Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband? novel Chapter 260

The group exchanged pleasantries for a while before someone finally gave in to curiosity and asked about the striking woman at Forrest’s side—the one whose beauty was simply impossible to ignore.

“And who might this be?”

“Hello. I’m Mila, a friend of Mr. Whitmore’s.”

Before Forrest could answer, Mila introduced herself with easy confidence.

Forrest glanced at her, his tone warm and gracious. “Ms. Sutherland and I studied the same field—she’s my junior. She’s exceptionally talented and played a significant role in the Atlas Language Model project.”

A few people couldn’t hide their surprise.

“So, Ms. Sutherland and Mr. Whitmore are professional collaborators?”

“Not exactly,” Forrest replied, smiling. “Ms. Sutherland has changed careers. She’s an art designer now. She just happened to have time today and decided to join us for some fun. If you run into her in the future, I hope you’ll look after her.”

“Of course, absolutely.”

“No wonder she has such presence—an artist, that explains it…”

Sensing that Forrest wasn’t keen on letting everyone bombard Mila with questions, the group politely steered the conversation elsewhere.

After a while, the crowd dispersed.

Only then did Mila speak up. “Thanks for what you said earlier. But you really didn’t have to do that.”

She’d only come tonight as a friend’s plus-one, with no intention of networking or finding clients at this sort of event. Lillian’s Studio was on hiatus anyway; all her energy was focused on preparing for the international fashion weeks in June and July. If she made it to that stage, she’d never have to worry about attracting high-quality clients again.

“I know,” Forrest said with a gentle smile. “Think of it as a little head start on introductions. After all, it’s your work that’ll speak for you—I’m certain of that. I just want to make things a bit easier for you, that’s all. And besides, I’m used to looking out for you.”

Mila’s expression grew complicated. She was just about to reply when another voice suddenly interrupted.

“Mr. Whitmore, it’s been a while.”

They both turned. It was Nathaniel. Naturally, the Pembroke family was on the guest list.