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

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

because he thought she might be Daphne, the comic artist

his respect

decision like this, especially not

shot him a look. "...Stop calling me cousin's

"Got it!"

to get ready, leaving her unsure if

...

still close to Kingsford, and with Archie around, Mila kept a low profile. She handed him the list of

attempted a road trip this long before, so

in the middle of nowhere; half the supplies they needed were

food and the basics for

gateways to the Highlands—if you needed gear, that was the place to

That was the best

Mila had Archie transfer them six thousand dollars as a

didn't dare touch it-the risk of

Archie's "blind spot" status. No one would ever think to look for her with him. In 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. They were always

about to drive cross-country with

have