Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 365

She had no idea when those two even got together, but seeing Mila so happy, she never questioned it.

Who could have imagined-it was all a lie.

Every bit of it was fake.

And she, Mila's closest friend, had somehow missed every silent cry for help, again and again, leaving Mila to suffer through her own private hell for seven long years.

Seven years. That's a lifetime.

Miranda's throat tightened. She clenched her fist and gently thumped Mila's back, her words trembling with anger and heartbreak, her tears streaming down unchecked. "How could you not tell me? How could you! I'm so mad at you right now. Why didn't you say anything? How could he do this to you... You-how could you go through so much alone..."

She knew Mila had always had a hard road, every step a struggle.

But she never imagined that, years ago-seven years ago-Mila had been struck by something so devastating, her mind manipulated, left completely alone to endure it in the shadows.

How hopeless must that have felt?

gently stroked Miranda's back, her voice soft and

could you

"Seven years, Mila! Seven years—just you, alone, living with that monster every day. How terrifying

didn't even realize what was

didn't know back then, it was true—but did that make the pain any less?

"How could you bear so much?" she might never have realized how much she'd suffered. Was it really that bad? After a lifetime of pain, she'd grown numb-so numb

it really

of the police station feeling like she couldn't go on. She held onto the same friend, finding redemption all over

me,

She was grateful.

kept her in their heart. She wasn't alone- not in this world, not when there were people who cared, people who would stay by her side...

down, sobbing

at you-crying like

teasingly brushed her nose, pinched her cheek, trying to cheer her up-only to have her hand smacked

not " Miranda started, then quickly corrected herself,

that's not good enough." Miranda changed her tune, face suddenly