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.

for the door, twisting the handle and pounding against

Leonard, open the door! Let me

the sound of heavy breathing. Terror squeezed her heart until she could barely breathe. Her

begging you, don't lock me in here!

his

streaming down her face. Her voice was raw with fear and desperation as she

further,

the hospital with you, okay? I swear I

a doctor, my boss said it was

call her! Let her come

around the room, sobbing so hard she could

caught a whisper -hoarse, almost inaudible. "Who was that

advantage of a brief opening,

No one answered.

pinned 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-

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

dragged her back

...

to Mila's muffled cries and pleas, unable to steady his own ragged breathing. His head hung low, one hand pressed over his

nothing for

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

slid down the wall until he was crouched

and faded, ashes

was trapped beneath the young man's broad shoulders, her voice hoarse from crying. In the dim light, her eyes were dull

and out of consciousness, she could barely make out the sound of piano music,

couldn't hear it

She couldn't hear anything.

brother, I

-It hurts so much.

until gentle kisses brushed them away-each one tender, yet desperate, as if he wanted to pull

while, it was impossible to

...

came to an end. In the ballroom, laughter

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