Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 75

"That was my personally crafted haute couture wedding dress!"

Jade glared at Giselle on stage, her fingers dancing across the harp like a celestial being, as she spat out her words with barely contained fury.

Mila was taken aback, bewildered by the intensity of her great-aunt's reaction. She hadn't mentioned that Giselle was the woman Lysander had been cheating with. If Giselle had bought the dress, it was simply a transaction-a buyer and a seller. Why was her great-aunt so upset? Did she have a personal vendetta against Giselle?

Just as Mila was about to inquire, Jade spoke again, her voice brimming with anger. Only then did Mila understand-

The wedding dress hadn't been bought by Giselle. It was commissioned by Lysander months ago for a specific purpose.

Jade seethed as she recalled-

"He approached me, asking for a bespoke wedding gown."

"I remembered that you and he had only gone through a civil marriage without a proper ceremony. When he mentioned a wedding dress, I assumed he was planning a belated wedding for you two. Though I never cared much for him, I thought it was for your ceremony, so I took on the project."

Her anger grew as she continued-

the dress since you weren't planning to stay with him anyway. But I

his mistress,

Jade felt utterly disgusted.

and inspiration. For this wedding dress, she had assumed it was for her grand-niece, painstakingly selecting exquisite jewels and personally stitching each lifelike embroidered rose onto the

Her fury was palpable.

...

as her great-aunt's chest heaved with emotion. She rushed over, gently patting Jade's back and soothing her, trying to help

good health, her age made her

Whatever he does has

up in Mila's eyes as

she moved to call an ambulance,

"...I'm fine."

an unlabelled bottle from her purse. She poured out a few black pills and

evident. "Great-aunt, are you alright?"

hand dismissively. "It's just my age catching up with me. Sometimes, I get short of breath when I'm worked up, so I got these pills from a doctor to help. I'm fine once I've taken them,

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