Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 464

The narrow alley forced Mila to stop, her steps faltering as she glanced in surprise

at the man beside her, his smile calm and inscrutable.

Leonard? Why would Forrest bring him up now?

They hardly knew each other, and Forrest had never been the curious type. The whole thing felt strange.

"Why are you asking about him all of a sudden?" Mila frowned, her tone wary.

"I just want to be sure. If Mimi really doesn't like him, I could get rid of him for you. Give you some peace." Forrest's tone was light, almost casual.

"And how exactly would you do that?" she pressed.

Forrest only gave her a thin-lipped smile, saying nothing.

He had his methods, of course, but there was no need for Mila to know the details -especially since it would certainly mean crossing the Montgomery family. After all, Leonard was their fiercely loyal hound; but a dog without a leash... was never a good thing.

Forrest had tolerated Leonard's presence so far, knowing about the tangled feud between the Cossio family overseas and the Montgomerys, and that Mila was already caught in the middle. An extra protector was no bad thing.

But now?

A dog without a master, one who could turn on you at any moment-how could he be allowed to stay?

Leonard was the Montgomerys' creature through and through, and Forrest

doubted Mila could ever truly control him. The Montgomerys were ruthless in their training; anyone who survived their trials and made it to the family's inner circle was never ordinary.

unleashed and harboring ambitions they

disaster waiting to

of method?" Mila asked again, seeing Forrest still hadn't answered. Her gaze was fixed

word, and I'll take care of it for you. Soon, my travel

Mila's brow furrowed deeper.

could do it, and with no more

Cossio situation

Forrest started trouble with the Montgomerys now, he'd only create an opening for others to meddle

her thoughts with ease. "But now that I'm free of all those constraints, I can protect

decisive. She exhaled, letting her concerns show. "But Forrest, the Cossio affair is already tangled with the

understood. Just as he only cared about Mila and

Montgomerys, Mila couldn't ignore her own complicated history with

done her best to keep unrelated people out of the mess, and dragging Forrest in now would only make things

chaotic

Montgomerys and Cossio were sworn enemies; why not let them settle it themselves? From what

Why get involved?

she just wanted to solve the problem, and

fights came first. For the sake of lasting peace

endure

the problem got

...

"I understand."

read her completely.

over his

there was more he wanted to say, but in the end, he left it at Just remember, Mimi,