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"I get the feeling that the kid might be a bit withdrawn.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?

offending her so deeply over the years. It made

brains for a solution, he noticed Mila stepping aside to answer her

was a call from her father-in-law,

up, and he invited her over for dinner at the family estate for the upcoming festival, saying her mother-in-law missed her, and it had been over

to gradually reduce visits to every other

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

Her reasoning was simple.

had advised her to avoid contact with the

her health as an excuse, Conrad couldn't argue much. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they ended

who had gone to arrange her discharge, asking him to

she decided against leaving the

seemed like an excellent excuse to dodge

willing to stay until

headaches and concerns about her head injury. The brain was such a critical organ, after all. She managed to

what others thought, Nathaniel

either and extended the child's stay, quickly leaving him

long as he was with his