Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 402

Chapter 395

Fuming, Mila muttered a curse under her breath as she dragged her exhausted body back to the kitchen door. The wolf immediately began circling her, golden eyes gleaming with anticipation.

So, what was the code again?

Stomach growling and mouth watering, Mila wracked her brain, trying to recall the code she'd glimpsed a few days ago. She'd tried to sneak a peek from afar, but was caught almost immediately-she hadn't managed to see much, and she certainly didn't dare to just start guessing at random.

After agonizing over it, the smell of food seemed so strong she could almost taste

it through the door-though, maybe that was just her imagination.

Forget it.

She'd just try something and hope for the best.

Remembering how obsessed Cossio was with Felicity-even going so far as to learn her favorite recipes―Mila took a wild guess. She punched in a string of numbers, figuring if she got it wrong, she'd just have to deal with the consequences.

Click.

The door swung open.

Mila blinked in disbelief. Seriously? That was it? Felicity's birthday? That was the code? Talk about obvious.

Well, it worked.

Who cared how simple it was-she could finally eat!

Swallowing hard, she and the wolf squeezed into the kitchen together, heading straight for the massive triple-door fridge.

Food! Food!

flung the fridge open. Inside,

she'd seen in

starving, she forced

reached into a corner for a small,

she felt a tug at her skirt. Looking down, she saw the wolf baring

almost forgotten about

wrapped up a few more pastries, and picked out a couple of raw, hardy vegetables that would keep for

she carefully rearranged the vegetable rack and stacked more meat

nothing seemed out

up in her skirt and hurried upstairs with the wolf right

Safe in her room,

to the bathroom to thaw and rinse it. After

next few days. Finally, she began to feel her

in the bathroom, meticulously scrubbing away any traces of their midnight raid. Only when everything was spotless did she

into

calm, obediently getting dressed and following the maid to the garden,

as usual, she

He hadn't noticed.

still found it strange-Cossio brought her here and strictly controlled her food and freedom, yet he never actually locked her in

But the truth was,

as

assumed the day would pass in the usual dull

What?

led her

closer they got, the harder Mila's heart pounded. No way. Had he already discovered

She was doomed.

set in, he suddenly turned to her, his voice gentle, "Darling, I've been craving

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