Aurora asked hesitantly, "Sellers, are you thinking of using Rachel to expose


    Joshua''s identity? But even if she tells the whole story, with how much Ste trusts Joshua, she probably wouldn''t believe her, right?"


    "Joshua''s identity won''t have much of an impact on Ste," Sellers said. "But the fact that he helped Rachel... that''s not something she can easily get over." He revealed a knowing, calcting smile. "The more Ste trusts Joshua, the harder it will be for her to ept this truth. Think about it. Who was responsible for her losing her marriage and her child? Without Joshua''s help, could Rachel have gotten away with it all so easily?


    "Back then, Ste suffered miserably because of Rachel. If she hadn''t coincidentally met Neville, she wouldn''t have been able to build her career, let alone get a divorce. She would have been stuck in that wretched life, with a son who despised her, a husband who sided with another woman, and a mother-inw who looked down on her. At that time, she had no power to climb out of that abyss; she couldn''t even get the video to clear her name out to the public.


    "Leonard destroying her hand was certainly a blow, but even without him, she would have eventually returned to the Williams family. That period made her understand the harsh realities of the world; she knew she would get nowhere without power and influence. So, more than her hand being injured, the torment she endured during that time was far more painful.


    "Aurora, would you easily forgive someone who caused you such agony? If the aplice were just a stranger, it might be one thing, but this is someone she trusts so deeply. Could Ste really forgive him that easily?"


    Sherman, however, wasn''t as optimistic. "But Joshua helped her so much afterward. She gained real benefits from it. Even if she finds out, what can she do? Would she be willing to give up Joshua?"


    "Helping her and harming her are two separate things; you can''t just bnce them out," Sellers countered. "There''s a saying: don''t tell others to be benevolent if you haven''t endured their suffering. Not everything can bepensated for. If Ste can easily forgive Joshua, does that mean if Leonard sincerely repents and offers her endlesspensation, she would forgive him too? Human hearts are unpredictable. Just because someone who hurt you then treats you with utmost devotion doesn mean youfl grant them forgiveness. Look at Haynes. She and Haynes have a child together, and Haynes was just deceived by Rachel, yet she still hasn''t forgiven him. Why on earth would she easily forgive one of the original perpetrators?"


    Aurora thought for a moment and said, "Sellers has a point. Rachel is indeed a crucial chess piece. Even if Ste does forgive him, it will create a rift between them. They''ll never be able to go back to how they were Trust is like a piece of paper once crumpled, it will always have creases, even if you smooth it out.


    Aurora added, "We can grab Rachel first. Even if Ste ultimately forgives Joshua, it will at least buy Sellers some time. During that time, we can also look for Joshua weaknesses."


    "That Foreman Richards, who is so deeply in love with Ste, could also be useful," Sellers said.


    "Hasn''t Foreman been away from Solmaris for a long time?" Sherman asked. "After Keen was kidnapped, he seems to have disappeared."


    "I heard about this from Keen," Aurora said. "Apparently, Foreman almost got Joshua killed in a fire, and Ste and Haynes found out. He hasn''t been back to Solmaris since."