Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 364

Mila frowned, hesitating.

"I'm not sure. I keep second-guessing myself. Ever since Lysander agreed to sign the papers, I've had this gnawing sense of unease-like something just isn't right..."

Miranda leaned in. "You think he might back out?"

Mila nodded.

That was exactly it. The anxiety that kept her up at night had only grown since that

night in the mountains. She just couldn't relax. If she was honest, Lysander had never played by the rules when it came to her he was unpredictable and impossible to reason with.

She was afraid something would go wrong again.

But then, the prospect of finally holding her divorce papers in just thirty days was almost too tempting to give up. She'd waited so long for this moment.

couldn't

and sighed, caught up in the same dilemma. "It really is

touched their forks. They sat

evening sky

the silence. "Mila, why do you

blinked in surprise. "What do you

does, what's the worst that happens? You'd just end up in the

whenever I want?"

Miranda's eyes sparkled. "Exactly."

key here is Forrest. Last time, he hadn't struck that deal with the Federal Security Bureau, so your movements were watched, your calls monitored-you couldn't even leave the country. But now? Things have changed. With that partnership in place, whether it's for protection or just to get you out of here, Lysander can't stop you anymore. What's he going to do-pick a fight with

close to Forrest,

immediately. Don't come back for two years-file for divorce based on

sigh. "I know. But what about Forrest? If I put him in danger, even with the Bureau's protection, I...I just don't know how to ask him for help.” Miranda frowned. "Why

lump rose in Mila's throat. "Because I owe him. I

to hide it, and told Miranda everything about the past, the words tasting bitter. "Miranda, I...I don't know how to face him. If it weren't for me,