Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 294

Archie had bought it for her.

She glanced again at the route traced in red pen through the guidebook: from Kingsford to Solaris City, with two major legs and three stops along the way.

First, Kingsford to Magnolia Harbor; then from Magnolia Harbor, following Highway 317 all the way to their final destination, Solaris City.

Nearly three thousand miles in total.

She did a quick calculation-if they made good time, they could be there in seven days.

Mila put the guidebook down and turned to watch the spring landscape flashing past the window. Her heart felt suddenly hollow.

How long had it been since she'd last taken in the scenery outside, just for the simple pleasure of it? Just for a bit of peace, with nothing weighing on her mind?

She honestly couldn't remember.

Life had been so crowded with responsibilities and troubles lately, she'd barely had a chance to breathe.

Her eyelids grew heavy as these thoughts drifted through her mind. She'd only just recovered from a fever, and after lunch she'd taken her medication. The exhaustion—both physical and mental-pressed down on her, making it impossible to resist sleep.

and soon she'd drifted

changed the music to something mellow,

Half-awake, half-dreaming.

herself drifting

glimpsed Lysander from afar

had taken her

help herself-she kept thinking about him, searching for any scrap of

hard to

was well-known at their university-not just because he came from a prominent family, but because he was a star in every field: academics, sports, you name it. He was

out about him was almost

was that someone so perfect-so out of reach- had never once

who liked him had given him all sorts

reputation for turning down confessions with brutal honesty: sometimes dismissing a girl's grades, sometimes her looks, sometimes her

always clear: None of you are good

crazy, but even so, his popularity only

looks to match. If he had a flaw, it was his sharp tongue; otherwise, he was practically

him, the more discouraged she

hold a candle to Lysander, who was

as for family background?