Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 285

Thunder rumbled overhead, lightning splitting the sky.

Inside the dimly lit room, a heavy silence hung between two figures. On the floor between them, a toppled toy robot lay motionless, its little red hat askew.

Mila stood frozen, tears brimming in her eyes.

She couldn't put her feelings into words-she even wondered if she was hearing things. But she knew Lysander's voice too well, the way he sounded as a young

man.

There was no mistaking it.

Her mind whirled with confusion, unable to process what had just happened.

Seven years of marriage-absurd from the start, absurd through the years, and now, as if fate needed a punchline, utterly insane.

If his "I don't love you" for all those years had been a lie, what did any of it mean? What was real-what had ever been real?

Silent tears slipped down her cheeks as her heart quietly crumbled.

"Mila..."

Lysander's usually sharp gaze flickered with rare panic. He whispered her name, reaching for her, but Mila instinctively took a step back.

In that moment, a thousand thoughts raced through her head, and yet, somehow, none at all.

on instinct

she knew was that she had to get out-out of this suffocating house, out of this unbearable moment. She needed a place to breathe, somewhere small and safe where she could lock the world away

just needed to be alone for a

the way, she shoved a clothing rack aside, sending a pile of

out of

of storm clouds. Rain came down in sheets, but Mila didn't hesitate—she plunged into the downpour, letting it swallow her

...

time Lysander made it outside,

lashing the ground, wind howling through

Mila was gone.

for a stunned moment, then quickly pulled out his phone and called

over here.

things would go this way, he never should've

taken her away-locked her up if he

Forever.

him to take a group and

Forrest's place.

the door and stormed inside with his

the house!"

living room was Howard, frowning slightly. Lysander fixed him with an icy glare. "Where's my wife?

shook his head, offering

whether he answered or not. He'd brought plenty of backup -Forrest's

was