Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 506

Chapter 501

Jade studied him for a long moment before finally voicing the question that

lingered in her mind. "And if, one day, you two are truly married, but Mila no longer loves you-what then?"

Forrest didn't answer right away. Only after a lengthy pause did he finally say, "I suppose I would wish her happiness."

His tone was calm, almost detached.

Jade's gaze lingered on his unflinching face. She never let her thoughts show- whether approval or dissatisfaction. Instead, she simply lifted her hand, a silent gesture for him to leave.

Forrest rose without protest.

But as he reached the door, he couldn't help himself. He turned back and asked, "Mrs. Sutherland, do I have a chance?"

"You'll have to ask Mila."

That was all Jade offered.

Forrest smiled, undeterred. "Thank you, Mrs. Sutherland."

He opened the door, nodded politely to the old butler waiting outside, and made his way toward the guest room.

Jade glanced up at the butler as he entered, her voice quiet but direct. "What do you think-how much of his answer was sincere, and how much an act?"

Though the butler's face was youthful, his bearing was steady and mature. Closing the door behind him, he replied respectfully, "A bit of both, I suspect. He's a man who knows how to keep his cards close."

"So, he can't be trusted?" Jade pressed.

"Madam, if he were naïve and utterly transparent, would that put your

Of course not.

and ambition—if Forrest had merely tried to placate her, showing no backbone or aspiration, she wouldn't have bothered to hide her contempt. She'd have ordered

entrust her precious niece

there was the

was her

it brought Mila. Ever since, she'd harbored a wariness toward

didn't ease her

lately, they had no intention of letting Mila go. If she hadn't stayed in England to keep watch, their reach would have stretched across the ocean by

an adoption into

The marriage was over.

understood what

Mila couldn't let go of the idea that she'd destroyed the Montgomery heir.

fatherless, only a mother to care for

truly. But if things continued like this, one day when she was gone, the Montgomerys would swallow up her beloved niece-the sole heir to the Splendid estate without

Absolutely not!

was so desperate for Mila to remarry. Only once she had a

she'd have another child-it would

then could Jade rest

for that, Mila needed a partner who

but at least someone with backbone, someone

kindness.

gone, they could hold on to the English estate and the web of connections she'd built-the Montgomerys

could live her

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