Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 87

Mila dialed the number, and the phone was answered almost immediately.

"Hey, Mila."

A hoarse and weary voice of a young man came through on the other end.

"How are you feeling?" Mila asked, her concern genuine despite the peculiar nature of her brother-in-law. They had shared a decent relationship in the past, and her care for him was sincere.

"I'm okay," Eugene replied, his voice still raspy. "Thank you, Mila. If it weren't for you yesterday, I wouldn't be here. You saved me again."

Mila sighed inwardly, "Eugene, you need to stop putting yourself through this..."

She wanted to tell him that no matter how much he tried, if his family didn't love him, they just didn't, and he was only causing himself pain. But she held back. These were realizations one had to come to on their own, and she understood that all too well.

Instead, she offered some words of comfort, however feeble they might be, "Take care of yourself, eat well, and make sure..."

finish, Eugene interrupted, "Why are you

was perceptive and could sense something was off in

He wasn't close to the Montgomery family and seldom visited

I

and if anything happens,

could complete her sentence, Eugene's voice rose,

voice, Mila could hear the

a child. No one cared for me until you came into the Montgomery family.

and cooked meals that tasted

are like a sister, a mother... you're so important to me... And now, you're leaving me

carried the sound of his quiet

a loss. She hadn't anticipated such a strong reaction

I'm really sorry, but my

should have, serving only to waste precious time. She