Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 261

"Mr. Whitmore, it's a pleasure. I've heard so much about you."

Giselle smiled warmly at the elegant, striking man in front of her, her eyes glimmering with a mischievous spark.

"Nice to meet you," Forrest replied, his smile polite. He shook her hand briefly before letting go.

After a round of pleasantries, Forrest fell quiet. He didn't ask for her name, prompting Giselle to introduce herself.

"I'm Giselle Harvey, CEO of Falcon Technologies."

He nodded. "Mm."

Before coming tonight, Giselle had done her homework. She knew Forrest Whitmore was a brilliant but reclusive Al prodigy. According to people who'd known him in college, he could be summed up in a handful of words: genius, quiet, handsome, gentle, and distant.

So his reserved manner now didn't bother her in the least. Geniuses always had their quirks-she could handle that.

Giselle tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, her movements graceful, her smile unwavering.

coincidence. When I was in college, I was just across the street at Ivy League Institute. During a

as ever, "I wouldn't

widened. "You're too humble, Mr.

your expertise in Al-not even close. We're in different fields, after all. But I'm fairly well-known in the music world myself. I play the harp, though I'm not

but there was a subtle distance in his voice. "Sorry. I haven't

noticed a sudden

Harvey, this isn't a

respond. Wasn't he a bit too blunt? In this kind of setting, he didn't even bother

She managed a graceful laugh. "Of course. Perhaps another

turned his attention to Mila, who'd been silent the whole time. In a gentle

Mila nodded.

head to the

then walked over to a sofa

step and making her pale skin gleam like silk. Leonard's gaze followed

...

known each other since childhood,