Chapter 283

What's there to learn, anyway?

He hadn't had a chance to hang out with the guys in nearly three weeks!

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Lillian's Manor, ground floor hall.

Mila sat at the table, her hand resting on the handle of a knife, waiting in silence while the rain outside battered the windows with restless impatience.

Moments later, the front door swung open.

A tall man stepped inside, rainwater still clinging to his tailored black suit. He carried himself with that effortless air of privilege, as if the world itself owed him respect.

"You asked to see me," Lysander said, striding closer, his mood clearly good. "Does that mean you've finally come to your senses and you're ready to—"

He stopped short when his eyes landed on the knife in Mila's hand-and the scattered documents on the table. His brow furrowed.

Mila glanced up at him, her voice cool and steady. "Ready to do what, exactly?"

"My dear, that thing's dangerous," Lysander replied, frowning as he stepped forward, reaching to take the knife from her.

was faster. The blade flashed between them, her grip steady.

then tossed a stack of photos at him. Her tone was

bruised, so mangled it was painful to look at. The color drained

with a chilling calm. His voice

smile. "I'm only asking one thing was it you? Was it you who destroyed Forrest's

hand fell away. The photos slipped from his grasp, fluttering to the floor, where he ground them

done worse. If he dares show his

trembled

the table and flung it at him, her voice shaking. "And these? All of these did you do

on lies, ending in ashes. Lysander looked down for a long moment,

all the confirmation

as she stared at the man standing across from her. In that instant, the man she'd shared a bed with for seven years felt like a

broke. "You're insane.

"Mila, you betrayed me first.

Mila gave a strangled laugh, her whole body shaking.

at him, her voice raw and full of pain. "Lysander, I wish I'd never met you in

the glass. The world seemed to close

heavy

a long while to

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