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..."

"Why are

perceptive and could sense something was off in

the truth from Eugene. He wasn't close to the Montgomery family and seldom

your brother and I are

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

she could complete her sentence, Eugene's voice rose, "Mila, are you

Mila could hear the beginnings of

family since I was a child. No one cared for me until you came into the Montgomery family. You brought warmth into

tasted like

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

phone carried the sound

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

said, "Eugene, I'm really sorry,

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