Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 221

### Crimson Gardens at Night

As the car slowly drove through the gates of the estate, two bodyguards waited downstairs. Mila ascended the stairs to the bedroom to find Adrian.

The moment Adrian saw her, he dashed over with open arms.

"Mom!"

"Mm..."

Mila's mind was elsewhere. She hugged her son briefly, murmuring soothing words before making an excuse about packing up for a few days' stay at the family estate. She suggested he play on his own for a bit.

Adrian, not wanting to be left alone at home, agreed reluctantly.

While Adrian was occupied with his tablet, Mila pretended to be packing. In reality, she was searching for possible hiding spots for important documents. She went through almost the entire second floor, sparing not even Adrian's room, except for the study.

But there was nothing-no documents, no clues.

"What are you looking for, Mom?" Adrian asked, glancing up curiously from his game.

"Oh, I was just thinking about which toys to bring along to the estate," Mila replied, her train of thought interrupted.

reached out to touch the model shelf that stretched across one wall of the room,

"Don't touch that!"

jumped up, shouting as he pushed her away with surprising force.

I forgot," Mila

momentarily forgotten how protective Adrian was over his collection, especially these game models.

gaze turned towards the

only

always suspected the study, but in this household,

lock

access.

she had to try. With a sigh, she approached the

either a numerical code or

failure. A series of dates and

Only one attempt remained.

bit her lip as she stared at the keypad. One more failure and the

only I had my

data cable connection, the pre- installed software would have cracked

on the night she was brought back, that phone, along with

was limited to only the most rudimentary functions

Mila was stuck.