Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 119

On the floor below, in the general ward, the atmosphere was tense.

Charlotte had been crying ever since she woke up, her tears only pausing to hurl accusations at Hugo. She called him a liar and a cheat, lamenting that not only had she not received the promised dowry, but she had also been subjected to endless blood tests, which surely wasn't good for the child. If anything happened to the baby, it would all be his fault!

Unbeknownst to Hugo, Charlotte wasn't actually pregnant. Lysander hadn't shared this crucial bit of information with him. So, Hugo stood there, taking her verbal assault without any defense, only trying to appease her with soft

reassurances.

"I promise I'll figure something out," he murmured.

"What could you possibly figure out?" Charlotte snapped back, her anger flaring. "The Montgomery family humiliated me, and you're nothing but a useless coward!"

The memory of past humiliations fueled her anger, and she slapped Hugo hard across the face. Just as she was about to strike again, her phone buzzed with an incoming call.

simmering beneath the surface. In her mind, it was all Mila's fault that Lysander had taken her blood, and that Hugo's sister wouldn't even give them a million dollars for the dowry. If not for Mila, she wouldn't have fainted from the blood loss. Her hatred for Mila was palpable.

teeth, Charlotte pushed Hugo's hand away and stormed out of the room.

and returned to his seat, holding a bowl of nourishing soup that had spilled a little. Lately, Charlotte's temper had

dowry, leading to this whole mess and leaving him with bruises. His parents had never even dared to hit

he noticed Charlotte stepping out of the ward with her phone, heading towards the stairwell. His curiosity piqued, he followed

inside the stairwell, Charlotte closed the door behind her. Eugene pressed his ear against the door, catching snippets of

does Giselle get to

"I don't care!"

"I've endured too..."

ended sooner than expected, and sensing she

Eugene's eyes sparkled with intrigue.

their only child. Yet,

mother, Rosalind, ever found out... the Harvey family