Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 198

Mila knew she couldn't let Aunt Edith worry any longer. At her age, too much stress could be dangerous. Mila was genuinely afraid of what might happen if her aunt got too upset.

"I should have seen it coming! That scoundrel, that little rascal is a menace! The whole family must be crazy to raise such a troublemaker," Aunt Edith ranted, her voice full of fury.

"Aunt Edith, please don't-" Mila tried to interject.

"Don't what?" Aunt Edith snapped.

"Nothing," Mila mumbled.

Seeing her aunt nearly explode with anger, Mila thought better of saying something like 'don't generalize like that.' Instead, she switched tactics, trying to soothe her with gentle words.

After a few more colorful insults, Aunt Edith suddenly went quiet, causing Mila's heart to skip a beat.

Edith?"

here," came the calm voice of Sophie, Aunt Edith's personal assistant, who

asked quickly, "How is

What are you planning to do?" Relieved that her aunt's emotional state was stabilizing, Mila

as you know what you're

Make sure to

"I will," Mila promised.

time!" Jade suddenly lashed out. "If you knew anything, you wouldn't have gotten involved with such a lunatic! Next

at the scolding but nodded along, promising to do

about to call the one lawyer she could remember from the legal team, she heard a child's voice

arrest, telling her to reflect on her actions and forbidding her from going out. It was partly to keep her out of trouble, too. The Montgomeries

trouble. Miranda, who had been locked up more times than she could count for

for what felt like ages, she finally reached a busy street, hailed a cab, and headed straight for the Bamboo Grove Residences. She