Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 251

After guiding the child through another bout of sleepwalking and tucking him back into bed, it was already around three in the morning—almost exactly the same time as the night before.

Mila Sutherland made a mental note of the time, then dozed for a couple more hours.

The next day, Mila came downstairs with a touch of anxiety fluttering in her chest. Thankfully, Forrest Whitmore greeted her just as warmly as always, his face betraying no hint of anything unusual.

Only then did Mila allow herself to relax a little.

At breakfast, though, Forrest brought up the topic of the share transfer again-but this time, there was a subtle shift in his tone.

"Whenever you've made up your mind, just let me know. I'll be here, ready to sign the papers."

Mila forced a polite smile and let the conversation drop.

She'd always known what she could accept and what she couldn't. In her mind, there was a clear line.

The whole morning, Mila was absorbed in sketching out new design drafts.

Julian Pembroke sat quietly beside her, working on his own drawings. Autism might have closed one door for him, but it had opened another; he had a remarkable talent for art and could lose himself in it for hours.

The only thing was his drawings were...hard to describe. Very abstract.

Mila stuck to encouraging him regardless. With a bit of recognition, children

still so young; there was plenty of

situation. It was complicated: as a little boy, he'd witnessed a murder-the victims were his own parents. The lack of care,

news was, he still had people he trusted. There

together

took Julian, with Howard accompanying them, to Sunnybrook

Julian's current state, there was no way he could attend school; Mila was there to arrange a leave

the parking lot was packed and

Nathaniel Pembroke had given her, Mila entered the school. It was only after asking a few parents that she learned today was the school's open house-a day for parent-teacher meetings and

stopped in her tracks, immediately thinking of Adrian

hospital-did anyone come to be

stood lost in thought, Julian tugged softly at her hand, peering up at her with wide eyes. "Mom, why did

"Oh-sorry, sweetheart. Let's go."

her worries aside and led Julian toward

called ahead, so the process was quick and seamless. Julian was granted

paperwork, Howard noticed Mila's distraction and offered, "Ms. Sutherland, if you need to take care of something, I can watch

Mila hesitated,

...

to the classroom and paused at the door, peeking

spotted Adrian instantly. Sitting beside him was a beautiful woman with long, wavy hair-her back

sat close,