Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 289

Outside Kingsford.

At the edge of town, in a small house near the village, chaos reigned indoors.

A teenage boy paced anxiously outside the guest room, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.

After what felt like an eternity, the door finally opened. The lady of the house stepped out, nodded at the boy, and spoke in a brisk, practical tone.

"I've cleaned her up with warm water, gave her some ginger tea, and helped her change. She's asleep now."

She paused, her expression clouding with disapproval. "Honestly, how do you look after your girlfriend? You let her get caught in a downpour like that-she could get really sick."

Archie flushed, stumbling over his words. "No, no, she's not my girlfriend, she's my... cousin."

He'd almost said "sister-in-law," but something about the whole situation made that sound too strange, so he quickly changed it to "cousin."

The woman didn't look suspicious; she simply gave him a few parting instructions before leaving.

Only then did Archie slip into the guest room.

He flopped onto the chair by the bed, one leg crossed over the other, and eyed

the blankets, her face pale as chalk.

catch him in the act and snap some photographic evidence of an affair. He never expected to stumble into such a dramatic

hadn't heard what was said inside, but judging by everyone's reactions, he could guess

had enough of his brother's

table and

was enjoying the show. His brother's misfortune was his entertainment-double the schadenfreude! But what really caught

the one from his favorite comic book, *The Adventures of Red

through the window when he saw his sister-in-law holding the

wild idea popped into

Hat robot be the inspiration for the one in the

if that were true, did that mean his sister-in-law, Mila, was actually Daphne- the

No way.

far as he knew, Mila worked in tech. When did she start drawing comics-and

she wasn't Daphne, then what was

It was uncanny.

thoughts, and before he knew it, Mila had run

in a nightmare. When she finally

she really was

fan-he decided to grant Mila's wish and not take her back to

you