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.

lunged for the door, twisting the handle and pounding

open the door! Let me

sound of heavy breathing. Terror squeezed her heart

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

could feel his hot

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

further, she quickly

hospital with you, okay? I swear

just see a doctor, my boss said it

sorry-your fiancée, call her! Let her come here,

the room, sobbing so hard she could

in the darkness, a low, mocking laugh echoed. She caught a whisper -hoarse, almost

mind was too clouded by panic to answer. Taking advantage of a brief opening, she lunged for the door and

No one answered.

hand accidentally brushing against the light switch. Suddenly,

She didn't notice-

eyes red and brimming with

dragged her back into the

...

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

nothing for a long

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

the wall until he

darkness, the ember flared and faded, ashes scattering across the

across the floor. The girl was trapped beneath the young man's broad shoulders, her voice hoarse from crying. In the dim

and out of consciousness, she could barely make out

hear

She couldn't hear anything.

brother, I can't hear

-It hurts so much.

tender, yet desperate, as if he wanted to pull her into himself

while, it was

...

end. In the ballroom, laughter and conversation

crowd, a gentle smile frozen on his lips when he realized the person he was waiting