Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 146

Mila gently patted his head, "What a silly thing to say."

She thought back to her own child, whom she hadn't managed to raise well. Her child's lack of closeness weighed heavily on her mind, especially whenever she thought of Adrian.

...

Not long after, Miranda returned.

She had just finished sorting out the hospital paperwork. Even before she opened the door, her loud voice rang out.

"It's the strangest thing. I went to pay the hospital fees, and the nurse told me some man had already settled everything. Didn't even leave a name. What an altruistic soul. A real modern-day Good Samaritan."

Mila raised an eyebrow, guessing, "Was it Nathaniel?"

Eugene snorted, "Pretentious."

"Nathaniel?" Miranda pulled up a chair, took a sip of water, and asked, puzzled, "What's he doing here?"

Mila glanced at the child in her arms, "This is his nephew."

widened. After a moment, she slapped her knee, "Damn it! He came by and I wasn't here. I would have

stirred, and she quickly hushed, "Keep your

happened. Miranda frowned as she listened, not holding back her criticism of Mila's soft-

telling you, you shouldn't get

away from the Pembroke Family's business,

mean?"

less about

suggested there was more

the child

nodded. The little one had been through such an ordeal, with bruises and scrapes all over his

then did Miranda

back to when I was still an intern. My mentor told me about a

clamped down on the news. It was a closed trial, so nothing leaked out. You probably haven't heard about

a word of this

pointed look, knowing Mila was trustworthy, but Eugene was

not

"Quit teasing