Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 284

Chapter 276

Things were starting to spiral out of control.

Her patience was wearing thin.

...

Bamboo Grove.

After the chaos of the auction, Mila felt too anxious to even consider going for a walk, so she returned home early.

As soon as she got back, she shut herself in her art studio, turning to painting in hopes of calming her nerves.

Julian kept her company, painting quietly by her side.

It wasn't until evening that she bathed her son, read him a bedtime story, and, still uneasy, held him close as she drifted off to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the study-

Forrest had come home late. The company was facing unexpected trouble, and he hadn't had a moment to rest.

through documents while Howard gave

to the file Forrest was holding. He hesitated, then spoke up: "Sir, perhaps you should show this file to Ms. Sutherland.

file was something Forrest had asked Howard to investigate before returning

a meticulous record of everything related to Ms. Sutherland's marriage seven years ago—including all the things Lysander

the start,

saw this file and learned the truth, she'd finally be able to cut Lysander out of her heart for good. Only then would Forrest have

hand paused over the

Of course he knew.

turned page after page, until he came across a

of two hands-brutally battered, the bones crushed by a hammer. The pain had been so searing that

it.

had gone abroad afterward to have his hands treated, but the trauma lingered. Sometimes, the pain would flare up for no reason, and he had to rely on painkillers just to cope. Seven years,

Love. Scars. Illness...

pain

hard to let

photo, his hand trembling ever so slightly. He hurried forward, took the photo, and flipped it face-down on the desk. "Your

haven't you had fewer pain episodes? You're getting better. You will

a gentle smile. "I do feel much

the file...?"

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