Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 266

"Next month, on the 5th-it's Memorial Day," Miranda said, checking her calendar.

"That's coming up fast," she continued, glancing at the date. "It's already the end of this month. Did you ask Forrest what the plan is? The whole thing with him and the Lockwood family should be wrapping up soon, right?"

Mila replied, "I'll ask him when I get home tonight."

"Good, hurry up and get on it! At least find out what the details are so we can get ready," Miranda urged, her voice anxious.

"Mila, we really need to move quickly. I have to leave the country before Roland starts hounding me again. My parents absolutely cannot find out about any of this. It took me forever to get them to accept that I don't want to get married, and if they discover what I've been up to... I'm done for!"

Mila sighed. "Then why are you doing this?"

It's one thing to hook up with a guy, but why did it have to be such a complicated one?

Miranda fell silent, cursing herself for the thousandth time for not stopping when she'd drunkenly run her hands over those abs that night.

Mila was about to say something else when a sound behind her caught her attention. She turned to see a man coming down the garden path toward her.

I'll text you tonight after I talk to Forrest," she said,

a good look at who it

phone just now-you looked upset. I was worried something was wrong, so I

look. She and Nathaniel

to realize this too, and quickly

something else. Remember how you asked me

found one. Is this what you're looking

forgotten. Mila was searching for a ruby for one of her designs for Fashion

screen. It displayed a private auction catalog, every

of the list: a pair of dazzling ruby and diamond earrings. Starting bid:

Exactly what she needed.

Mila nodded. "Thanks. Really."

the e-ticket, so you can go straight in and bid. Or, if you want, I can

head. "I can do

auction was in three days. She still had time to pull the funds

the entry pass sorted, they walked back toward the ballroom. On the way, Nathaniel hesitated before finally asking about