Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel 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.

Her tone sharpened. “Was it really her insistence, or did you make sure she found out? Covering things up is an old Montgomery family specialty, isn’t it? You’ve kept bigger secrets for years—this would have been nothing.”

There was no way Felicity could have shown up here without some father-son scheming behind the scenes.

“She’s your wife,” Conrad said.

Mila’s temper flared. “And your so-called devotion in the past—was it all for show? Or is this how it works in the Montgomery family, using people as you please and not caring who gets hurt?”

For 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 he waltzed in with Felicity as if nothing could touch them. Was he just using her now?

Of course. The Montgomerys never truly cared about anyone.