Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 571

As long as no outsiders barge in, Felicity will be safe here.

Mila nodded, though she couldn't quite shake her worry. Cossio was too good at hiding-lurking in the shadows, no one knew where he might turn up or what he'd do if he realized Felicity was here.

Damn it.

She was so angry, she could have throttled Lysander right then and there.

What on earth was he playing at?

Mila drew a deep breath, steadied herself, and stepped over to where Felicity was fussing with Conrad. Gently, she took Felicity's hand and smiled, her voice soft and warm. "Sweetheart, the engagement party doesn't start for a while. There's a little video of me and my fiancé that's going to play later would you like to watch it with us before everyone else sees?"

Cara passed her laptop over.

Felicity's memory was a jumbled mess these days, her mind as unsteady as a child's, easily led and distracted. In no time at all, she forgot about Conrad, hurrying off to the corner with Cara, excited to see Mila's engagement video.

The atmosphere in the room turned icy.

Mila regarded Conrad with a level, cold stare. "Chairman Montgomery, what exactly are you doing here? Are you aware that taking her out like this could cause serious problems?"

He gave a careless glance at Forrest. "It looks pretty safe to me," he replied.

He turned back to Mila. "Relax. I'm not here to sabotage your engagement. Sweetheart wanted to see you-she insisted, so I brought her. After all, I used to be your elder. I suppose I still am."

Elder? Mila didn't budge.

out? Covering things up is an old

way Felicity could have shown up

wife,"

your so-called devotion in the past-was it all for show? Or is this how it works in the

a long time, she'd believed Conrad was different. He'd always treated Felicity with genuine care, never just a little, but now-knowing Cossio was lurking, still

never truly cared

her jaw,

as he tightened his grip. His voice was low and hard. "Mila, don't meddle in family matters you don't

you," Mila shot back, not bothering to hide her disdain. "Now, please leave. You should have known all along the Montgomerys aren't

sure?

believe it or noto Felicity wanted to be here. She wanted to see you find happiness again. I have

paused, then continued, "Whatever happened in your marriage to

treated you badly? Did we ever make things harder for you?

Mila fell silent.

Lysander was a tangled mess, impossible to unravel-better to cut the knot than keep trying. But

of

They gave her what she was

not quite ignore it. Sometimes, they'd still

was the truly unbearable part. She almost wished they'd been openly hostile from the start-then she could have been done with them for

And that was

in silence