Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 379

Forrest watched with a cool detachment, his tone calm but resolute. "Striking someone without asking for the reason first is wrong. Hitting her? Even worse."

The room fell silent.

He stepped in front of Mila, standing his ground. His gaze flicked to Giselle, who was sobbing into Lysander's arms, then shifted back to Lysander himself. Forrest wore a gentle smile, but his words cut deep.

"From where I'm standing, it looks like the Harvey family is throwing their weight around trying to use power and numbers to bully my friend, who's never had any advantages in her corner. Ms. Harvey, I'd love to hear how you managed to push someone as kind and gentle as my friend to this point. That's a talent in itself."

"What's any of this got to do with you?" Lysander's voice grew cold. He gently moved the woman in his arms aside and made a move for Mila, but she sidestepped him.

He tried to close the distance again, but Giselle clung desperately to his sleeve, her tearful voice trembling with grievance. "Lysander-"

He frowned, but stayed put.

Mila stood just behind Forrest, now composed her eyes sharp and icy as they swept across Lysander's face, then over Giselle, still sobbing with her face in her hands, then Rosalind, Charles... finally circling back to Giselle.

The other woman refused to meet her gaze, just kept crying.

Mila spoke coldly, each word like the slice of a knife, her meaning unmistakable.

"You're not the least bit afraid of karma, are you?"

People like them-who treated lives like they were nothing-made her sick. Breathing the same air as them was revolting.

She spun on her heel and pushed through the crowd, leaving without looking back.

Her steps were brisk. Right now, her aunt's failing health worried her far more than anything here.

Grove. He glanced over at Mila, who sat beside him,

already had a good sense of what had

And...

of the country? You still don't know what tricks she's got up

don't have a

face was swallowed by the darkness, her

couldn't finish the

happened to her aunt? What if this was the last time she'd ever see

She couldn't risk it.

was her only family, the guiding light of her childhood. Mila had never allowed herself to imagine a day when

is at the edge

how hard the road, even if it's the end of her, she had

knew she'd regret it for the rest

be able to forgive

start making calls to contacts in the Federal Security Bureau, arranging a private jet

of some issues, it's not easy for me to leave the country

I'll take care of it," Forrest answered, his voice steady

Grove in

sure to bring all her documents. While waiting for word from Forrest's

want Miranda to

other side? All she could hope for was that her aunt's friends and allies in that country would

so, Mila still

friends for dinner before the emergency call came there was

had to go. Hiding forever would