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 let

and sighed, caught up in the

bubbling stew on the table filled the air with warmth, but neither of them touched their forks. They sat lost in thought, weighing their options,

the evening sky

silence. "Mila, why do

surprise. "What do

You'd just end up in the same situation as last time. Only this

I

Miranda's eyes sparkled. "Exactly."

Bureau, so your movements were watched, your calls monitored-you couldn't even leave the country. But now? Things have changed. With that partnership

to Forrest,

country immediately. Don't come back for two years-file for divorce based on separation. If he doesn't, then you go through with the divorce as planned. Thirty days isn't

danger, even

"Because

She stopped trying to hide it, and told Miranda everything about the past, the words tasting bitter.