Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 29

The phone rang only for a moment before a voice answered on the other end.

"Miss Lillian."

Roland's voice came through, warm and smiling like a gentle stream, momentarily catching Mila off guard.

She quickly regained her composure, greeted him politely, and got straight to the point.

"Sir, about your invitation-I'm a bit confused."

Mila paused for a couple of seconds, then tactfully declined, "I thought our collaboration ended once the dress was delivered."

Knowing he was the eldest from the Lockwood family made her even more reluctant to engage further.

Whether it was the unsettling scent of blood she once noticed on him or his notoriously reckless younger brother, Mila preferred to keep her distance. The whole family seemed to have issues.

A soft chuckle came from the other end, clearly catching the meaning behind her words.

"Ms. Sutherland."

light as he continued, "I'm delighted with your dress. This is just a family gathering, a gesture of

was being direct

remained gentle and polite, but there was an undeniable firmness in his

brothers were quite similar- equally assertive. However, the elder Lockwood was evidently more mature and

found it hard

asked, "Mr. Lockwood, our only connection is a dress. A family gathering is such a personal event, isn't it a bit inappropriate for

identity was a mystery. Only close friends within the Montgomery family circle were aware, as Lysander rarely brought her to social

no direct dealings with the Lockwoods, especially since Ryan, the younger brother, disliked

for many years, and this was their

indicating he had looked into her, even though the invitation was addressed to

inviting her personally, not as Lysander's wife, which made it all the more

met this client once and had no other connection, let alone

response remained calm and steady, "I

know about me to admire? Sure, my custom fashion designs

was confident in her artistic talents, but her instincts told her Roland's admiration wasn't that

softly and added, "Ms. Sutherland, you'll understand more