Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

Chapter 1624

Every time Mars got worked up, all he could do was stress out-he even wished

he could magically swap places with Milka and take her exams for her.

It was a long time before Mars finally called. "Milka, I've been out at―"

"We're divorced," Milka interrupted, blunt and flat.

Mars was stunned into silence. At the time, Milka herself was stuck in a rut, lost and confused. Of course her parents' divorce had left a mark. She'd taken an entrance exam, failed, and nothing Mars said could really comfort her.

Then, right in the middle of it all, Abby decided she was done with the gossip and whispers. "Everyone knows about your dad and me. After the divorce, all anyone does is talk. Even the relatives are in on it. I just want to go somewhere new, start over. I have a college friend who's working overseas and wants me to join her. What do you think, Milka?"

Milka stared at her mother, who'd been a stay-at-home mom for decades. "Wait, Mom, you went to college?"

Back in those days, a college degree was a huge deal. Her mom could have bragged about it, but instead, she'd spent twenty-odd years making meals and keeping the house spotless.

"Your father's job needed me to stay home, to hold down the fort," her mother said.

Milka frowned. "But he never really saw how hard you worked. He just thinks he's the man of the house, so whatever he says goes."

do I actually want? Why am I even trying so hard to get into the military academy?

chasing after things that weren't hers. She wanted to figure

Mars, he lost his temper-he'd planned everything out, and suddenly his girlfriend

and parted on a

up breaking up, and Mars, still fuming, just agreed

the grand

Roberto Arrowood tried pulling their kids aside, telling them, "If

Bothing's wrong, just

Why throw it

swallowed your pride and talked, you

mom had never been abroad before,

to speak the language or

with her mom, and together, they set off for a

moved to another country, he was so mad

Milka had left the

when it hit him-maybe he should've listened to Milka first, maybe he should've just let her try something new, and supported her. Her parents'

Last time, he'd been sent off on

wanted to take leave