Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 262

"I've got something to take care of. Excuse me for a moment."

With that, Nathaniel hurried after someone and disappeared from the room.

Giselle looked after him, puzzled. She followed Nathaniel's departure with her eyes but saw nothing unusual, so she didn't dwell on it. Instead, her attention drifted to Leonard, who had stuck by her side all evening. Worry crept onto her face.

"That deal with the Forest Team fell through before we even had a chance to discuss it. I thought maybe Lysander and Mr. Whitmore had some kind of misunderstanding. I was hoping to help smooth things over at tonight's party, but I didn't expect Mr. Whitmore to be so... difficult."

Her voice was tinged with concern.

"Falcon Technologies and The FM Group are in the same industry. The two companies are bound to cross paths again and again, so if there's any bad blood, it's best to clear the air sooner rather than later."

She glanced sideways at Leonard, still silent as ever, and gently probed, "You've been with Lysander for years. You must know what happened between them, right...?"

She didn't get to finish before Leonard cut in coldly, "You'll have to ask Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Harvey."

He shut her down with a single sentence.

spoke about what happened seven years ago, and asking him always put him in a foul mood. Giselle had no

own.

since high school, would know something. She'd made several attempts to sound him out

to think of

gathered around her. Some were trying to cozy up, others were fishing for details about her relationship with Chairman Montgomery, and a few were bluntly asking

wraps, so no one was aware. With his recent absence from public events and Leonard-famously tight- lipped-handling all business matters, everyone now turned

her side and her shareholding in the company, no one doubted

people were even

the knot? Be sure to

to each person with grace. The earlier unease had long since vanished in the glow

glanced around the room, but Mila was nowhere to be seen. Without the Forest Team backing her, no one paid her any mind-clearly, she'd made a quick

was elegantly

soap and carefully scrubbing his long, pale fingers under the running water. His hands looked

teasing voice called from the doorway, "So this is where you've been hiding! No wonder I couldn't find you in the crowd. What's the matter,

Forrest ignored the man.