"Aurora has zero chance of a comeback now," he remarked to Stella.
As the matriarch of the Chapman family, her chances had been slim, but not entirely impossible, considering she had a child.
But once the test proved Shay wasn't a Chapman, combined with the undeniable proof of her betrayal, divorce was the only option.
And she would absolutely never marry into high society again.
This scandal was exponentially worse than her last one.
Watching the frantic crowd, a thought suddenly crossed Stella's mind.
"Leonard, if it were you, would you have forgiven Aurora?"
From an objective standpoint, McCoy had treated Aurora exceptionally well.
His devotion almost rivaled everything Leonard had done for her back in the day.
The difference was that McCoy was a gentle, refined man whose love felt normal and grounded.
Plus, since they were married, he naturally supported her career even more.
"If it were you, I would. Since it's her, I wouldn't," Leonard replied.
Stella frowned slightly. Why did he have to drag her into this?
Ignoring his comment about her, she asked, "Even back when you were madly in love with her?"
Leonard didn't hesitate for a second.
"No. The way she treated me in return wouldn't have been enough to make me forgive a betrayal that massive."
Pausing, Leonard turned his dark, intense gaze toward Stella.
"If it were you, out of my guilt for hurting you in the past, and because of how I feel about you now, I would forgive you."
Stella fell silent.
For years, Leonard had seemed like a relatively normal guy, but looking at him now, he really hadn't changed all that much.

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Really 🥺 is this the end...
2043 has no wording...
The author needs to bring Joshua and Star back together! And the same people always trying to take her down is getting old...
Oh come on! This is ridiculous, why can’t you let Stella finally be happy with Joshua. I’m done with this story....
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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...