Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 345

She had always been there.

She watched as the girl's silhouette faded into the distance.

The darkness that had clouded her vision dissolved, replaced by a bracing chill in the air. Overhead, the sky shimmered with a river of stars. She tilted her head back and laughed, refusing to let the tears fall.

The Milky Way was dazzling.

Unable to contain herself, she stretched her arms wide, filling her lungs with the crisp, free air, and burst into laughter. She ran, nimble and wild, over the scattered stones of the hillside, her deep red cloak whipping in the wind, vivid and alive beneath the starlit sky, blazing like a phoenix in full flame.

Her soul soared. Mila laughed, and as she laughed, tears spilled down her cheeks tears of irrepressible joy.

"Ha... haha..."

"Hahaha! I'm Mila! I'm Mila-did you hear me? I am Mila!"

She ran through the empty fields, shouting her name into the night.

The wind roared across the land, tugging gently at her hair and cloak as if answering her her laughter chased by the wind, echoing across the hills and valleys.

...

"Cousin!"

Where did you go? You scared me half to death! I woke up and you were gone-my soul nearly left my body! We came here

spinning circles around her, cutting off his panicked

you have anything to

In the dining hall-

of ribs, elegant yet quick, and couldn't shake the feeling that

doesn't

too

"Your appetite's back, too?"

demolished one beef rib after another. In the past few days, Mila had barely been able to eat the bare minimum, always looking pale and sickly.

"Just got back

"Are you nuts?!"

How are you better this fast? Was the doctor's incense really

"Doctor? Incense?"

paused, now that her hunger wasn't clawing

doctor had

illness and... I don't know, it was creepy. What did you even

Mila blinked in surprise.

that explains the scent. Where's the doctor now? I'd like

Archie shook his head.

passing through. He cured you that night and left right after. Said something about meeting again if fate allows-all mysterious and stuff. Honestly, this trip, we've run into more weird people and weirder things than I

from his pocket and handing it to her. "The doctor left this for you said to take one pill after every meal, and when you're