Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 327

Fortunately, it wasn't too late.

On stage, Forrest sat at the grand piano, his fingers dancing across the keys. Under the soft glow of the lights, he seemed to shine. Mila stood in the audience, eyes brimming with tears, her heart overflowing with emotion.

In that moment, she knew he was the one. The person she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

She stepped forward, moving in time with the gentle melody, each step bringing her closer to a happiness that felt almost within reach. Her eyes sparkled with hope.

Miranda, watching from the crowd, couldn't contain her curiosity. She pulled out her phone, eager to identify the tune.

"This sounds so familiar," she murmured. "And it's really beautiful."

Within moments, her app delivered the answer.

She glanced up, excited to share the discovery with her best friend-only to find that Mila was gone. On her phone's screen, the song's title spun in a loop:

"I LOVE YOU."

I love you.

...

Somewhere in a dark, narrow corridor, a girl's startled cry was abruptly cut off.

"Leonard, what are you-!"

Mila had been about to cross the dance floor, but halfway there, a strong hand seized her arm and yanked her away. Before she could even scream, a hand clamped over her mouth and dragged her down the hall.

For a split second, as the lights flickered, she saw his face.

Leonard.

Back in the ballroom, the crowd swayed to the music, oblivious to the brief drama unfolding just out of sight.

Mila struggled free at last, only to stumble into a pitch-black room. The door slammed shut behind her, the click of the lock echoing in the dark. The air was thick with tension, each breath tight and ragged.

Panic clawed at her chest.

door, twisting the handle

the door! Let

the sound of heavy breathing. Terror squeezed her heart until

I'm begging you, don't lock me in

could feel his

blindly running farther into the room, tears streaming down her face. Her voice was raw with fear and desperation as she shouted, "It was you! You took

him further, she quickly

hospital with you, okay? I swear I

let's just see a doctor, my

sorry, I'm sorry-your fiancée, call her! Let her come here,

the room, sobbing so

low, mocking laugh echoed. She caught a whisper -hoarse, almost inaudible. "Who was that

too clouded by panic to answer. Taking advantage of a brief opening, she lunged for the door and pounded on it, crying

No one answered.

reason fled as she thrashed and kicked, her hand accidentally brushing against the light switch. Suddenly, the

She didn't notice-

her, his eyes red and brimming with tears, a single drop

her back

...

leaned against the wall. He listened to Mila's muffled cries and pleas, unable to steady his own ragged breathing. His head hung

nothing for

if he could no longer hold back, he pulled out a cigarette. It took several tries to light it—his hands, so steady when holding

until he was crouched

flared and

was trapped beneath the young man's broad shoulders, her voice

make out the sound of piano music, growing fainter and

she couldn't hear it

She couldn't hear anything.

I

-It hurts so much.

away-each one tender, yet desperate, as if he wanted to pull her into himself

while, it was impossible to tell

...

piano piece came to an end. In the ballroom, laughter

piano, scanning the crowd, a gentle smile frozen on his