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.

the street at Ivy

replied, modest as ever,

smile widened. "You're

different fields, after all. But I'm fairly well-known in the music world myself. I play the harp, though I'm not too familiar with the piano. If you have time later, perhaps you

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

about to press further when she noticed a sudden chill in his demeanor, his words turning

besides, Ms. Harvey,

for an instant, unsure how to respond. Wasn't he a bit too blunt? In this kind of setting, he didn't even bother

social training kept her composure intact. She managed a

whole time. In a gentle voice, he asked, "I'm going to step out for a moment. Will you

Mila nodded.

to

walked over to a sofa at the edge of the room, clearly uninterested in more

turned away, the heavy pearl tassels draping from her collar slipped down her bare back, swaying with each step and making her

...

about to follow Mila when Giselle called him back. The two had known