Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 265

Mila felt like her world was crashing down.

She understood every single word Miranda had said, but put together, the meaning just didn't compute. What did she mean, she'd accidentally slept with Roland?

In the little garden, even the breeze seemed to hold its breath.

After a long moment, Mila finally managed to sputter, "How did you even dare?"

Who was Roland, anyway?

He was the kind of man who carried a gun everywhere-dangerous, ruthless, the last person anyone in their right mind would willingly get involved with. If it weren't for some very unusual circumstances, Mila would've kept her distance entirely.

And now, her best friend had slept with him?

She always knew Miranda loved a thrill—taking up shooting lessons, trying out every extreme sport she could find-but she'd never shown the slightest interest in any man before. Wasn't she the one always swearing off marriage?

paced in a tight circle, took a steadying breath, and demanded, "What exactly

blurted out, "Well... you know how I've been working with Roland lately, because of all that Lockwood family mess? It's put both of us in some tricky situations, and there were things I needed him to handle. So, he posed as my personal bodyguard, stuck by my side to keep me safe... Anyway, a couple nights ago, when it all finally wrapped up, we went out to celebrate. One drink led to another, and, well, he's just got these incredible

I lost control, okay?"

inhaled sharply and fell silent, at a

we're both attractive, nobody got hurt. I even wired him three thousand pounds the next day. That should've been the end

Three thousand pounds? Responsibility?

hold up-you paid him?

and that's his

was veering off track, Mila quickly pulled herself together, just as Miranda fell silent on the other end. After a brief pause, Miranda admitted, sounding uncertain, "I mean, I was the one who made the first move, and I don't want

of logic is

decided not to dig for details. Instead, she cut to the

in marriage-what do you think I

it. We're both adults; why's he making such a big deal out of it? He's been calling me nonstop, and I'm too scared to

Mila to lay low-after all the Lockwood Group drama, she'd made plenty of enemies and didn't want

had a new reason: