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.

instinctively stepped back, surprised when he knelt in

untied," he said gently, untying the hastily

with a warm smile. His eyes were filled with the same gentle calm they always had, as if no

"Let's go," he said.

lightly placed

making their way downstairs through the crowd. Just then, Harper rushed

can't leave!"

restrained her, leaving her helplessly watching as Mila walked

to call Leonard. This

of the emergency room when

his share 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

As long as she remained within the

just hoped that when the boss woke up, he would stay calm and not do anything rash. The situation

he'd planned it all along, striking at the heart of things just when

bound to cause

also waiting outside the emergency room, tears streaming down her face

didn't treat her well, she shouldn't have been so cruel.