My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 407:

The playfulness in Lise’s demeanor faltered.

Her brows knitted together as she picked up her napkin and tossed it onto her plate with a huff of frustration. “I don’t want to hear about that place while we’re eating!”

Kristopher chose not to press the matter, his voice shifting to a neutral tone as he smoothly changed the subject. “What was it you wanted to talk about earlier? Do you need funding for the show? If so, tell me how much, and I’ll transfer it to you now.”

He reached into his pocket, fishing for his phone.

Lise quickly cut in, her voice firm yet tinged with restraint. “It’s not about money.”

for a moment, her earlier irritation melting into something softer. Her tone dropped to a near-whisper as she confessed, “Carrie is going to be

Kristopher, seated at the table, pressed his lips into a thin line, ignoring Lise’s question. His fingers idly tapped the edge of his phone as he read Oliver’s

the screen and began absently tracing the phone’s edges, his

spotted Oliver approaching with two women. One of them was Carrie, her understated

to “accidentally” run into Kristopher. But when she saw his car parked outside the mall,

her audience, Lise knew her performance would only be more dramatic. She wasn’t just here to tug

to make others believe she and Kristopher had reconciled, securing her position as “Mrs. Norris” in front of Carrie. When Kristopher had announced on the show that he and Carrie were

man above petty emotions like love. She had

hadn’t been worried. With no powerful family or influence to back her, how could Carrie possibly hold her position as Mrs. Norris for long? Lise

of giving up on her—abandoning his guilt, his years of dedication to her. Tears glistened in Lise’s eyes as she