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Chapter 341

“I wasn’t expecting you here.” A familiar but sarcastic voice echoed.
Mila looked over and found Nathan’s aunt, Lindsey. She greeted her politely, “Hi, Lindsey.”
Lindsey, dressed luxuriously, sneered, “You’re not married to Nathan anymore. I must ask you to address me formally.”
Mila wasn’t bothered. “I’m sorry, Ms. Morrison.”
“Today’s guests are all bigwigs. And what are you, then? Who invited you here?”
Mila ignored her question. Phoebe gritted her teeth and was ready to retort, but Mila held her hand and signaled for her
to keep quiet.
Slowly, the Morrisons approached and seemed surprised when they saw Mila. Although she was no longer married to
Nathan, Mila greeted them all.
Gary, Florence, Taylor, and Wendy all greeted her warmly, while Tobias and Cheryl remained. stoic and seemed
displeased to see her.
Like Lindsey, Duke and Layla looked disgusted at the sight of Mila. It seemed that having her around
made the party less impressive.
“How can anyone be so shameless? The woman who stole someone else’s first love is now trying to
spy on someone else’s husband,” Layla taunted.
Unable to hold back, Phoebe retorted, “Who are you calling shameless? Stop beating around the bush
and just say what you mean.”
In her usual arrogance, Layla snapped back, “I’m talking about Suzanne. Did I say anything wrong?
How can she be so shameless to attend Sally’s engagement party?”
“You!” Phoebe’s face contorted with rage. She wanted to hit Layla so badly.
Mila stopped Phoebe and smiled thinly at Layla. “Layla, if you find my presence disturbing, you’re free
to excuse yourself. You don’t have to grace us by your presence to spew negativity and make yourself
look bad, right?”
Layla’s face turned sour. She was about to speak when Gary sternly interrupted, “This is the Hoffises‘
and Scotts‘ party. Don’t make a fool of yourself.”
Lindsey came to Layla’s defense. “Gary, Suzanne’s already divorced from Nathan. You should
remember who your daughter–in–law is.”
Mila didn’t feel like arguing with Lindsey and Layla. She led Phoebe away after nodding goodbye to
Gary and Florence.
As they were leaving, Phoebe asked, “Mila, why does General Morrison have such quirky relatives?
And why can’t I tell them off just now?”
“Remember why we’re here today, ” Mila said while leading Phoebe through the crowd.
“I didn’t forget,” Phoebe muttered.
Suddenly, Mila bumped into someone’s chest. She stepped back and looked up apologetically. I’m
sorry. I’m so sorry.”
The man looked ordinary but had captivating eyes. He looked at Mila and smiled. “It’s all right. Are you
okay?”
“I’m fine,” Mila answered. She was about to leave with Phoebe but the man grabbed her arm. Mila was startled. She tried
to pull away but couldn’t free herself.
Phoebe acted quickly and shoved the man away. She shielded Mila and demanded, “What do you want?”
The man looked at Phoebe for a second, then turned to Mila and said softly, “I’m Dylan Scott. I’d like to get to know you.
What’s your name? Do you mind if I have your number?”
Mila and Phoebe remembered him from the photo on the entrance wall. Dylan Scott was
Sally’s fiancé and party host.
“Sorry, she doesn’t want to know you. Especially not someone else’s husband,” Phoebe said
firmly.