Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 292

She still didn't fully grasp what was happening.

All she could remember was running out into the rain. Everything after that was a blur. Now, staring at the unfamiliar layout of the room and noticing the change of clothes on her body, it was only natural she felt lost.

Just as Mila was trying to make sense of it all, the door suddenly burst open and a little girl, maybe six or seven years old, came running in.

The two of them locked eyes in silence.

Then the girl shouted at the top of her lungs, "Mom! Mom! The pretty lady's awake!"

After announcing this, the girl didn't leave. Instead, she trotted over and tilted her head back, gazing up at Mila with wide, sparkling dark eyes-utterly adorable.

Mila couldn't help but smile at the sight. "Hey there, sweetheart. Where am I?"

"This is my house," the girl replied, head cocked to the side. "My name's Lucy. A big brother brought you here. You're really pretty, miss."

"...Thank you."

Mila was just about to ask who this "big brother" was when Archie strolled into the room, grinning from ear to ear.

"Hey, you're awake."

Mila's brow furrowed instinctively.

at the old estate, her impression of Archie was far from good. She never imagined she'd run into

was right, he was the one who'd

"You-"

a rambling, wildly embellished account of how he'd found

but at least she had pieced together her current

luck, to slip out from under Lysander's watchful

she

wanted nothing to do with them. Just the thought of it made it hard

She needed a break.

chatter. "Whatever the case, thank you for helping me. I think I

across from her and crossing his

then said, "Could you lend me your car for a while?

to borrow my

moment, then an idea seemed to click. “Wait, you're not going back to Kingsford,

other day. He hadn't caught

Lysander wanted a divorce. But judging by the mood that day, maybe

still