Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 319

Mila was stunned.

Even after climbing into the car, she sat there in a daze, her mind elsewhere.

Archie, noticing her distracted state as he drove, asked curiously, "Hey, Mila, what's up? Did you get anything out of your trip to church today?"

Mila just shook her head, still not sure what to say.

Archie didn't press. He'd only asked out of habit, and now that his altitude sickness had finally worn off, he was in high spirits, munching happily on beef jerky and humming along to the radio.

The black SUV rumbled steadily down the road.

Not long after they set off, Mila started feeling a little lightheaded. She'd done most of the driving the previous day, and after heading out again that morning, exhaustion was catching up to her. Worried she might be coming down with altitude sickness too, she took a few breaths from the oxygen canister, bundled herself up in her down jacket and a small blanket, and closed her eyes to rest.

Before she knew it, she'd drifted off to sleep.

Winter came around again.

It was a rare weekend break from work, and Mila and Forrest had made plans to escape to the countryside for a little food adventure and some much-needed camping.

a lively

Someone even brought fireworks.

up the night sky, the glow painted her face in

flared right in front

standing beside her, holding out a handful of sparklers with a bright, lopsided grin. "Wanna give

Where'd you

held ones. Growing up, she'd always watched other kids play with sparklers

them from him and lit

of silver sparks bloomed in

corner

forth, laughing as she turned to Forrest. "What do you think?

her closely. "You look amazing," he said, his voice soft but

burned quickly, their intense beauty lasting only a heartbeat

the last sparks die, a trace of disappointment flickered across

plenty more.

for a long, long time, and Forrest captured Mila's radiant smile on his

Mila waved goodbye to Forrest and headed back to her dorm. As she turned down a corridor, she caught sight of a figure out of the corner of her

a crowd,