Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 162

Mila, of course, refused.

However, she couldn't hold back and pulled Nathaniel aside to offer him some advice.

"I get the feeling that the kid might be a bit withdrawn. I'm not a professional, so I can't say for sure, but as his guardian, you should spend more time with him. Maybe take him for some counseling sessions. Don't underestimate teenage psychological issues—the sooner they're addressed, the better."

Nathaniel felt a pang of frustration.

It wasn't that he hadn't sought help. When Julian witnessed his mother's crime and almost became a victim himself, it traumatized him. The memory of that event was a blur, leaving him with psychological scars. Julian became more reserved and shunned most people.

For reasons Nathaniel couldn't quite understand, as Julian grew older, he developed a habit of running off, searching for his mother. That led to him being abducted once...

Thankfully, Julian didn't reject Nathaniel as an uncle, but that didn't stop his constant quest to find his mother.

Only recently had Nathaniel seen a glimmer of hope with Mila.

Whenever Julian was with her, he behaved normally, except for occasionally mistaking her for his mother. He had stopped running away, which proved more effective than any therapy.

How could he convince Mila to spend more time with Julian?

deeply over the years.

solution, he noticed

was a call from

for the upcoming festival, saying her mother-in-law missed her, and it had been over two weeks since they

to gradually reduce visits to every other

"I'm dealing with some health issues right now and am in the hospital, so it's really not convenient. I'll visit

Her reasoning was simple.

legal team had advised

couldn't argue much. After exchanging a

soon as she hung up, Mila called Eugene, who had gone to arrange her discharge, asking

consideration, she decided

to dodge many issues, even if it meant enduring the medicinal

was more than willing to

with the doctor, mentioning persistent headaches and concerns about her head injury. The brain

others thought, Nathaniel was quite

not to discharge Julian either and extended the child's stay, quickly leaving him

didn't mind as long as he was with his