Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 13

Hearing Giselle's voice, Adrian's eyes instantly lit up.

"Giselle! Giselle!"

He called out to her, his voice full of indignation, "Dad, you're a liar! You promised and didn't keep it. I'm not talking to you anymore. Giselle, Dad's cheating me!"

By the end of his rant, he was complaining about Lysander to Giselle.

On the other end, Giselle, hearing his frustration, took the phone and soothed Adrian with her gentle words. She playfully scolded Lysander, making light of his faults, and promised Adrian that she would take him out over the weekend and play games with him. Only then did Adrian's mood improve, and he started to laugh.

Giselle always knew how to handle things.

In the past, whether Dad was reprimanding him or making him unhappy, reporting

to Mom never helped-Dad never listened to her.

After a while, Adrian reluctantly hung up.

remembered what Lysander had mentioned -Mom

she would

Mom came back, she would start imposing her rules again, limiting his game time-what

Mom, so why should he have to endure it? Dad

wasn't going

Grandma's house. That way, even if Mom came back, he wouldn't have to stay with

of bed, clumsily dressed himself, and grabbed his gaming console before heading downstairs to knock on Harper's

reluctantly called the driver. In the middle of the

about the late-night chaos at

she had known, it wouldn't have mattered much. Disappointment had piled up over the years, and she was on the

decided on the divorce and was ready to relinquish

morning, Mila rose early, as was

the need to prepare a nutritious breakfast for the father and son, she found herself with more time and freedom to focus on her

day was filled with interviewing new candidates and organizing tasks

busy schedule, she made sure to leave work on

and Mila needed to prepare her