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.

the door, twisting the handle and pounding against

Leonard, open the door! Let me

and the sound of heavy breathing. Terror squeezed her

Please let me out! I'm begging you, don't lock me in here! I'm really

his hot breath

down her face. Her voice was raw with fear and desperation as she shouted, "It was you! You took it! It

provoke him further, she

I'm sorry! I'll go to the hospital with you, okay? I swear I didn't put

see a doctor, my boss said it

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

room, sobbing so hard she

caught a whisper -hoarse,

of a brief opening, she lunged for the door and pounded on it, crying

No one answered.

her against the door. All 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

dragged 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 low,

for a

could no longer hold back, he pulled out a cigarette. It took several tries

until he was crouched

flared and faded, ashes scattering across the carpet.

young man's broad shoulders, her voice hoarse from crying. In the dim light, her eyes

barely make out the sound of

hear

She couldn't hear anything.

brother, I

-It hurts so much.

kept falling, endless, until gentle kisses brushed them away-each one tender, yet desperate, as if he wanted to pull her into himself and never let go. Her tears soaked her

while, it was impossible to

...

an end. In the

rose from the piano, scanning the crowd, a gentle smile frozen on his lips when he realized the person