraordinary. Dealing with an old fox like him is no easier than dealing with Sellers."

Abby asked, "Why would Sherman's father personally step in to help Aurora?"

Stella smiled. "If Sherman told him that the child in Aurora's belly was his... do you think Caelan would help?"

Abby gasped in shock. "That... that's so messed up! But doesn't the Burton family strictly forbid illegitimate children?"

"Nothing is absolute," Stella said. "If this illegitimate child might one day become the heir to another powerful family, who wouldn't be tempted by such a wicked idea?"

Abby realized, "So that's what Sherman's side of the family is planning."

...

Sometime later, Aurora gave birth to a daughter.

Because she had been pushed down, the premature labor was extremely perilous. She had almost died on the operating table.

The doctors did everything they could to save her.

Although Aurora survived, the traumatic childbirth left her infertile.

Hearing that Aurora was in critical condition, the entire Williams family showed up at the hospital.

Even when the baby was brought out first, they only gave the infant a hurried glance before continuing to wait anxiously for the results of Aurora's surgery.

On her way to the restroom, Stella bumped into a heavily bundled-up new mother carrying a baby.

At first, Stella didn't think much of it, chalking it up to different postpartum customs.

But when Miss Hayser later revealed that Aurora's baby had been secretly swapped by Zara Lowell—who had always harbored feelings for McCoy Chapman—Stella finally understood.

When Miss Hayser told her about it, she gave a meaningful smile.

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