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

sense something was

the truth from Eugene. He wasn't close to the Montgomery family and seldom visited them. Even if he were closer, he wasn't

I

Take care of yourself, and if anything happens, reach out to your brother. He cares about you. Last

she could complete her sentence, Eugene's voice rose,

Mila could

out from the family since I was a child. No one cared for me until you came into

meals that tasted like home. It was the

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

carried the sound of his quiet

a strong reaction from Eugene

long pause, she finally said, "Eugene, I'm really sorry, but my mind is made

it should have, serving only to waste precious time. She couldn't drag it on