Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 440

The sky was gray and heavy, rain falling in a fine, relentless drizzle.

On the slick city streets, an orange Bentley Continental cut a vivid line through the gloom, gliding smoothly along the avenue. In the backseat, a woman in a soft beige knit dress leaned against the leather, eyes closed for a moment's rest.

Suddenly, her phone buzzed.

Mila was exhausted-days of back-to-back work had drained her. Without even glancing at the caller ID, she answered on autopilot. But as soon as she heard the voice on the other end, her brow furrowed and she slowly straightened up.

"Giselle?"

She was surprised. Giselle was the last person she expected to call her.

What was she scheming now?

Mila considered hanging up, but instead kept the line open, her tone cool and detached. "What is it?"

"You shot down my project proposal?" Giselle's voice was even colder than hers.

Mila arched a delicate eyebrow, genuinely puzzled. "Did you really not see that coming?"

There was a pause, followed by Giselle's icy reply: "There's nothing wrong with that proposal."

"Maybe not in theory." Mila's tone remained measured. "But your development team isn't up to the job-the project's beyond their capabilities. And come on, Giselle, you know there are holes in your plan. Do I really have to spell it out for you?"

Silence.

Then Giselle snapped, teeth clenched, “Mila, there's nothing wrong with my proposal. You're just out to get me!"

She continued, voice trembling with accusation, "Don't forget, Falcon Technologies only exists because Lysander fought for it-it was his passion, his legacy. I wrote that proposal to honor his vision. You already cost him his life. Are you really going to destroy everything he left behind?"

my applications, the project would get plenty of

Mila said nothing.

Conrad had been cleaning up the mess Lysander left after his accident,

yet, somehow, that fledgling company-once left hanging after losing a major backer-had survived, all thanks to Giselle's maneuvering. Mila had to admit: in business, Giselle was

was a shame

Why cling so desperately to a man-especially

love? Mila doubted

Now that the Montgomery family had distanced themselves, why not just let go of those Falcon Technologies shares, which she'd

Giselle could build her own empire. So why

She'd

I bother? Unless you did something to me I don't know about.

she said tightly,

Mila almost laughed.

head, a hint of resignation in her smile. "Alright, fine. Back to your project. The idea's not bad. But even if we ignore your team'@glaring lack of ability, the way you've scheduled it, the project

then continued, "I've run the numbers. Even in the best-case scenario, the return on investment doesn't come close to matching the costs.

timeline and budget in

I need to make it any

but with current technology, your projected returns

thinks the way you do. Business is business. If your proposal were as solid as you claim, the board wouldn't have shot it- down And as

ovel.ne

shares, my offer still stands-the

"No way!"

her off,

Lysander's gift to me. The

and I

The call ended abruptly.