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.

Mila instinctively stepped back, surprised when he knelt

untying the hastily knotted belt

finishing, he stood up, took a step back, and extended his arm with a warm smile. His eyes were filled with the same gentle calm

"Let's go," he said.

hesitated, then lightly placed her hand

bedroom, making their way downstairs through the crowd. Just then,

can't leave!"

already restrained her, leaving her helplessly watching as Mila walked

Harper hurried to call Leonard.

pacing in front of the emergency room when he received the call,

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

of Mila's whereabouts. As long as she remained within the

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

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

to cause a

waiting outside the emergency room,

could Mila be so heartless?" she lamented. "Even if Lysander didn't treat her well, she shouldn't have