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.

desk, leafing through documents while Howard gave him a detailed account of what had happened

perhaps you should show this file to Ms. Sutherland. If she saw it, she'd

something Forrest had asked Howard

contained a meticulous record of everything related to Ms. Sutherland's marriage seven years

marriage had been doomed from the start,

finally be able to cut Lysander out of her

over the

Of course he knew.

after page,

by a hammer. The pain had been so searing that even after seven years, he still

it.

his hands treated, but the trauma lingered. Sometimes, the pain would flare up for no reason, and he had to

Love. Scars. Illness...

of this pain

resentment was hard to

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

you had fewer pain episodes? You're getting

gentle smile. "I

the

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