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.

between them, her

tossed a stack of photos at him. Her

to the pictures-photos of a hand, battered and bruised, so mangled it was painful to look at. The color drained from his face;

back with a chilling calm. His voice was

into a bitter, mocking smile. "I'm only asking one thing was it you? Was it

out, Lysander's hand fell away. The photos slipped from his grasp,

if I did? Frankly, I should've done worse. If he dares

trembled

from the table and flung it at him, her voice shaking.

white the ugly truth of their seven-year marriage—a beginning built on lies, ending in ashes. Lysander looked down for a long moment, then slowly lifted his gaze. His eyes

the confirmation

her. In that instant, the man she'd shared

voice broke. "You're insane. You really

betrayed me first. I only did what had to

Betray you?" Mila gave a strangled laugh, her whole body shaking. She had to grip the table to keep

full of pain. "Lysander, I wish I'd never met you in

howled outside, rain hammering the glass. The world seemed to close

heavy as a

took Mila a long while

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