The CEO's Amazing Ex-Wife Is Back! by H. Dally

Chapter 49

Chapter 48

Chapter 48

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On the other side of the city, the Millers weren’t in the best of moods by the time they arrived home. Susan was the most upset, immediately storming up the stairs to go to her room. Tyler followed shortly.

“See how upset you’ve made Susan? You treated her–us–ike we were strangers while you defended that woman,” his mother accused,

“Mum, what Susan did was uncalled for,” Kris pointed out his mood souring further.

“Uncalled for?” His mother stared at him in disbelief. “Even after that woma attacked me in the organizer’s office and said she would help them sue and disgrace me?”

“What you did wasn’t right either, Mum. What were you thinking, trying to use threats to withdraw your bid?”

“But how do you expect me to pay that amount for that ridiculous painting?”

“Then you shouldn’t have bid for it, Mum,” Kris snapped, much sharper than he’d intended to.

Seeing the hurt look on his mother’s face, he let out a sigh. I’m sorry, Mum, but it’s the truth.”

Karen stepped forward. “But it was Thalassa. She tricked her. She made your mum bid higher.”

Kris felt his temper rising again as he glared at her. “Will you stop blaming Thalassa for everything?”

He turned to his mother. “Mum, you could’ve stopped when you realized she was going too high, but you didn’t. You didn’t think about the situation your company was in

“Enough,” his mother said, beginning to cry. “Why do you want me to feel worse than I already feel? You know I don’t like it when you’re upset with me.”

into his arms. “It’s okay, Mum. Stop crying. I’m not

thing was, he didn’t even know

how that woman found out we would be going to that event. We made sure that nobody knew we would be accepting the invitation. Nothing

to just end that subject.

“What are we going to do about the bid price?

Kris cut her off. “I’ll take care of the payment, Mum. But please ensure that

his phone rang. Pulling it out, he saw Alden’s

okay? Do you want to meet up at the club to talk over

been thinking about going to the club, but he was glad for the

his car in the lot of the luxury club and made his way inside. His friends were sitting at their usual VIP table and beckoned him over.

all true?” Alden asked after Kris had given

shot of whiskey to his mouth and chucking it down his

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Chapter 48

when he called her nothing but a liar flushed into

can’t believe she made your mother bid away

anything. It

opinion, you shouldn’t have confronted your sister the

suddenly stopped and stared at him. “Kris Miller? Is that you?”

for a few seconds before he remembered. A frown marred his face. “Clark Morgan.”

a lack of enthusiasm?” Clark chuckled. “Don’t tell me you aren’t happy to

friends,” Kris reminded him as he poured

woman? I stepped aside when she chose

at the table, and without waiting

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