Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 55

When Giselle's voice rang out, a quiet chuckle echoed in the room. It seemed no one took her seriously as the legitimate Mrs. Montgomery.

This was typical behavior for the group, and Mila had long since stopped seeing them as people worth her attention. She ignored them, her gaze piercing straight through to Lysander.

She didn't speak, just stared. She understood that Lysander had orchestrated this entire scenario to humiliate and disgust her. But she was beyond caring.

She had no intention of causing a scene; it would be undignified and messy.

"Lysander, you know why I'm here. If you're not willing to talk, then let's just end this," she said, her voice steady.

She was ready to let everything collapse if it meant protecting her friends from being threatened or humiliated because of her.

Mila had reached her current position not by relying on a family that would sooner devour her than support her, but through the steadfast help of her friends.

If Lysander intended to use her friends against her, she was prepared to bring everything crashing down.

Montgomery Holdings, but pushed to her limits, she could make Lysander feel the pain. She just needed

though her shoes edged slightly toward

as his expression hardened. The room

Mila, standing defiantly in the doorway in her pristine white

wife's spirit had grown remarkably. She dared

the door, "Leonard, why are you

Lysander. Even though Giselle was the intended Mrs. Montgomery, she had

wasn't officially part of the

Giselle clutched Lysander's arm in frustration and

her hand gently, soothing her with a calm voice, "Don't

knew Leonard held a special status and enjoyed Lysander's trust.

she intended to mold Leonard

and insisted, "But we're discussing important matters.

in Montgomery Holdings' affairs, and it was only natural