The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 875

Seeing this, a wave of irritation welled up inside Simone.

She couldn’t help but feel that Joshua was deliberately distancing himself from her in front of Stella. It was always the same—whenever Stella was around, Simone found herself slipping down the list of priorities, always coming after her.

Stella looked away and broke the silence. “Did they catch the attacker?”

Jonathan’s expression darkened noticeably. “No. Simone was too busy rushing Aurora to the hospital to go after the guy.”

At that moment, Sellers spoke up. “By the time I sent someone to look for the attacker, he’d already vanished.”

He met Stella’s gaze directly, his words carrying a subtle implication. “Even the security cameras didn’t catch a thing. Clearly, someone went out of their way to erase the evidence.”

Stella frowned. “What are you implying?”

A cold, almost mocking smile tugged at the corner of Sellers’ mouth. “Stella, isn’t it a bit too convenient that Aurora was attacked at your concert?”

Stella stared back at him, her tone icy. “Are you trying to pin Aurora’s injury on me, Mr. Burton?”

“Ms. Cameron, you misunderstand me.” Sellers’ lips curved in a polite smile, but his eyes remained cold. “I just find it… quite a coincidence. It’s one thing for other cameras to be wiped, but even the ones at the concert entrance were destroyed.”

He paused, looking around the room. “In Neo-Vespera, aside from Haynes and Neville, who else could pull off something like that? Even Mr. Williams and I would have a hard time managing it.”

The Williams, Burton, and Lerman families didn’t have much influence in Novaris. While their families might have more power than the O’Briens or the Connollys, Haynes and Neville were hardly to be underestimated.

Jonathan wanted to say, You always made things hard for Aurora back at the Williams estate, always jealous of her talent. Now, with the international competition coming up, isn’t it perfectly logical you’d try to sabotage her, just to prove you’re better than she is?

But before Jonathan could get the words out, Skyler cut him off. “Let’s not argue about this now. We should wait until Aurora wakes up.”

Joshua remained silent the entire time, his long eyelashes casting shadows over his face. He sat cloaked in darkness, expression unreadable.

Half an hour later, Aurora was wheeled out of surgery.

Her arm was wrapped in fresh bandages. Lying in the hospital bed, her delicate features were pale, drained of color, yet she looked anything but defeated; in fact, there was a fragile beauty about her that stirred a wave of sympathy in everyone who saw her.