Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 33

That evening, at the insistence of her mother-in-law, Mila stayed overnight at the old family manor.

Meanwhile, Lysander and Adrian hadn't returned all night.

The manor was a bit far from Mila's workplace, so she got up early the next day, had a quick breakfast, and hurried off to work.

After the usual morning meeting, Mila dove back into interviewing candidates.

Luck was on her side today; among the string of interviews, she finally found someone suitable. The candidate was efficient, and they quickly settled on salary and a start date.

For the first time in a while, Mila felt she could breathe a little easier.

Once she handed over her responsibilities to this new hire, she could leave the company by the end of the year and fully pursue what she truly loved.

However... the divorce couldn't be delayed any longer.

She couldn't understand why Lysander, who clearly had no interest in her, hadn't been home for days.

Had he even seen the divorce papers?

the matter. This seemed

leave for the Lockwood family gathering from the manor the

Mila agreed without hesitation.

to confront him and finalize

from Lysander offering to pick her

Mila refused.

she no longer held any expectations for Lysander, she didn't

want to continue maintaining a facade of marital bliss for the elders.

in the garage, she heard the sound of her mother-in-law's angry voice and the light

and shouting, "Is this how you treat your wife? Huh? I taught

tall and robust, didn't retaliate

it painful; his mother wasn't particularly

it was humiliating to be hit at home, especially when he saw

he said, catching the stick firmly in his hand, exasperated, "I tried to pick her up, but

refused, and you

grew even angrier, "Why don't you ever listen like this otherwise? You're driving me to an

that, Felicity's face flushed, her chest heaving with anger,