Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 69

Bamboo Grove Residences.

Outside Lillian's Studio, a few luxury cars were parked, and a group of seven or eight staff members either sat or stood clustered by the entrance.

Inside the studio, Jade was meticulously flipping through Mila's portfolio of art and design work from recent years. Her expressions shifted between furrowed brows and approving nods. About halfway through, she unexpectedly looked up at Mila, who was waiting nearby.

"Are you really not upset? Won't you regret it?"

Mila was taken aback for a moment, but then realized what Jade was asking. She felt a mix of helplessness and amusement.

"Auntie, you've asked me this all the way here. I've truly made up my mind."

asking if she was heartbroken or would regret it, to the point where

anger and gave the table a gentle tap, "What, you find me annoying just because I asked a few

"Of course not."

grasping her aunt's hand. "I haven't seen you in ages, Aunt Jade. I wish I could talk to you every day,

haven't seen each other in a

You're so heartless, never visiting just because I once said I didn't want to see you. I might be stubborn, but you're just as obstinate. Do you want

aunt had always been strong-willed and

had never married or had children, had distanced herself from the family except for Mila, whom she

had truly hurt her

a weight. The tears she had been holding back finally

and rested her head there, filled with affection. "Please don't say that, Aunt Jade. It's all my fault for being thoughtless, but you must live a long, long life. I'll stay with you forever and never leave again." She choked on her words, tears falling like rain,

Mila's hair, her eyes red but full of tenderness. "Promise