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

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.”

tears, Kris quickly pulled her into his arms. “It’s okay,

the funny thing was, he didn’t even know exactly what was

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 can convince me that

them to

started saying hesitantly. “What are we going to do about the bid price? You

her off. “I’ll take care of the payment, Mum. But please ensure that nothing like this

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

we’ve seen the trending news. Are you okay? Do you want to meet up at the club to

he was glad for the invitation. He needed a

the luxury club and made his way inside. His friends were

ago that your family was mistreating her, it was all true?” Alden asked after Kris had given them a summary of

bringing a shot of whiskey to his mouth and chucking it down his throat. The memory

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Chapter 48

her nothing but a liar flushed

made your mother bid away that amount,” Henry

bid anything. It was my mother’s

chill,” Henry raised his hands in surrender. “But in my opinion, you shouldn’t have confronted your sister

man who was walking by suddenly stopped

him for a few seconds before he remembered. A frown

such a lack of enthusiasm?” Clark chuckled.

friends,” Kris reminded him as he poured himself another shot

stepped aside when

was a fourth chair at the table, and without waiting for an invitation, Clark plopped