Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 393

"Don't be afraid of me. That man, Cossio, he's violent-dangerous. He'll hurt you. Why don't you come with me instead?"

Mila bit her tongue, refusing to answer.

Is he for real? Just going to say that right in front of everyone?

What's his angle, being so blunt when Cossio's right there? Then again, maybe their relationship is close enough that this sort of thing isn't out of bounds.

Sure enough, the man everyone called Cossio-whose moods were notoriously unpredictable-didn't get angry. Instead, he simply yanked the other man aside and replied coolly in Italian, "She belongs to me."

The man just shrugged and dropped back into his seat at the poker table. As Cossio sat down, the man glanced at the veiled woman behind him and grinned. “Come on, Cossio, be serious. Let me have this beauty, will you? I caught a whiff of medicine on her-she's hurt. You always forget, women need to be cared for and cherished."

He seemed suddenly reminded of something, and went on, "Remember that foreign beauty from over twenty years ago? Didn't you—"

BANG!

The heavy ebony cane slammed down on the table, its tip aimed straight at the man's chest. Cossio's voice was icy and measured: "Are you challenging me to a duel? Fine. Name the place. Sign the contract."

A brief hush fell.

Then, as if on cue, the others crowded around the table burst out laughing and cheering, clapping their hands. "A duel! A duel!"

They were clearly here for the drama.

The man raised both hands in surrender, looking resigned. "Alright, alright, my fault for running my mouth. I'm not interested in a duel my lover's waiting for me back home."

The crowd groaned and booed, disappointed.

her face hidden by a black veil,

that man had said, did it mean that, all those years ago, there was a foreign

she'd noticed how Cossio seemed oddly attentive whenever Felicity was mentioned. She tried to piece things together, but

the Montgomery family for seven years, and yet there was so much she didn't know. All she really knew was that Felicity had suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth to her second child. Her mental health had been fragile ever

her episodes, she

But... what if...

if that man's casual use

suspicion crept up Mila's spine, chilling

Felicity's illness really just postpartum

warm embrace-kinder to Mila than her own mother ever was. Felicity had treated her like her own daughter, and Mila had come to love her as a true mother in return... The realization sent a shiver through her, her

she'd never

Montgomerys, international travel should be routine. Yet, aside from Lysander, Mila couldn't recall any of the core Montgomery family ever traveling abroad-not even for leisure. Odd, considering how many overseas

more strange inconsistencies

shook her head

it. It's

Felicity's background was impeccable.

Felicity was engaged to Lysander's father, Conrad,

the most

anyone have hurt Felicity? How

No. Impossible.

think such things

stop, to focus on escaping, not to get curious. None of

around the hem of her dress,

it was true, what did these people

Meanwhile,