Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 181

The door was half open, just a sliver of space between in and out.

Mila's eyes widened as she met the gaze of the man who had turned to look at her. Her heart, which had been beating wildly, settled back into its proper rhythm.

"What are you doing here..."

"Mama!"

Julian, dressed in his raccoon pajamas, wobbled over, throwing himself at her with a whimper that echoed clearly in the dim hospital room.

Without pausing to question why this uncle-nephew duo was in her room at four or five in the morning, Mila crouched down to comfort the little boy, whose sobs were pitiful and soft.

Whatever had frightened him, and however long he'd been crying, it didn't take long for him to exhaust himself and fall asleep in her arms.

After tucking him into the bed and ensuring he was snug under the covers, Mila turned her attention to Nathaniel. Both of their eyes mirrored the same puzzled expression.

Before she could speak, Nathaniel voiced his concern first:

"You gave me a scare. I came by around three and didn't find you here, and you weren't answering your phone. I thought something had happened and was considering calling the police."

You scared me more!

heart; she feared it was Roland's enemies

been ready to run, only to find it was the Pembroke Family's nephew and

and she needed to find a way to explain

had worn underneath, and hung it

friend off and ended up chatting in the garage for a while.

leads to

an all-nighter working on a project with friends, so Nathaniel wasn't suspicious. His attention shifted to

nightmare and woke up crying for his mom. I didn't know what else to do, so I

a headache coming on and a flicker

uncle, what were you thinking? You can't let this

to a fragile hope often found it too heavy

time bomb, ready to explode unexpectedly one

different from his grandmother's; at least she had

But Julian's family...

him for a while, Mila's

finalized, I'm leaving the country. You