Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 230

Inside the room, tears welled up in the woman's eyes, spilling over as she

clamped a hand over her mouth to stifle any sound. It took her a while to regain her composure, feeling like she was on the verge of suffocating.

The door opened a crack.

Forrest stepped back slightly, sliding his jacket through the gap.

Mila reached out to take it, but hesitated when she saw the pristine fabric. "It's dirty," she murmured, pulling her hand back.

She was covered in blood, and the jacket was so immaculately white.

"You know it doesn't matter," Forrest replied softly, gently pushing the jacket further inside, his gaze never once venturing past the threshold.

Mila hesitated for a moment, then accepted the offer. She carefully wrapped the jacket around herself, letting it hide the mess she was in. Once covered, she took a deep breath, opened the door wider, and faced the man outside.

They stood in silence for a long moment.

It had been such a long time since they last saw each other, and their parting had been painfully dramatic. This unexpected reunion felt surreal. Unable to hold his gaze for more than a second, Mila instinctively looked away.

stepped back, surprised when he knelt in front of

he said gently, untying the hastily knotted belt and retying it into a neat

step back, and extended his arm with a warm smile. His eyes were filled with

"Let's go," he said.

hesitated, then lightly placed her hand

out of the bedroom, making their way downstairs through the crowd.

you can't leave!" Harper

Mila, security had already restrained her, leaving her helplessly watching

Harper hurried to call

in front of the emergency room when he received the

of crises and had a premonition about this one, he remained calm. After hanging up, he immediately arranged for someone to follow the car Mila left in. He also contacted the airport authorities, asking them to

Mila's whereabouts. As long as she

boss woke up, he would stay calm and not do anything rash. The situation was giving Leonard

this moment to return, as if he'd planned it all along, striking at the heart of things just when the boss was

to cause

emergency room, tears

treat her well, she