Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 293

"Highland Territories? You want to drive all the way there yourself?"

Archie stared at her, wide-eyed.

He'd always thought his cousin's wife had guts after all, she tangled with his arrogant, ruthless cousin and even managed to get the upper hand sometimes. Still, he hadn't expected her to be quite this bold.

"Come on, Mila," he drawled, stretching out her name, "that's almost three thousand miles. Are you sure about this?"

Mila nodded. "If you're not up for it, you can just lend me your car-"

Before she could finish, Archie jumped to his feet, cutting her off with a wave. His whole face lit up. "No, no, I'm in! I'll drive! Let's do this!"

At nineteen, Archie was all adrenaline and restless adventure, itching for a chance to prove himself. Mila's plan was perfect-crossing nearly three thousand miles by car, right into the wild unknown. Just imagining it made his heart race. He was ready to hit the road right this second.

But then-

"You barely just got over a fever," Archie hesitated, worry flickering across his face. "Shouldn't we wait a couple days, let you recover?"

Mila shook her head. "We go now."

Once she'd decided, there was no turning back.

risk Lysander finding them. If he caught up, she'd be trapped all over again. She had to

oblivious to her worries, just grinned and gave her a thumbs-up. "Mila, I have to

he'd helped her mostly because he thought she might be Daphne, the comic artist

his respect

make a decision like this, especially not someone who'd just

look. "...Stop calling

"Got it!"

get

...

around, Mila kept a low profile. She handed him the list of supplies they'd

ever attempted a road trip this long before, so most of their planning came from frantic

the middle of nowhere; half the supplies they needed

didn't seem fazed. "Let's just stock up on food and the basics for now. Once we get to Magnolia

one of the main gateways to the Highlands—if

was the best they could

lunch at the farmhouse of the kind people who'd helped her. Mila had Archie transfer them six thousand dollars as a thank you, and quietly reminded him

money in her own account, but she didn't dare touch it-the risk of

fact, Mila mused, even she wouldn't have thought of it, considering that just a few weeks ago, she and Archie could barely stand each other.

was, about

did have a sense of